Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Mike Francke
Germany
Research Article
The Additional Diagnostic Value of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Its Application Procedure in A Wide Variety of Avian Species
Author(s): Panagiotis N Azmanis, Franziska G Rauscher, Beatrice Werner, Jens Huebel, Christian Koch, Wencke Vetterlein, Nicole Körber, Jens Thielebein, Andreas Reichenbach, Peter Wiedemann, Mike Francke and Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-JunghannsPanagiotis N Azmanis, Franziska G Rauscher, Beatrice Werner, Jens Huebel, Christian Koch, Wencke Vetterlein, Nicole Körber, Jens Thielebein, Andreas Reichenbach, Peter Wiedemann, Mike Francke and Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-Junghanns
Objective: The current study introduced OCT as a novel tool in clinical veterinary ophthalmology in a much wider variety of free-living avian species than hitherto studied. Methods: OCT was tested and performed in 39 free-living birds (21 species of 12 families) and compared to direct ophthalmoscopy. Birds were examined with combinations of different restraints (manual restraint or fixation on a holding device) and different anaesthesia regimes (none, sedation, general anaesthesia). Inter- and intra-species specific variations of the general procedure, the restraint methods and the clinical findings were evaluated. Results: OCT was possible in all examined avian species (from 40 g up to 7720 g) and superseded direct ophthalmoscopy in quality and quantity of ophthalmological findings. All restraint methods enabled OCT exa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000431