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Anterior chamber collapse syndrome in a koala
Author(s) -
Liddle VL,
Naranjo C,
Bernays ME
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12166
Subject(s) - enucleation , glaucoma , medicine , secondary glaucoma , etiology , keratitis , ophthalmology , sympathetic ophthalmia , surgery , pathology , uveitis
Background Anterior chamber collapse syndrome has been recognised in various species and is associated with early‐life ocular disease or trauma. It is important to differentiate this acquired condition from a congenital malformation. Case report An adult female koala ( P hascolarctos cinereus ) was referred for assessment of buphthalmos and severe keratitis of the right eye. The degree of keratitis obstructed examination of intraocular structures. Enucleation of the affected eye was performed and the histopathological diagnosis was anterior chamber collapse syndrome and secondary glaucoma. This case contributes to the limited information available in the literature on anterior chamber collapse syndrome, a disease unique in having secondary glaucoma with minimal or no inflammation. The case also expands the literature available on ocular disease in koalas. More specifically, this is the only reported case of glaucoma, of any aetiology, in the koala.

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