Title of article
Convergent Strabismus in a Cat and It’s Surgical Treatment
Author/Authors
KİBAR, Murat Department of Surgery - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Kyrgyz Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan , İLHAN, Özgür Department of Ophthalmology - Faculty of Medicine - Tayfur Ata Sökmen University, Turkey
Pages
3
From page
71
To page
73
Abstract
The aim of this study was to improve visual acuity and esthetic correction in a short hair domestic cat with strabismus. A domestic short hair cat (1 year old, male) referred with visual deficit and progressively obvious strabismus. For recession surgery, medial rectus muscle was detached from the sclera after used suspensory suture. The muscle insertion was recessed 4 mm and sutured to sclera. In conclusion, strabismus can be caused to visual deficy and treated succesfully by recession surgery in cats.
Keywords
Cat , recession technique , strabismus
Journal title
Istanbul Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2598019
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