Ocular findings in a group of healthy captive leopard geckos.
Vet Ophthalmol
; 23(3): 489-496, 2020 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are popular pets and can be affected by a range of ocular disorders. Our objective was to report ocular findings in a group of healthy captive leopard geckos and to establish reference ranges for commonly performed ocular diagnostic tests. ANIMALS STUDIED Twenty-six healthy male geckos aged 1 year old (n = 4) and >2 years old (n = 22). PROCEDURES All animals underwent ophthalmic examination, corneal esthesiometry, modified Schirmer tear test (mSTT), rebound tonometry, conjunctival bacterial aerobic and fungal culture, and measurement of ocular dimensions. Student's t test was used to compare values of corneal esthesiometry, tonometry and mSTT between groups. Multiple correlations were assessed by Pearson correlation coefficient.RESULTS:
All animals had a normal ocular examination. Tear production as measured with a mSTT (mean ± SD) technique was 3.1 ± 1.3 mm/min and tonometry values (mean ± SD) were 8.2 ± 1.7 mm Hg. Corneal touch threshold (median, range) was 4.4 cm, 2.5-5.0. Younger animals had a significantly increased corneal sensitivity compared to older animals (P = .0383). Results of culture showed no growth for fungal organism in any animals. Conjunctival bacterial isolation rates were low, with only 7/26 samples positive for nine bacterial species.CONCLUSIONS:
Leopard geckos are amenable to ophthalmic examination and ocular diagnostic database testing with minimal manual restraint.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Túnica Conjuntiva
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Olho
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Lagartos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Ophthalmol
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos