Intravitreal Injection of Gentamicin in Dromedary Camel with Uveitis

Abstract

This study was aimed to evaluate intravitreal injection of gentamicin in cases of uveitis in camels. Eighteen camels that suffered from anterior, posterior or panuveitis were included in the present study. Complete ophthalmic examinations were performed before and following the treatments and these were treated with a 4 mg gentamicin which was injected intravitreally together with topical antibiotics for one week, and topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs over the course of 2-6 weeks based on each camel’s individual response to therapy. One third camels (33%) affected with uveitis had poor vision before the treatments, while vision was not improved by 10% after six months improvement of vision was seen from 41-75% after one year of intraocular injection of gentamicin. The results of this study showed that the intravitreal gentamlcin injection in camel affected with anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis and panuveitis help in healing and improved the vision.