title: Traumatic ocular proptoses in dogs and cats: 84 cases (1980-1993).
abstract: Eighteen eyes of 66 dogs were visual on reevaluation of traumatic proptosis. Twenty-one eyes were enucleated, and 4 dogs were euthanatized. In 18 cats, no eyes regained vision after traumatic proptosis: 12 cats had the affected eye enucleated, 2 had an eye that was considered blind, and 4 cats were euthanatized. Affected eyes of 45 dogs and 2 cats underwent surgical replacement and temporary tarsorrhaphy. Favorable prognostic indicators for eyes undergoing surgical replacement included proptosis in a brachycephalic dog, positive direct or consensual pupillary light response, normal findings on posterior segment examination, and a proptosed eye that had vision on initial examination. Unfavorable prognostic indicators included proptosis in a nonbrachycephalic dog, proptosis in cats, hyphema, no visible pupil, facial fractures, optic nerve damage, and avulsion of 3 or more extraocular muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1089, USA.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gilger
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilkie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Woerdt
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Whitley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*