title: Intraocular pressure in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) as measured by rebound tonometry.
abstract: Intraocular pressure was measured using rebound tonometry in American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), with the head in an upright standing position and when lowered in a feeding position, to establish a reference range. Mean +/- standard deviation (SD) (range) intraocular pressure for flamingos with the head in an upright position was right eye (OD)= 10.9 +/- 1.8 mm Hg (7-15 mm Hg) and left eye (OS) = 11.1 +/- 2.3 mm Hg (8-21 mm Hg). Median intraocular pressure for flamingos with the head in an upright position was OD and OS = 11 mm Hg. Mean intraocular pressure for flamingos with the head in a feeding position was OD = 14.3 +/- 2.5 mm Hg (10-22 mm Hg) and OS = 14.4 +/- 2.7 mm Hg (11-24 mm Hg), which were significantly higher. Median intraocular pressure for flamingos with the head in a feeding position was OD and OS = 14 mm Hg.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Molter
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hollingsworth
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kass
authors.forename: Sathya K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chinnadurai
authors.forename: Raymund F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wack
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*