title: Penetrating keratoplasty in a California Brown Pelican.
abstract: Fresh homologous penetrating keratoplasty (PK) was performed on the left cornea of a young adult female California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) for the treatment of vision-threatening corneal scarring and granulation tissue. The procedure appeared to be highly successful based on short-term clinical follow-up and histopathology results. However, the patient died from unrelated causes before long-term follow-up could be obtained.
authors.affiliation: Eye Care for Animals at City of Angels Veterinary Specialty Center, 9599 Jefferson Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232, USA. gwendvm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gwendolyn L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Randall H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Scagliotti
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dubielzig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing