Surgical correction of a corneal perforation in an alpaca (Lama pacos).
Likely because of trauma, an adult alpaca (Lama pacos) sustained a corneal perforation with a prolapsed iris. Because of the severity of the lesion, a pedicle conjunctival graft was performed. The structural integrity of the cornea was reestablished, and 10 mo postoperatively, the affected eye appeared to have good vision and only a small corneal scar remained.
Rodriguez-Alvaro
Alfonso
A
Hospital Clínico Veterinario de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugia Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Gonzalez-Alonso-Alegre
Elisa M
EM
Delclaux-Real del Asua
Maria
M
Martinez-Nevado
Eva
E
Talavera-Cañete
Covadonga
C
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002161:Camelids, New World; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome