MELTING CORNEAL ULCER MANAGEMENT IN A GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS)

A. Rae Gandolf; A. Michelle Willis; Evan S. Blumer; Mark W. Atkinson

doi:10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0112:MCUMIA]2.0.CO;2

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A. Rae Gandolf,^* A. Michelle Willis,^* Evan S. Blumer,^* Mark W. Atkinson^*

^*The Wilds, 14000 International Road, Cumberland, Ohio 43732, USA; and the Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Vernon L. Tharp Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

Abstract

Acute unilateral keratomalacia, probably secondary to trauma, occurred in a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) transferred between zoologic facilities. Following 2 days of medical treatment, a 360° conjunctival surgical graft was performed. Staphylococcus and yeast were isolated from a perioperative culture of the affected eye and were treated with antimicrobials. There was rapid healing and minimal midcorneal scar formation with peripheral corneal clarity.

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A. Rae Gandolf, A. Michelle Willis, Evan S. Blumer, and Mark W. Atkinson "MELTING CORNEAL ULCER MANAGEMENT IN A GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINOCEROS (RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 31(1), 112-117, (1 March 2000). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0112:MCUMIA]2.0.CO;2

Received: 18 February 1999; Published: 1 March 2000

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