COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT TREATMENTS FOR CORNEAL SEQUESTER IN CATS

Abstract

Corneal pathologies in cats are the main causes of reduced visual acuity and blindness. Corneal sequestration is a specific disease of cats characterized by stromal necrosis of the cornea, in the form of black or brown foci of pathological tissue. If left untreated, sequestration consistently affects all layers of the cornea up to its perforation, which in turn leads to purulent inflammation of all the membranes of the eye and forced removal of the eye. In the last 5 years, corneal sequestration has taken one of the leading places among diseases of the organ of vision in cats, so the search for effective methods of treatment is one of the main issues in veterinary ophthalmology.

Also, it is worth noting that in the course of studying the scientific literature, it was found that there were no works from other authors that directly compared the methods of treatment presented in my work.

The aim of our study was to compare two treatments for corneal sequestration in cats.

This article presents two methods of treating corneal sequestration in cats of various breeds: conservative and surgical. The clinical manifestations of corneal sequestration in cats are presented. The therapeutic efficacy of conservative treatment was studied. The description and effectiveness of the surgical method is given. In a comparative analysis of two options for treatment tactics in cats with corneal sequestration of the cornea, the surgical method of treatment is the most effective and radical, in comparison with the conservative one. First of all, this was due to the fact that the animals showed a complete restoration of visual ability, as well as a decrease in the risks of complications and relapses.