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has been cited by the following article:
TITLE: Spontaneous Resolution of Cataract and Medical Management of Corneal Opacity in an Indian Parrot—Psittacula krameri manillensis
AUTHORS: Sarbani Hazra
KEYWORDS: Medical Management; Senile Cataract; Parrot
JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Vol.3 No.2, June 10, 2013
ABSTRACT: A 35-year-old Indian parrot (Psittacula krameri manillensis) was presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences with a history of blepharospasm and corneal lesion OS. Test with fluorescein dye was negative. The dense corneal opacity (macula) was identified as involving the posterior corneal layer. The further ophthalmic examination was done and hypermature phacolytic cataract was diagnosed. No other abnormality was detected. Medical management with topical nepafenac prednisolone and triple antibiotic was instituted. The corneal lesion subsided completely within one week followed by spontaneous resorption of the cataract. The treatment protocol was successfully eliminated the discomfort and intraocular lesions in the senile parrot.