Vol. 8, Issue 5, Part D (2023)

Author(s): Arukontham Deepika, P Nagaraj, VVV Amruth Kumar and M Usha Rani

Abstract: In the present study of diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of corneal ulcers in dogs presents the clinic-ophthalmic signs in dogs suffering with corneal ulcers and screening of 1850 dogs presented to ophthalmic ward of this 52 were diagnosed with corneal ulcers. Among these, 32 were detected as superficial corneal ulcers and 20 were detected as deep corneal ulcers. On visual acuity studies in dogs affected with corneal ulcers 61.82% (34/55) eyes showed normal vision and 38.18% (21/55) showed reduced vision. The clinical findings in (n-52) dogs affected with corneal ulcers were, all showed congestion of eyelids and conjunctiva and ulcerations, 88.46% showed blepherospasm, 86.53% showed ocular irritation, pawing and itching 80.76% showed photophobia, 76.92% showed edema of conjunctiva, 73.07% showed ocular discharges, 53.84% showed edema of eye lids. The ophthalmic findings in dogs (n-52) affected with corneal ulcers were all (100%) had edema and ulcerations of cornea, 96.15% had aqueous flare, 90.38% had opacity of cornea, 50% had dryness of cornea, 40.38% had ciliary flush, 36.53% had miosis, 25% had neovascularization of cornea, 21.15% showed pigmentation of cornea, and 11.53% had congestion of choroid-retina.