The clinical report of corneal repair using conjunctival pedicle grafting in dog

Corneal ulceration is a common and important condition in domestic animals. One of the most common causes is trauma. Regard to histologic structure of cornea, losing of epithelial and stroma result in descematocele, perforation and iris prolapse. Thepresent clinical report is about surgical treatment of descematocele with corneal perforation in one dog. A four-year-old casterated shih-zu dog was referred with pain, belpharospasm, epiphoria, keratitis ulceration, descematocele and perforation of cornea.Fluorescein stain showed deep ulcer of cornea. No lens dislocation, retinal detachment, anterior and posterior synechiae were seen, but diameter of anterior chamber was reduced obviously in ultrasonographic survey. Immediate medical treatment wasperformed with Atropine sulfate (ocular agent) and antibiotics (ocular and systemic agents). Pre-operative preparation of patient and surgical team were performed. Then surgical treatment was carried out using conjuctival pedicle grafting. Post-operative care was performed routinely. Clinical examination of cornea revealed acceptable healing at end of eight weeks.