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{"title":"Postoperative Antibiotics Do Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections After Routine Ophthalmic Soft Tissue Surgeries in Dogs-A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Ana Cristina Piroth, Claudia Busse","doi":"10.1111/vop.70171","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) following routine ophthalmic soft tissue surgeries in dogs receiving (AB) and not receiving (noAB) postoperative antibiotics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinical records of dogs that underwent enucleations, wedge resections, medial canthoplasties, and simple and complicated eyelid surgeries with at least 3 months follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. SSI were recorded when increased mucoid or purulent discharge was present postoperatively or wound dehiscence occurred. SSI were graded based on Clavien-Dindo's classification according to the therapeutic intervention required.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 231 dogs (AB = 108; noAB = 123) met the inclusion criteria for enucleations, 135 for wedge resections (AB = 62; noAB = 73), 31 for medial canthoplasties (AB = 15; noAB = 16), and 30 and 22 for simple (AB = 13; noAB = 17) and complicated (AB = 7; noAB = 15) eyelid surgeries, respectively. There was no significant difference in SSI rates between patients receiving topical or systemic postoperative antibiotics and those not receiving antibiotics. Variables associated with an increased risk of SSI included a brachycephalic phenotype in eyelid wedge resections and high body weight in simple and complicated eyelid surgeries. The SSI were classified as grade 1 in 6/32 (18.8%) patients and grade 2 in 20/32 (62.5%) patients. 4/32 (12.5%) patients with SSIs were classified as grade 3b and required surgical intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Postoperative systemic and topical antibiotics did not reduce SSI. The high incidence of SSI in medial canthoplasties and eyelid surgeries independent of postoperative antibiotic use highlights the need to reconsider pre-, peri- and postoperative protocols, including suture material selection and the implementation of wound cleaning routines.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":"29 3","pages":"e70171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13048876/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147616988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Note From the Guest Editors of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Special Edition.","authors":"Mary R Telle, Terri E Gibson","doi":"10.1111/vop.70187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.70187","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":"29 3","pages":"e70187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147857257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Ophthalmology: Making Antimicrobial Resistance Visible.","authors":"Takuya Yogo","doi":"10.1111/vop.70178","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly recognized in veterinary ophthalmology, yet its development remains largely unnoticed in daily clinical practice. Although resistant ocular pathogens are reported worldwide, antimicrobial prescribing decisions are frequently made without feedback on local resistance patterns. This Viewpoint discusses aggregated antibiograms as a practical tool to improve situational awareness and support antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary ophthalmology. While antibiograms do not quantify reductions in antimicrobial resistance, their systematic use can provide contextual information that may help inform empirical treatment decisions and encourage reflection on routine prescribing. Using perioperative antibiotic use in cataract surgery as an example, we highlight how routine ophthalmic practices may benefit from re-evaluation based on accumulated data. Making resistance patterns visible through aggregated antibiograms is a feasible, immediately actionable step toward more responsible antimicrobial use, with relevance to clinical and One Health considerations.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":"29 3","pages":"e70178"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modified Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplant for the Treatment of Symblepharon in Cats: A Pilot Study.","authors":"William Irving, Emily Perry, Kelly Caruso, Benjamin Reynolds, Paul McCarthy, Cameron Whittaker, Matthew Annear","doi":"10.1111/vop.70051","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe a surgical technique to treat keratoconjunctival symblepharon with a modified simple limbal epithelial transplant (SLET).