Intracapsular lens removal in a Przewalski's wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii).
A 11.5-yr-old female Przewalski's wild horse (Equus caballus przewalskii) presented for unilateral blepharitis and drainage from the left eye. The left cornea was not ulcerated, and intraocular evaluation was hampered by severe corneal edema. The left eye appeared to respond positively to treatment with anti-inflammatories and a topical mydriatic agent. During the ensuing 2 yr, there were minor episodes of epiphora from the left eye. The discharge then increased, and a luxated lens was noted during an examination by a veterinary ophthalmologist as part of the preshipment examination. Initially, the lens was located in the anterior compartment but was in the vitreal compartment at the time of surgery, complicating the intracapsular extraction. After successful removal of the lens, the horse was transferred to a new institution without incident, where it appears to have adapted well to its probable loss of vision in the left eye. No further episodes of uveitis, corneal edema, or epiphora have been reported, and the horse has successfully foaled at the new institution.
Denver Zoological Gardens, City Park, E. 2300 Steele Street, Denver, Colorado 80205-4899, USA.
David E
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Kenny
Steven J
SJ
Dugan
Felicia
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Knightly
Jeffery
J
Baier
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome