Title
Determination of Tear Production and Intraocular Pressure with Rebound Tonometry in Wild Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
Date Issued
01 March 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Association of Avian Veterinarians
Abstract
Tear production and intraocular pressures (IOPs) were determined in 38 and 102 wild Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti), respectively, from the Punta San Juan Marine Protected Area in Ica, Peru. Tear production was measured by Schirmer tear test, and IOP was measured with a TonoVet rebound tonometer. Adult (n = 90) and chick (n = 12) penguins were sampled from 2 different beaches (north and south facing) during 2 sampling years (2010 and 2011). Results showed a mean ± SD (range) of 9 ± 4 (2-20) mm/min for tear production and 28 ± 9 (3-49) mm Hg for IOP. Tear production in penguins differed between beach and sex, whereas IOP differed between age, year, and beach. The IOPs were negatively correlated with packed cell volume. Tear production and IOP values had greater variation in this population than it has in other avian species. Previous investigations of IOP and tear production in Spheniscus species were conducted with birds housed under professional care in artificial marine and freshwater environments. This is the first study, to our knowledge, investigating tear production and IOP in wild penguins and establishes valuable reference intervals for this species.
Start page
16
End page
23
Volume
31
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85016475170
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
ISSN of the container
10826742
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