Retrospective study of ocular disorders in Amazon parrots

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Hvenegaard, Ana Paula²  Safatle, Angélica M.V.³  Guimarães, Marta B.³  Barros, Paulo S.M.¹  Ferreira, Antônio J.P.³ 

[1] USP;Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;USP, São Paulo

关键词: Amazon parrots;    Amazona aestiva;    Amazona amazonica;    Amazona ochrocephala;    cataracts;    cornea;    eye.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2009001200005

来源: Colegio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal-CBPA

【 摘 要 】

A retrospective study was conducted to identify the occurrence and types of ocular disorders in 57 Amazon parrots admitted to the Ophthalmology Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil from 1997 to 2006. The most frequent observed disorder was cataracts, present in 24 of the 114 examined eyes (57 parrots). Uveitis, ulcerative keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis were frequently diagnosed as well. The cornea was the most affected ocular structure, with 28 reported disorders. Uveal disorders also were commonly observed. Conjunctiva and eyelid disorders were diagnosed in lower frequency. Results suggest that cataracts are common and that cornea, lens and uvea are the most affected ocular structures in Amazon parrots.Index

【 授权许可】

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