1. Congenital ocular anomalies and ventricular septal defect in a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius).
- Author
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Moore CP, Shaner JB, Halenda RM, Rosenfeld CS, and Suedmeyer WK
- Subjects
- Animals, Arteries abnormalities, Cataract congenital, Cataract veterinary, Cornea pathology, Corneal Diseases congenital, Corneal Diseases surgery, Dermoid Cyst congenital, Dermoid Cyst surgery, Euthanasia veterinary, Eye Abnormalities complications, Eye Neoplasms congenital, Eye Neoplasms surgery, Fatal Outcome, Female, Glaucoma diagnosis, Glaucoma veterinary, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular complications, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular diagnostic imaging, Lens, Crystalline pathology, Retinal Detachment veterinary, Retinal Dysplasia veterinary, Ultrasonography, Vitreous Body blood supply, Camelus abnormalities, Corneal Diseases veterinary, Dermoid Cyst veterinary, Eye Abnormalities veterinary, Eye Neoplasms veterinary, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular veterinary
- Abstract
A 5-wk-old female dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) was clinically diagnosed with bilateral corneal dermoids, incomplete congenital cataracts, a left persistent hyaloid artery (PHA), and a ventricular septal defect (VSD). The corneal dermoids were removed by lamellar keratectomy, and vision improved in the left eye. Thirteen months after dermoid surgery, the calf was presented for enlargement of the right eye. Glaucoma was confirmed in the right eye, and corneal fibrosis and cataract were noted in the left eye. Persistence of the VSD was confirmed by cardiac ultrasonography. The calf was euthanized, and necropsy findings confirmed VSD. Histopathologic examination revealed bilateral corneal thinning and fibrosis, cataracts with retrolental fibroplasia, and retinal dysplasia. Additional changes in the right globe were anterior segment dysgenesis, ruptured lens capsule, chronic phacoclastic uveitis, and retinal separation. The PHA was confirmed in the left eye.
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- 1999