Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Free-radical status of aqueous humour in dogs with cataractous hypertensive eyes

International Conference & Exhibition on Clinical Research Dermatology, Ophthalmology & Cardiology

5-6 July 2011 San Francisco, USA

Sooryadas

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: JCEO

Abstract :

Aqueous humour samples of 12 dogs which had undergone surgery for co-existent cataract and ocularhypertension, were collected by anterior chamber centesis, immediately before the corneal incision. Theantioxidant enzyme - catalase, was estimated as an indirect measure of free-radical status of the aqueous humoursamples of the dogs under study. Since aqueous humour value for catalase was not available, it was compared tothe erythrocyte values, earlier reported in cataractous dogs, and was found very low. Findings suggest thatoxidative changes were happening in the eyes of the present study, resulting in generation of more free-radicals.Photo-oxidation would have resulted in cataract.

Biography :

Sooryadas S. has completed his Ph.D. from Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. He ispresently an Assistant Pro fessor of Veterinary Surgery in the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.He had attended seven international and nine nationa l symposia and presented more than fi fty papers. He haspublished more than 20 papers in national journals.