SAEVA Congress 2018 Proceedings | 12-15 February 2018 | ATKV Goudini Spa
Variants or minor blemishes :
Healed small notches or gaps in the tarsal margin with no trichiaisis •• Persistent pupillary membranes that bridge iris stroma •• Small iris colobomas or nevi •• Heterochromia iridis •• Small granula iridica cysts •• Small vacuolations in the lens •• Mittendorf ’ s dot
•• Faint retrolenticular fibroplasia •• Prominent suture lines in the posterior lens •• Small focal inclusions in the vitreous •• Persistent hyaloid vasculature •• Variations in the color of the tapetum •• Partial albinism •• Circumpapillary marginal pigment proliferation •• A few scattered chorioretinal scars •• Ectopic myelination of the disc •• Small fundic colobomas (“ window defects ”
References :
1 . Mathews A G . Eye examination as part of the equine prepurchase examination . Equine Veterinary Education ( 2016 ) 28 ( 10 ) 566-59 ].
2 . Gilger B . Equine Ophthalmology , 3rd Edition , John Wiley and Sons , 2017
Complete GI Ultrasound of the Colicky Horse
Virginia B Reef , DVM , DACVIM ( LAIM ), DACVSMR , Associate member ECVDI Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Medicine Chief Section of Imaging New Bolton Center , University of Pennsylvania 382 West Street Rd ., Kennett Square , PA 19348 610-925-6403 , Fax : 610-925-6831 , Email : vreef @ vet . upenn . edu
Introduction
Ultrasonography is invaluable in the diagnosis of the cause of colic in horses . The sonographic findings can aid the veterinarian in determining if the horse has a medical or surgical lesion . Diagnostic ultrasonography provides a window for noninvasive visualization of gastrointestinal viscera , which are otherwise difficult to examine . This sonographic information can be used to decide if surgical intervention is indicated , to formulate a prognosis based upon the abnormalities detected and can be used to monitor response to treatment .
Patient Preparation and Scanning Technique
The ultrasonographic evaluation of the abdomen is well tolerated and sedation is rarely needed . Ideally , the hair should be clipped off the skin over the area under investigation with a number 40 surgical clipper blade , the skin cleaned and an ultrasonographic coupling gel applied . The entire abdomen should be clipped from ventral to the lung fields on both sides to the xiphoid and inguinal area .
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