Evaluation of vitreous degeneration as a potential risk factor for retinal detachment after phacoemulsification in dogs.

Purpose: To evaluate vitreous degeneration as a potential risk factor for retinal detachment in dogs after phacoemulsification.

Methods: Medical records for dogs with preoperative ocular ultrasound and phacoemulsification between September 28, 2006, and August 2, 2016, were reviewed. Ultrasound images were reviewed by two observers independently, and vitreous echogenicity was graded using an established scale.

Periocular cutaneous mast cell tumors in cats: evaluation of surgical excision (33 cases).

Objective: To describe feline periocular cutaneous mast cell tumor (CMCT) clinical features, rates of local tumor recurrence and metastases, and cat survival time following surgical excision.

Animals Studied: Thirty-three cats with periocular CMCTs.

Procedures: Medical records of cats diagnosed with periocular CMCTs were reviewed; cats were included if CMCTs were surgically excised and the diagnosis confirmed by histopathology.

Surgery of the eyelids.

Eyelid fit and function are important for maintaining ocular surface health. Some common conditions, which affect these parameters, include abnormal cilia, inappropriate eyelid conformation, eyelid trauma, and neoplasia. When these conditions are associated with discomfort and compromised corneal health, surgical intervention is indicated.

Management of eyelid neoplasms in the dog and cat.

Eyelid neoplasms are common in the older dog and typically benign. Eyelid neoplasms in the cat are less common and more often malignant. Resection of eyelid masses may be curative; however, restoration of the eyelid structure after mass excision is essential for maintaining long-term ocular surface health.

Use of posaconazole in the management of invasive orbital aspergillosis in a cat.

Orbital infection with Aspergillus fumigatus was diagnosed in a Persian cat that was presented with chronic third eyelid protrusion and exophthalmos. Evidence of nasal, sinus, or disseminated aspergillosis was not detected in this cat. Complete surgical excision of diseased tissues was not possible during orbital exenteration, and infection subsequently extended into the tissues of the oral cavity.