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Thermokeratoplasty as a Treatment for Ulcerative Keratitis Caused by Corneal Endothelial Degeneration in Two Dogs  

Park, Young-Woo (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Kim, See-Un (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Ahn, Jae-Sang (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Ahn, Jeong-Taek (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Lee, Yesran (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Lee, Eui-Ri (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Yi, Na-Young (Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University)
Seo, Kang-Moon (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
Jeong, Man-Bok (Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.28, no.5, 2011 , pp. 533-537 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 13-year-old, female, Shih-tzu and a 10-year-old, female, Yorkshire terrier were presented with ulcerative keratitis caused by corneal endothelial degeneration. Generalized corneal edema, conjunctival hyperemia, focal corneal pigmentation, corneal neovascularization, sub-epithelial bullae, and positive fluorescein staining were observed during ophthalmic examinations. Thermokeratoplasty was performed on the overall edematous corneas. Healing of the cornea was completed within 25 days and corneal ulceration has not recurred after healing of the cornea in both cases. Other ocular complications were not observed except for a slight increase in corneal pigmentation. According to this study, thermokeratoplasty could be an effective treatment for corneal ulceration secondary to corneal endothelial diseases in dogs.
Keywords
corneal ulcer; endothelial degeneration; thermokeratoplasty; dog;
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