Title
Measurement of intraocular pressure using rebound tonometry in anesthetized peruvian fur seals (arctocephalus australis) from punta San Juan, Peru
Date Issued
01 December 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Abstract
Ocular disease in pinnipeds under human care is well described, and intraocular pressure (IOP) can be impacted by a variety of ophthalmic conditions. Species-specific reference parameters from clinically normal animals are instrumental for understanding how ophthalmic diseases may impact ocular pressures. IOP measurements were obtained using rebound tonometry from free-ranging Peruvian fur seals (Arctocephalus australis unnamed subspecies) at Punta San Juan, Peru, over a 6-yr period (2010-2016). Retrospective data obtained from 108 (81 adults and 27 neonates comprising 69 females and 39 males) anesthetized fur seals with normal anterior segment ophthalmic examinations was included in the analysis. Differences in IOP from each eye were compared to categorical variables (age, year, sex, restraint) using an independent-samples t test. All univariate results with a significance of P < 0.05 were included in multivariate analysis. Of the 13 general linear models evaluated, the top two for both the right and the left eye included age class when all variables were evaluated simultaneously. Neonates had significantly lower IOP values than adults in both the right eye (17.5 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.0-21.1 mm Hg compared to 33.5 mm Hg; 95% CI: 31.0-36.1 mm Hg, respectively) and the left eye (18.4 mm Hg; 95% CI: 14.4-22.5 mm Hg compared to 32.3 mm Hg; 95% CI: 29.3-35.3 mm Hg, respectively). Anesthesia method was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). This is the first report of normal IOP measurements for any fur seal species. Described data can be used to improve diagnosis and management of ocular alterations in pinnipeds.
Start page
1217
End page
1223
Volume
52
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85122102380
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
ISSN of the container
10427260
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgments: The authors thank the staff from Brookfield Zoo, the Punta San Juan Program, and other partner organizations for their assistance with this multiyear project. We specifically thank Marco Cardeña, Paulo Colchao, Franco Sandoval, Maria José Ganoza, and Dr. Jenny Meegan, among many others, for their support of this project. We graciously recognize the Peruvian Ministerio del Ambiente and SER-NANP for their support of this project as well as the Peruvian Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego and AGRORURAL for providing support and access to facilities during this project. Funding in part was provided in part by the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund and the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute.
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