- 著者
- Seiya MAEHARA Naoya MATSUMOTO Naoaki TAKIYAMA Yoshiki ITOH Yasunari KITAMURA Kazuto YAMASHITA Tadashi SANO Takaharu ITAMI Norihiko OYAMA Miri HAYASHI Reiko KATO Arisa SHIMODE Arisa MASUKO
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.19-0639, (Released:2020-04-14)
- 被引用文献数
- 3
A twenty-year-old male Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) presented at the Rakuno Gakuen University Animal Medical Center with a 10-year history of bilateral blindness and cataracts. Surgical treatment of bilateral cataracts by extracapsular lensextraction using phacoemulsification and aspiration (PEA) was performed under general anesthesia. An anterior capsulectomy was performed using micro iris scissors and micro anterior lens capsule forceps. The cataract was removed with PEA using the two-handed technique. After surgery, systemic corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics were administered. After cataract removal, the bear had recovered vision, and good quality vision has been maintained to date (15 months). PEA can be a safe and effective treatment for cataracts that impair vision in bears.