Comparación de dos técnicas quirúrgicas para la reposición de la glándula nictitante prolapsada en pacientes caninos, evaluadas por el test de Schirmer I

Abstract

The ophthalmological problems in dogs are of high incidence in the veterinary consultation, among them the prolapse of the nictitante gland, being the surgical treatment the choice for the replacement of the latter, 2 widely used surgical techniques are used, without having references of statistical data current in Ecuador on the production of pre and post-surgical tear, the research aims to compare which of these two surgical techniques, present the least damage in the production of post-surgical tear, since the nictitant gland contributes with a 30 -40% of the amount of tear in the eye, and in the case of an excision treatment, the patient may suffer from dry keratoconjunctivitis(QCS), the evaluation was performed by means of the Schirmer I test, which quantifies the production of pre- and post-surgical tears at 8 and 15 days, where at the end of the inves we value which of the two surgical techniques leave the smallest sequel in tear production. For this purpose, a population sample of 40 dogs with prolapse of the nictitantgland were divided into 2 groups of 20 dogs each one of the first group were applied the technique of Kaswan 1994 and those of the second group the technique of Morgan 1994 in this investigation was counted on the collaboration of veterinary clinics in the province of Azuay in the cantons Cuenca, Paute and Gualaceo, performing the technique used in their respective establishments, with the result that P <0.05, determining that the techniques do not have significant difference, in terms of tear production in post-surgical readings. Leaving the veterinary community a statistic so that it can be compared in the daily life of the veterinarian dedicated to the care of dogs.