TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS CHRONIC CORNEAL EPITHELIAL DEFECTS (SCCEDS) IN DOGS WITH DIAMONDBURR DEBRIDEMENT

摘要

Dogs with corneal epithelial defects are being presented more frequently in small animal practices. The Diamond Burr Debridement (DBD), as a preliminarily investigative tool, is proving to be also an extremely effective treatment, therefore providinga valuable method in ophthalmology today, being both uncomplicated to perform and relatively inexpensive. The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcome of five SCCEDS (spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects), in five individual patients, before and after treatment with DBD. In this study, no subsequent Bandage Contact Lenses (BCL) were placed in any of the subjects. Alternatively, autograft techniques were used with nictitans flaps were performed in all, but one, of the cases as a supportive healing measure. Five eyes of five dogs were studied after being presented to a single private practice in Kosice, the Slovak Republic. Cases were eligible for inclusion into the study if they were diagnosed with SCCEDS by a veterinary ophthalmologist and the decision was to treat with DBD. DBD was performed using a battery powered,handheld motorized burr. In each case, the time taken for complete resolution of the defect was recorded along with any complication or subsequent treatment with DBD. The results suggest that DBD is a safe and effective method of treatment for canine spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects.