A bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum | Zendy

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A bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum

Author(s) -

Yang Vanessa Y.,

Labelle Amber L.,

Breaux Carrie B.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

veterinary ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594

H-Index - 50

eISSN - 1463-5224

pISSN - 1463-5216

DOI - 10.1111/vop.12586

Subject(s) - sequestrum , transposition (logic) , medicine , planaria , lesion , corneal neovascularization , surgery , ophthalmology , biology , computer science , artificial intelligence , osteomyelitis , regeneration (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , angiogenesis , neovascularization

A case is presented of a 1‐year‐old Persian cat with a corneal sequestrum treated with a bidirectional corneoconjunctival transposition. The size of this lesion precluded use of a traditional corneoconjunctival transposition. At the time of writing, the patient maintained a clear visual axis with minimal scarring and no recurrence 6 months post‐operatively. This report describes a novel surgical technique used to successfully treat a large feline corneal sequestrum.

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