title: Retrospective study of 155 cases of prolapse of the nictitating membrane gland in dogs.
abstract: A retrospective study of 155 cases (114 dogs). The breed, sex and age at the time of the first and opposite onset of nictitans gland prolapse were recorded. Long-term follow-up with a minimum of one-year duration was performed by telephone conversations. One hundred and fourteen dogs representing 155 nictitans gland prolapses were included. 75.4 per cent of the first prolapse occur before one year of age. Unilateral nictitans gland prolapse was observed in 64 per cent of cases. When the condition was bilateral, it occurred simultaneously in 41.4 per cent. When it was bilateral but not simultaneous (24/41), the opposite gland prolapse occurred within three months in 70.8 per cent of the cases. Five breeds were most commonly affected by the bilateral condition: French bulldog, shar pei, great dane, English bulldog and cane corso.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire d'Alfort, École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. schahory@vet-alfort.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzucchelli
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Vaillant
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wéverberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arnold-Tavernier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Honegger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Payen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanore
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liscoet
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clerc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chahory
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009541:Nictitating Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011391:Prolapse; D012189:Retrospective Studies