Surgical correction of periocular fat pads and entropion in a potbellied pig (Sus scrofa).

Vet Ophthalmol

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, 106 A Mosier Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.

Published: July 2009

A 16-year-old Vietnamese potbellied pig was examined because of recurrent ocular discharge and reduced visual ability. Bilateral upper eyelid entropion and impaired vision secondary to periocular fat deposition were diagnosed. Surgical correction with excision of subdermal fat and redundant skin was performed to address both issues. Surgery restored vision and resolved ocular irritation. More than 1 year following surgical therapy the pig is visual and comfortable with no evidence of recurrent fat deposition or entropion.

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