Original Research

The effect of body position on intraocular pressure in calves

Başak Kurt, Halil H. Çağatay, Özgür Aksoy
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 89 | a1638 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v89i0.1638 | © 2018 Basak Kurt, Halil H. Cagatay, Ozgur Aksoy | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 19 November 2017 | Published: 20 August 2018

About the author(s)

Başak Kurt, Department of Surgery, Kafkas University, Turkey
Halil H. Çağatay, Department of Ophthalmology, Karsiyaka Eye Hospital, Turkey
Özgür Aksoy, Department of Surgery, Kafkas University, Turkey

Abstract

Tonometry is one of the basic diagnostic tests used for the diagnosis of glaucoma and uveitis in veterinary ophthalmology. The Icare® Rebound Tonometer which is a new tonometric device has been shown to be useful in a wide range of species. Eyes (n = 48) of 24 Simmental and Montafon calves with a mean age of 7.5 weeks (2–16 weeks), male and female, were subjected to intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement using the Icare® Rebound Tonometer with calves standing and in lateral recumbency. The mean IOP was measured as 9.02 ± 2.38 mmHg in the right eye and 9.08 ± 2.55 mmHg in the left eye. No age-related change was found in intraocular pressure of the calves between 2 and 16 weeks of age. No difference in IOP values was observed between Simmental and Montafon calves. Body position had no effect on IOP in calves. The Icare® Rebound Tonometer was shown to be a suitable diagnostic device for IOP measurement in calves.

Keywords

calves; intraocular pressure; rebound tonometry

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