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TREATMENT OF PIGMENTAL KERATITIS.
An agent capable of completely reversing pigment keratitis does not exist. After the pigment covers the cornea, it becomes difficult to eliminate. As a prophylaxis and to reduce the amount of pigment, eye drops such as cyclosporin A (CSA) and tacrolimus should be used. Both of these drugs are immunomodulators, that is, they affect the response of the immune system to what is happening in the eye. Continue reading
CONGENITAL DEFECTS – A WOLF’S WOLF, WHEN AND WHY (part 3)
SHORT EXTRACTS FROM DISEASE HISTORY
A few years ago, one member of the Kennel Club of the Ohio State received a small litter of puppies with cleft palates. One puppy had a cleft palate, the other had a cleft palate and cleft lip, while the third had all internal organs outside the chest and abdomen. This is an example of how a midline closure defect can manifest on the abdominal part. All puppies in the litter died. Continue reading
