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Ultrasonographic and histopathologic features associated with common ocular diseases in donkeys (Equus asinus).

Authors
  • Wafy, Mona N1
  • Hassan, Elham A2
  • Ahmed, Kawkab A3
  • Aboelmaaty, Amal M4
  • Abu-Seida, Ashraf M1
  • 1 Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211, Giza, Egypt. , (Egypt)
  • 2 Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211, Giza, Egypt. [email protected]. , (Egypt)
  • 3 Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. , (Egypt)
  • 4 Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt. , (Egypt)
Type
Published Article
Journal
Veterinary Research Communications
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2023
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
1479–1491
Identifiers
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10102-4
PMID: 36941479
Source
Medline
Keywords
Language
English
License
Unknown

Abstract

There is a lack of reports describing ultrasonographic and histopathologic features of ocular diseases in donkeys. The present study aimed to document ultrasonographic and histopathologic changes associated with common ocular diseases in donkeys. The study included 45 donkeys (64 eyes) with ocular diseases that had reached the end of their working lives and requested to be used for educational and research purposes. Complete clinical, ophthalmic, ultrasonographic, gross pathologic and histopathologic examinations were included. Ocular abnormalities were documented, tabulated, and analyzed. Seventy-five ocular abnormalities were diagnosed with multiple involvements within the same eye including anterior uveitis (n = 13; 22.8%), cataract (n = 57; 76%), retinal detachment (n = 3; 4%), lens and phthisis bulbi (n = 2; 2.6%). Descriptive ultrasonographic findings of ocular abnormalities were included. Gross pathologic and histopathology findings confirmed the ultrasonography findings. Ultrasonography provided a clinically useful tool offering insight into detailed intraocular structures especially with opacification of the dioptric structures of the eye. © 2023. The Author(s).

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