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Treatment of bilateral corneal ulceration in a Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) using 360 degree conjunctival flaps
Author(s) -
PARK FJ,
GILL JH
Publication year - 2005
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/j.1751-0813.2005.tb13326.x
Subject(s) - falcon , palpebral fissure , conjunctiva , medicine , peregrinus , surgery , anatomy , ophthalmology , biology , pathology , zoology , computer science , programming language
A wild Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) was presented with extensive bilateral fluorescein positive corneal damage. Local therapy and bilateral tarsorrhaphies resulted in slow improvement over 5 weeks. When bilateral 360 degree conjunctival flaps were used subsequently, healing proceeded more rapidly over the next 8 weeks. Although bulbar conjunctival flaps have been reported as difficult in birds due to their small size and relatively immobile bulbar conjunctiva, 360 degree conjunctival flaps made from palpebral rather than bulbar conjunctiva were found to be technically feasible in a larger bird species such as the Peregrine Falcon.