Anterior ocular abnormalities of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) in Thailand
| Autor: | Aree Thayananuphat, Pornchai Sanyathitiseree, Phiphatanachatr Diskul, Patara Charoenphan, Weerasak Pintawong, Natapong Kraiwong, Khajohnpat Boonprasert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Aging genetic structures Eye Diseases 040301 veterinary sciences Anterior Chamber Ocular Pathology Elephants Health check 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Elephas Cornea Ophthalmology Medicine Animals General Veterinary biology business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Thailand eye diseases medicine.anatomical_structure 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female sense organs Anterior uveitis Phthisis bulbi Abnormality business Uveitis |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary ophthalmology. 19(4) |
| ISSN: | 1463-5224 |
| Popis: | Objective To survey and classify anterior ocular abnormalities in 1478 captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) in six regions of Thailand. Methods Anterior ocular examination was performed in both eyes (n = 2956) of 1478 elephants selected from the annual health check program involving 2958 animals within six regions of Thailand from January to November 2013. Lesions were described and compared between age and gender. Results A total of 17.83% (527/2956) of examined eyes from 24.97% (369/1478) of examined elephants had anterior ocular abnormalities. The most common lesions in these examined eyes were frothy ocular discharge (5.85%), corneal edema (5.31%), and conjunctivitis (5.18%). In addition, epiphora, phthisis bulbi, other corneal abnormalities, anterior uveitis, and lens abnormalities were noted. Almost all lesions increased in frequency with age (P |
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