Abstract

SILVA, M.L. et al. A- and B-modes echobiometry in cataractous and noncataractous eyes of English Cocker Spaniel dogs. Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2010, vol.62, n.5, pp. 1080-1085. ISSN 0102-0935.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352010000500009.

A- and B-modes ultrasonographic changes in the thickness of various structures of the eyeball in male and female English Cocker Spaniel dogs with and without nondiabetic cataracts were evaluated. Sixteen dogs with cataracts (32 eyes) and seven normal dogs (14 eyes) older than eight years were selected. A- and B-modes ultrasonography was performed with a 10MHz transducer. Data was statistically evaluated by one way ANOVA. Mean and standard deviations of various ocular structures for dogs with and without cataracts were, respectively, anterior chamber: 3.041±0.828mm, 3.373±1.040mm; lens: 6.817±1.117mm, 7.062±0.477mm; vitreous: 10.056±0.754mm, 9.523±0.705mm; and axial length: 19.909±1.103mm, 19.958±1.050mm. Ocular measurements between right and left eyes, males and females, as well as in eyes with and without cataract were not different (P>0.05).

Keywords : dog; ultrasonography; cataract.