Year 2016 - Volume 36, Number 9


Title
Intraocular pressure and Schirmer tear test values in maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), 36(9):919-923
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Abstract
ABSTRACT.- Honsho C.S., Jorge A.T., Oliveira L.T., Paulino-Junior D., Mattos-Junior E., Nishimura L.T. & Dias W.O. 2016. Intraocular pressure and Schirmer tear test values in maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36(9):919-923. Curso de Pós-Graduação de Medicina Veterinária, University of Franca, Parque Universitário, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles Oliveira 201, Franca, SP 14404-600, Brazil. E-mail: cristiane.honsho@unifran.edu.br

The purpose of this study was to establish baseline data on lacrimal quantity (STT-1) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in captive maned wolves. Ten healthy adult maned wolves were contained with a snare pole and muzzle and kept in decubitus of the left side. STT-1 measurement was performed on the lateral third of the lower conjunctival sac for one minute. The cornea was desensitized and intraocular pressure was measured with an tonopen. Average STT-1 in both eyes was 11±5mm.min-1, with no statistical difference between the left and right eye (p=0.960). Average IOP in both eyes was 20±6mmHg, with no statistical difference between the left and right eye (p=0.836). Average STT-1 was lower than, and IOP was the same as normal levels found in dogs. There was no statistical difference in the age of the animals, and STT-1 and IOP values. In the present paper, average maned wolf STT-1 levels were lower compared with those found in dogs, while the IOP was the same in maned wolves as in dogs. Due to the increased incidence in providing emergency care for maned wolf victims of road kill and fires, determination reference values of ocular parameters may improve the correct diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
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