Ophthalmic patterns of captive brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira).
Captive brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira) were manually restrained to assess tear production by the Schirmer tear test I to measure intraocular pressure by applanation tonometry, to examine ocular conjunctival epithelial cells via cytologic and histologic samples, and to survey ocular conjunctival microflora by microbiologic culture. The mean value for the Schirmer tear test I was 8.9 +/- 1.8 mm/min, and the mean intraocular pressure was 15.3 +/- 3.1 mm Hg. Conjunctival epithelium contained stratified pavimentous layers of cells, and the microflora consisted of predominantly gram-positive bacteria.
Martins
Bianca C
BC
Ophthalmology Unit, Anaerobic Laboratory, Wild Animal Facilities, College of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo 14884-900, Brazil. bimartins@gmail.com
Oriá
Arianne P
AP
Souza
Ana L G
AL
Campos
Carla F
CF
Almeida
Denise E
DE
Duarte
Roberta A
RA
Soares
Christiane P
CP
Zuanon
José A S
JA
Neto
Carlos B
CB
Duarte
José M B
JM
Schocken-Iturrino
Rubén P
RP
Laus
José L
JL
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003670:Deer / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000662:veterinary