Prevalence of ocular findings and their association with glycemia in dogs with diabetes mellitus: A 10-year clinical study (2009-2019).

Background: Although ocular findings in diabetic patients are well described, prevalence data for those is unknown.

Aim: To describe the prevalence of ocular findings and their association with glycemia in dogs with diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Medical records from diabetic dogs assessed by the ophthalmology and the internal medicine services at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Autonomous University of Barcelona were reviewed (2009-2019).

Safety and efficacy of unilateral topical application of rocuronium bromide in healthy scops owls (Otus scops).

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of unilateral topical application of rocuronium bromide in scops owls.

Animals Studied: Ten healthy adult scops owls.

Procedures: Birds weighting between 82-111 g were enrolled.

Intracanalicular injection of N-acetylcysteine as adjunctive treatment for sialoceles in dogs: 25 cases (2000-2017).

Objective: To describe intracanalicular injection of 10% N-acetylcysteine (IINAC) as adjunctive treatment for sialoceles in dogs.

Animals: 25 client-owned dogs.

Procedures: Hard copy medical records at 2 veterinary ophthalmology practices were searched to identify dogs that underwent IINAC for treatment of sialoceles from January 2000 to December 2017.

Effects of topical 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride on quantitative pupillometry measurements, tear production and intraocular pressure in healthy horses.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of topical cyclopentolate hydrochloride (CH) on quantitative pupillometric readings (PR), tear production (TP), and intraocular pressure (IOP) in healthy horses.

Animals Studied: Fourteen client-owned horses.

Procedures: In a two-phase design study, each animal received 1% CH ophthalmic solution in the left eye [treated] and 0.

Corneoconjunctival transposition for the treatment of deep stromal to full-thickness corneal defects in dogs: A multicentric retrospective study of 100 cases (2012-2018).

Objective: To describe and evaluate the use of corneoconjunctival transposition (CTT) as a surgical treatment for canine deep stromal ulcers, descemetoceles, and full-thickness corneal defects and to determine its efficacy in preserving corneal graft transparency and vision.

Animals Studied: One hundred client-owned dogs with deep stromal ulcers, descemetoceles, or full-thickness corneal defects.

Methods: Medical records of canine patients that underwent CCT, from 2012 to 2018, were reviewed.

Mechanical behavior of surgical meshes for abdominal wall repair: In vivo versus biaxial characterization.

Despite the widespread use of synthetic meshes in the surgical treatment of the hernia pathology, the election criteria of a suitable mesh for specific patient continues to be uncertain. Thus, in this work, we propose a methodology to determine in advance potential disadvantages on the use of certain meshes based on the patient-specific abdominal geometry and the mechanical features of the certain meshes. To that purpose, we have first characterized the mechanical behavior of four synthetic meshes through biaxial tests.

Effect of Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane on the Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscle after Strabismus Surgery in Rabbits.

Purpose: To study the functional recovery of the superior rectus muscle (SRM) after its partial resection in a rabbit model with and without cryopreserved amniotic membrane (AM).

Material And Methods: Resection of the right and left SRMs of 30 rabbits was performed. On the left eyes, a single sheet of equine cryopreserved AM was placed covering the muscle edge sutured.

Biomechanical and histologic evaluation of two application forms of surgical glue for mesh fixation to the abdominal wall.

The use of an adhesive for mesh fixation in hernia repair reduces chronic pain and minimizes tissue damage in the patient. This study was designed to assess the adhesive properties of a medium-chain (n-butyl) cyanoacrylate glue applied as drops or as a spray in a biomechanical and histologic study. Both forms of glue application were compared to the use of simple-loose or continuous-running polypropylene sutures for mesh fixation.

In-vitro development of an effective treatment for Acanthamoeba keratitis.

The aim of this study was to develop an in-vitro topical treatment for Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) effective against cysts and trophozoites. Qualitative assays were performed with voriconazole, chlorhexidine, propamidine, cellulase, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin and paromomycin as monotherapy and various combinations. Riboflavin with ultraviolet-A (R + UV-A) as monotherapy or combined with voriconazole and moxifloxacin was also tested.

A numerical-experimental protocol to characterize corneal tissue with an application to predict astigmatic keratotomy surgery.

Tonometers are intended to determine the intraocular pressure (IOP) and the quality of corneal tissue. In contrast to the physiological state of stress of the cornea, tonometers induce non-physiological bending stress. Recently, the use of a single experiment to calibrate a set of corneal mechanical properties was suggested to be an ill-posed problem.

Why Non-contact Tonometry Tests Cannot Evaluate the Effects of Corneal Collagen Cross-linking.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of characterizing and following up the mechanical behavior of the corneal tissue after corneal cross-linking (CXL) by using a combined mechanical (in vivo indentation and in vitro uniaxial tensile tests) and morphological (immunohisto-chemistry) experimental protocol.

Methods: CXL (3 mW/cm; 370 nm) for 20 minutes (total dose 3.6 J/cm) was performed on 12 New Zealand rabbits.

A Rabbit Model of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Use of Infected Soft Contact Lenses After Corneal Epithelium Debridement With a Diamond Burr.

Purpose: To develop a rabbit model of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) as the best method to reproduce the natural course of this disease.

Methods: To induce AK, infected contact lenses (1000 amoebae/mm2, 90% trophozoites) were placed over the previously debrided corneal surface, in combination with a temporary tarsorrhaphy. Environmental and clinical strains of Acanthamoeba spp.

The Miller׳s knot as an alternative to the surgical knotting? Characterization of the mechanical behavior.

Several types of materials and surgical suture patterns are used in conventional surgery. Their combination with an appropriate knot is the basis for correct tissue apposition and healing. Knot security is essential to prevent loosening or slipping before the suture line is completely closed.