Management of Cherry Eye Using Different Surgical Techniques-A Study of 10 Dogs Gupta A.K.*, Kushwaha R.B., Assistant Professor, Bhadwal M.S., Professor, Sharma Ankur, Assistant Professor, Dwivedi D.K., Assistant Professor, Arafath I., Post Graduate Scholor Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), R.S. Pura, Jammu-181102, Jammu and Kashmir *Associate Professor and Corresponding author: E-mail: ajaykguptavet@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017. Abstract The study was conducted on sixteen (16) eyes of ten (10) dogs suffering from protrusion of gland of third eyelid (Cherry eye). The condition was managed either by excision of gland or by its replacement by conjunctival pocket technique or by anchoring to the orbital periosteum. One of the dogs treated by excision developed keratoconjunctivitis sicca, whereas the third eye lid got fixed with restricted movement in a dog treated by anchoring technique. Top Keywords Cherry eye, excision, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, pocket. Top |