Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Bhumika Kesanur, KM Srinivasa Murthy, BN Nagaraja, V Mahesh and Manjunatha K

Abstract:
Corneal ulcer is a painful ocular condition, commonly caused by trauma. Most of the medical and surgical therapies currently offered are expensive, not tolerated by the animal, hard to obtain, less efficacious or require high technical skill. A 2-year-old male Indian non-descript dog was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College Hospital, Hebbal, Bengaluru, with the history of ocular discharge, pawing at the eye and ocular pain following a fight with another dog. The condition was diagnosed as corneal ulcer using Fluorescein Dye Test. The animal was subjected to corneal debridement, followed by application of bandage contact lens under general anaesthesia. The animal recovered uneventfully by Day 7 and complete transparency of cornea was restored by Day 14 post-operatively.