Ithaca – mechentel news – To describe clinical features of dogs diagnosed with stromal intracorneal hemorrhage (ICH). Retrospective case series. Medical records of dogs evaluated by the Cornell University ophthalmology service were searched to identify animals with a clinical diagnosis of ICH between 2005 and 2014. Signalment and clinical details, including concurrent ocular disease, concurrent […]

Ebetsu – mechentel news – Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the uveal tract participate in ocular immunity including immune homeostasis and the pathogenesis of uveitis. In horses, although uveitis is the most common ocular disorder, little is known about ocular immunity, such as the distribution of APCs. In this study, we investigated the distribution of CD163-positive […]

Enucleation in equids with and without the use of an orbital suture meshwork implant: a retrospective study of 37 cases. Lyon/Bern – mechentel news – This retrospective study on 37 horses was conducted to assess long-term complications, scarring, cosmetic appearance and owner satisfaction of horses that underwent transpalpebral enucleation with (n=26) or without (n=11) non-absorbable […]

Helsinki – mechentel news – Appropriate response to companions‘ emotional signals is important for all social creatures. The emotional expressions of humans and non-human animals have analogies in their form and function, suggesting shared evolutionary roots, but very little is known about how animals other than primates view and process facial expressions. In primates, threat-related […]