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| Andrade,Maria Cristina Caldart de; Hünning,Paula Stieven; Pereira,Fabiana Quartiero; Dutra,Kadigia Pitol; Pigatto,João Antonio Tadeu. |
| ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of the upper lip twitch restraint on intraocular pressure (IOP) of healthy horses. In this study, forty five Criollo horses, aged between two to 20 years (male or female) were evaluated with rebound tonometer, with and without upper lip twitch restraint. A previous ophthalmic examination was performed with Schirmer tear test, fluorescein test, slit lamp biomicroscopy and direct ophthalmoscopy in all horses. Only healthy animals with no ocular findings were used. The order of the IOP measurements (with or without twitch) and order of the eye (right or left) were randomized. Three measurements of each eye were made and the mean was calculated. Head position was kept above the heart level and no... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Equine; Intraocular pressure; Restraint; Tonovet.. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000801486 |
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