Long-term management of a glaucomatous eye in a dog treated with medical therapy alone.

Author(s): Hasegawa T, Doki K, Yanase J

Affiliation(s): Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Gakuen-Kibanadai, Japan.

Publication date & source: 2001-12, J Vet Med Sci., 63(12):1323-5.

Publication type: Case Reports

An acute open angle glaucoma of the right eye was diagnosed in an 8-year-old male Yorkshire terrier which was presented with anorexia, depression, and trembling. Abnormal findings of the right eye on admission included elevated intraocular pressure (IOP; 40 mmHg), the presence of fibrin and flare in the anterior chamber, and immature cataract. Morphological abnormalities of the iridocorneal angle were not detected, and an open angle was seen in the eye. Although an elevated IOP was observed at one year after admission, lowering IOP (< or = 24 mmHg) was maintained with medical therapy using dichlorphenamide (DCPA) and timolol maleate, DCPA alone, or no-treatment for 1973 days. This case suggests that lower IOP can be maintained with medical therapy alone for a long period in a patient with open angle glaucoma.