1Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
2MVSc Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
3Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
4Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
5Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001, (Gujarat)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: db1608@gmail.com
Online published on 7 October, 2016.
Ocular setarial worms (19) were removed surgically from 17 horses (18 eyes). In 16 cases with the worm in anterior chamber (AC), paracentesis was performed through modified clear corneal stab incision using a 2.8 mm keratome. In one case of worm in vitreous, paracentesis was performed through pars plana. B-mode ultrasonography (12–18 MHz, corneal contact technique) was performed in the eyes with complete corneal opacity. In one case, bilateral presentation was seen with a worm each in AC of one eye and vitreous of the other. In two cases, worm was seen in vitreous, with two worms in one eye. In two cases, two worms were seen in AC, wherein migration of worms between vitreous and AC was seen in one eye. In three cases the worm was ejected following irrigation of AC with balanced salt solution. The visual outcome in 15 eyes was good with regaining of normal vision.
Cornea, Horses, Keratome, Ocular setariasis
