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Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
BACKGROUND: The following case reports describe the clinical presentation, surgical protocol, post-operative care, and long-term follow-up of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) presenting with a unilateral cataract. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 42-year-old female African elephant presented for the asse...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042648 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v9i4.3 |
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author | Manchip, Katherine E. L. Sayers, Ghislaine Lewis, John C. M. Carter, James W. |
author_facet | Manchip, Katherine E. L. Sayers, Ghislaine Lewis, John C. M. Carter, James W. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The following case reports describe the clinical presentation, surgical protocol, post-operative care, and long-term follow-up of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) presenting with a unilateral cataract. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 42-year-old female African elephant presented for the assessment of ocular discomfort and visual deterioration in the left eye. Pre-surgical treatment included topical anti-inflammatory medication for 20 days prior to surgery. On the day of surgery, following anesthetic induction, a two-handed phacoemulsification technique was performed in the left eye. She was left aphakic post-operatively. Nine days post-operatively, the patient had an intact menace response, dazzle reflex, and direct pupillary light reflex. Fundoscopy at that stage was unremarkable. Follow-up information was available for 5 years, from the time of surgery to the present day. CONCLUSION: Despite remaining aphakic, this case presents a successful visual outcome. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no other published report of phacoemulsification in a captive elephant. |
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spelling | pubmed-69713542020-02-10 Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) Manchip, Katherine E. L. Sayers, Ghislaine Lewis, John C. M. Carter, James W. Open Vet J Case Report BACKGROUND: The following case reports describe the clinical presentation, surgical protocol, post-operative care, and long-term follow-up of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) presenting with a unilateral cataract. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 42-year-old female African elephant presented for the assessment of ocular discomfort and visual deterioration in the left eye. Pre-surgical treatment included topical anti-inflammatory medication for 20 days prior to surgery. On the day of surgery, following anesthetic induction, a two-handed phacoemulsification technique was performed in the left eye. She was left aphakic post-operatively. Nine days post-operatively, the patient had an intact menace response, dazzle reflex, and direct pupillary light reflex. Fundoscopy at that stage was unremarkable. Follow-up information was available for 5 years, from the time of surgery to the present day. CONCLUSION: Despite remaining aphakic, this case presents a successful visual outcome. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no other published report of phacoemulsification in a captive elephant. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2019 2019-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6971354/ /pubmed/32042648 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v9i4.3 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Manchip, Katherine E. L. Sayers, Ghislaine Lewis, John C. M. Carter, James W. Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title | Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title_full | Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title_fullStr | Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title_short | Unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
title_sort | unilateral phacoemulsification in a captive african elephant (loxodonta africana) |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042648 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v9i4.3 |
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