Title
Measurement of intraocular pressure using rebound tonometry in anesthetized free-ranging South American sea lions (Otaria byronia)
Date Issued
01 October 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Wildlife Disease Association, Inc.
Abstract
Intraocular pressures (IOPs) were measured using a rebound tonometer in 56 free-ranging adult South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) from Punta San Juan, Peru. All animals were anesthetized using medetomidine, midazolam, and butorphanol and determined to be in good health. No ocular abnormalities were observed affecting the cornea or ocular adnexa. Field conditions precluded evaluation of the lens and posterior segment of the eye. Mean (SD) IOP values for males (n¼37) were 31±11 mmHg (right eye) and 31±9 mmHg (left eye). The same values for females (n¼19) were 24±9 mmHg in the left eye and 27±10 mmHg in the right eye. These values are similar to those previously reported for pinnipeds under professional care and higher than those generally reported for terrestrial mammals.
Start page
885
End page
888
Volume
55
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85072994241
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
ISSN of the container
00903558
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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