Seoul – mechentel news – An Ahmed valve implantation with an Ologen® Collagen Matrix (Ologen® CM, Aeon Astron, Leiden, the Netherlands) was performed for thetreatment of uncontrolled glaucoma in a cat. This cat was a 5-year-old castrated Russian Blue male with a 12-week history of conjunctival hyperemia and mydriasis of the left eye. During the ophthalmic examination, the intraocular pressure (IOP) oculus sinister (OS) was 52 mmHg, […]

Gainesville – mechentel news – The objective of this paper is to describe clinical behavior, histopathologic features, and immunohistochemical staining of two-related horses withintraocular teratoid medulloepithelioma. Two-related Quarter Horses with similar intraocular masses presented to the UF-CVM Comparative Ophthalmology Service for evaluation and treatment. The first horse, a 3-year-old gelding, had glaucoma and a cyst-like mass in the anterior chamber. Enucleation was performed. Histopathology revealed a teratoid medulloepithelioma. The tumor […]

Fort Collins – mechentel news – To measure the central corneal thickness (CCT) in healthy feline eyes with Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam, Pentacam(®) -HR) and to compare these values with those obtained with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT, Optovue(®) iVue), 31 sedated Domestic Short-haired cats were included in this study. Two repeated CCT measurements were obtained from both eyes using Pentacam measured at the pupil center and corneal apex (CCTpupil and CCTapex […]

Austin – mechentel news – To determine the effect of bandage contact lens wear and type of post-operative medical treatment on corneal healing rates in 237 client-owned dogs after diamond burr debridement., canine patients having undergone diamond burr debridement (DBD) for treatment of spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCEDs) were included in this study and […]