Convergent Strabismus in a Cat and It’s Surgical Treatment
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The aim of this study was to improve visual acuity and esthetic correction in a short hair domestic cat with strabismus. A domestic short hair cat (1 year old, male) referred with visual deficit and progressively obvious strabismus. For recession surgery, medial rectus muscle was detached from the sclera after used suspensory suture. The muscle insertion was recessed 4 mm and sutured to sclera. In conclusion, strabismus can be caused to visual deficy and treated succesfully by recession surgery in cats.
Source: Acta Veterinaria Eurasia
Authors: Murat KİBAR, Özgür İLHAN
Institution: Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2553661250