Surgical Management of Corneal Sequestrum in a Cat Shafiuzama Mohamed, Professor, Narayanan Krishnaveni, Post Graduate Scholar, Babu M.S. Sabarish* Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu *Post Graduate Scholar and Corresponding author: E-mail: sabanary@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017. Abstract A two year old persian cat was presented with history of abnormal dark spot on the cornea. Physical and ophthalmic examination like schirmer tear test, fluorescein dye test and slit lamp biomicroscopy revealed chronic keratitis and corneal sequestrum. Partial keratectomy followed by pedicle bulbar conjunctival graft was undertaken and the animal recovered uneventfully after surgery with no recurrence. Top Keywords Conjunctival graft, corneal sequestrum, feline, keratectomy. Top |