title: Surgical outcome and ocular complications of evisceration and intraocular prosthesis implantation in dogs with end stage glaucoma: a review of 20 cases.
abstract: Surgical outcome and complications following evisceration and implantation of intraocular silicone prosthesis (ISP) in 20 canine eyes with end-stage glaucoma were analyzed, including clinical signs, complications, cosmetic appearance, and owners' responses. The mean postoperative follow-up time was 312 days. Major short-term surgical complications were central corneal ulceration (6/20) and infections (3/20), while long-term complication was keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) (2/20). All patient owners (100%) showed satisfied with the surgical outcome and postoperative cosmetic effect including 85% of the owners gave an excellent or good rating of satisfaction. No more medication needed for long term control except the KCS cases. With careful case selection and post-operative care, evisceration with ISP implantation proves a good and safe surgical procedure with minimal complications for end stage glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. ctlin@ntu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chung-Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chun-Kun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chen-Hsuan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lih-Seng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome