Intraocular silicone prosthesis in a horse.
A 40-mm intraocular silicone prosthesis was placed in a horse's globe to control glaucoma. The glaucoma was suspected to be associated with a lens subluxation, but primary glaucoma could not be ruled out. Medical treatment and cyclocryotherapy had been attempted, but failed to decrease the intraocular pressure to a normal value. The prosthesis was placed, via a dorsal scleral incision, after removal of the intraocular contents. The size of the prosthesis was estimated from measurements of the horse's normal left globe and an enucleated, age-matched globe. Silicone prostheses offer a cosmetic alternative to enucleation of blind, sensitive globes in horses.
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Department of Comparative Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
D000818:Animals; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D011379:Prognosis; D012828:Silicones
D012828:Silicones