Journal of Animal Research
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 4

Ocular Ultrasonography and Biometry of Healthy Eyes in White Leghorn Birds

  • Author:
  • Ankur Sharma1,*, Shilpa Sood2, Priyanka Pandey1, H.R. Bhardwaj1, P. Gupta1, A. Kumar3, D.K. Dwivedi1, D. Chakraborty4, Satuti Sharma2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Sep 27, 2022
  • Page Number: 733 to 736

1Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu, J&K, India

2Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu, J&K, India

3Division of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-J, RS Pura, Jammu, J&K, India

4Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu, J&K, India

*Corresponding author: A Sharma; E-mail: ankurvets@gmail.com

Online Published on 27 September, 2022.

Abstract

Ocular ultrasonography is an important diagnostic tool which permits precise assessment of the eyeball and orbital structures contributing to a quick diagnosis and better therapy. The objective of the study was to describe the ultrasonographic appearance of the normal poultry eyes and to compare the biometric measurements of both the eyes. Hundred eyes from 50 poultry birds were assessed after a routine ophthalmic examination using an 10 MHZ linear transducer. Ultrasound examination could clearly differentiate different parts of the internal eye, including the pecten oculi in the vitreous. Ocular biometry was performed by B-scan of the following structures (in mm): Corneal thickness (CT) (RE: 0.13 ± 0.07, LE: 0.12 ± 0.07), Axial length (AL) (RE: 1.13 ± 0.01, LE: 1.05 ± 0.18), Lens width (LW) (RE: 0.33 ± 0.15, LE: 0.34 ± 0.19). Lens length (LL) (RE: 0.71 ± 0.02, LE: 0.65 ± 0.02). There was a uniform correlation between the ocular structures, however, no statistical difference was observed in the parameters of both the eyes. The anatomic and biometric assessment will be helpful in identifying routine clinical abnormalities.

• Study focused on ultrasonographic examination of poultry eyes.

• Ultrasound examination can easily differentiate different parts of the internal eye, including the pecten oculi in the vitreous.

• A uniform correlation between the ocular structures of both the eyes was seen.

Keywords

Biometry, Ocular, Ultrasonography, Poultry, White leghorn