The Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Chorioretinitis using Optical Coherence Tomography in a Dog

Optical Coherence Tomography를 이용한 원발성 맥락망막염 이환견의 진단 및 치료

  • Ji, Dongbeom (Jidongbeom Animal Clinc) ;
  • Yoo, Suk-Jong (Yoolim Animal Clinic) ;
  • Seo, Kangmoon (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeong, Manbok (Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University)
  • Accepted : 2013.08.06
  • Published : 2013.08.31

Abstract

A 5-year-old intact male Yorkshire terrier dog was referred with a 1-week history of blindness. In both eyes, menace responses and pupillary light reflexes were absent. The indirect ophthalmoloscopy revealed multiple small gray-white and discoloration lesion in mid-nontapetum area in both eyes. Electroretinograms showed diminished amplitude of a- and b-waves. Multifocal serous retinal detachments were detected with optical coherence tomography (OCT) over the small gray-white and discoloration lesion in the fundus. After one week of treatments, the indirect ophthalmoloscopy showed that irregular patches and hyperpigmentation in the center of hyperreflectivity area. Reattachment and retinal thinning were observed by the OCT. The results indicate that OCT scanning is considered to be a useful method for retinal evaluation in dogs with chorioretinitis.

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