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
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
