Limbal autograft transplantation in a dog with alkali-induced ulceration

Abstract

A case of a 3-month-old female mongrel dog with a history of apathy and previous contact with an alkaline (sodium hydroxide) is reported. The dog was reluctant to

Metaherpetic corneal disease in a dog associated with partial limbal stem cell deficiency and neurotrophic keratitis

“…More severe cases of partial deficiency and total limbal stem cell deficiency are treated by auto‐ or allotransplantation of limbal stem cells 53 . Autologous limbal stem cell transplantation is described in dogs, but was not an option in this case as it requires a normal contralateral eye 54,55 . Stage 1 neurotrophic keratitis is commonly managed by topical ophthalmic preservative‐free lubricants, as used in the described dog 37,45 .…”

Flap De Terceira Pálpebra Para Tratamento De Úlcera De Córnea Colagenolítica Difusa Em Cão: Relato De Caso

“…Segundo MAGGS (2013), os fatores que possibilitam ulcerações corneanas, e subsequentemente, o desencadeamento do processo de liquefação da córnea nos cães são os traumatismos, os corpos estranhos, a distiquíase, a ceratite seca, o entrópio, a erosão superficial da córnea, o edema crônico da córnea e as neoplasias da margem palpebral. KIM et al (2009), VONGSAKUL et al (2009), BRITO et al (2010) e CAMPOS et al (2003, complementam essa lista com a exposição a materiais nocivos, os problemas congênitos ou iatrogênicos e a deficiência na produção lacrimal de qualquer natureza.…”