Evaluation of corneal and conjunctival epithelium with the use of impression cytology in mixed-breed dogs diagnosed with keratoconjunctivits sicca

• Autorzy: Balicki I. , Radziejewski K. , Bielecki W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study was conducted on 18 mixed-breed dogs, aged 2.5 to 10 years. All patients were diagnosed with immune- mediated keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) during an ophthalmological examination. A total of 33 corneas and conjunctivae were affected by the disease. Based on the results of Schirmer's test (STT), the patients were divided into three equal groups. In group I, the STT score was within the range of 0-5 mm, in group II - 6-10 mm, and in group III - 11-14 mm. Impression cytology of the bulbar conjunctiva and cornea were performed with the use of round millipore filters applied over the examined surfaces. One disk was used to sample material from the superior and inferior temporal quadrants of the cornea and the adjacent bulbar conjunctiva, the second disk was applied on palpebral conjunctiva surface of the palpebra superior. The disks were subsequently stained using the PAS method. The cytological analysis of corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells was performed according to the 4 grade Nelson- Adams index. In the impression cytology preparations from patients with advanced stages of KCS, a significant progress of epithelial cell metaplasia in the cornea and conjunctiva was observed - classified as grade 3. It was observed also that the degree of corneal and conjunctival cell metaplasia advancement in KCS patients increased with the decrease of STT values. The presence of goblet cells was not observed in either bulbar or palpebral conjunctiva, regardless of KCS advancement. Impression cytology is a simple and non-invasive method of examining the conjunctival and corneal epithelium and allows close monitoring of the disease process in dogs diagnosed with KCS.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

corneal epithelium; epithelium; conjunctival epithelium; impression cytology; cytology; animal mixed breed; dog; diagnosis; animal disease; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; mixed breed; eye disease; cornea; pathology; disease process

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.493-499,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Balicki I.

• Department and Clinic of Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland

autor

Radziejewski K.

autor

Bielecki W.

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