Ophthalmologic examination of the normal eye of the koala.
The ophthalmic examination of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) was undertaken to describe the normal in vivo structure. Twenty-two of 28 koalas examined were found to have normal eyes. Slit-lamp examination revealed unusual lamellae in the cornea, and mean keratometric readings were 59.3 +/- 3 diopters, corneal endothelial cell area of 381.4 microns2 +/- with a standard deviation of 46.8 microns2. No particular features were seen which would explain the susceptibility of this animal to ocular infection by Chlamydia psittaci.
Hirst
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Division of Ophthalmology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Brown
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Kempster
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Winney
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D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D014463:Ultrasonography