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four cats underwent an autologous modified SLET from a normal contralateral eye to the recipient eye. Patients were scored preoperatively and postoperatively based on the degree of cornea affected and the corneal clarity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three of the four cases had significant improvements in both their corneal clarity scores and the amount of cornea occupied by conjunctiva. One case developed a corneal infection in the recipient eye 1 month postoperatively, with minimal improvements being made to the corneal clarity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study suggests that autologous limbal transplants can be an effective surgical treatment for unilateral feline keratoconjunctival symblepharon. Compared to published results of surgical removal alone, limbal transplants can result in more corneal clarity and less cornea affected by symblepharon. Further investigation is warranted to refine the procedure as well as determine whether allogenic transplantation is effective in cases of bilateral symblepharon.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70051"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treating Evaporative Dry Eye Disease in Dogs Based Upon Tear Film Lipid-Layer Thickness: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Benjamin D Reynolds, Cameron J Whittaker, Kelly A Caruso, William M Irving, Paul M McCarthy, Jeffrey S Smith","doi":"10.1111/vop.70079","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To classify evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) in dogs and trial therapies based upon tear film lipid layer thickness.</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Twenty client-owned dogs diagnosed with EDED.</p><p><strong>Procedures: </strong>Patients were recruited for retrospective assessment if they were diagnosed with EDED in the absence of other diagnoses that may lead to tear film instability. Tear film interferometry was performed to diagnose a lipid-deficient EDED (LD-EDED; < 30 nm) or idiopathic EDED (I-EDED; > 30 nm). Dogs with LD-EDED were treated with combined topical paraffin and wool fat ointment and oral flaxseed oil. Dogs with I-EDED were treated with combined topical trehalose and hyaluronic acid drops and either topical compounded tacrolimus or cyclosporine. A TFBUT was performed a minimum of 4 weeks later, and these were compared pre- and posttreatment via paired student t-tests and linear regression analysis with Pearson's correlations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with LD-EDED had a significant and strong correlation between pretreatment lipid layer thickness and pretreatment TFBUT (p = 0.037). Total mean pre- and posttreatment TFBUT was 3.63 ± 2.48 and 10.79 ± 4.83 s (p < 0.001) seconds, respectively (p < 0.001). LD-EDED pre- and posttreatment TFBUT was 3.75 ± 3.05 s and 11.75 ± 3.98 s (p < 0.001), respectively (p < 0.001). Patients with I-EDED had a pre- and posttreatment TFBUT of 3.56 ± 2.63 s and 9.76 ± 4.32 s, respectively (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dogs with EDED appear to have significantly longer TFBUT following directed therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70079"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145056013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Connection Between Access to Veterinary Care and Access to the Veterinary Profession.","authors":"Valerie C Marcano, Shadi Ireifej, Serena Nayee","doi":"10.1111/vop.70095","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to veterinary care and careers in veterinary medicine are the foundation of public health. Nevertheless, barriers to the veterinary profession persist. The objectives of this review are to (1) understand the similarities between access to veterinary care and careers in the veterinary profession, (2) identify the intersectional barriers that influence access to care and the profession, and (3) recognize strategies to address intersectional barriers to care and the profession. The literature review scopes relevant publications primarily published between 2003 and 2025. Barriers to accessing veterinary care and the profession are classified as socioeconomic, knowledge-based, and geography-based barriers. The results inform our strategies to address intersectional barriers to veterinary care and careers in the veterinary profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70095"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Subconjunctival Granuloma Caused by Dirofilaria repens in an Indoor Dog From Thailand: A Case Report and Mitochondrial Genome Analysis.","authors":"Natthanet Sritrakoon, Pongpun Sawatwong, Kannika Siripattarapravat, Duangkamon Siludjai, Famui Mueanpai, Peera Hemarajata, Sutawee Suksin, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Nutsuda Klinkaew, Burin Nimsuphan","doi":"10.1111/vop.70094","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70094","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe a subconjunctival granuloma caused by Dirofilaria repens in a dog from Rayong province, eastern Thailand, along with the successful treatment outcomes. The causative nematode was identified through morphological examination and molecular techniques.</p><p><strong>Animal studied: </strong>A 5-year-old female mixed-breed dog was presented with a subconjunctival mass at the temporal part of the left bulbar conjunctiva. The dog lived indoors with its owner.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A complete ophthalmic examination was performed. The mass was surgically removed and submitted for histopathological examination. During the surgery, a long, slender, white-creamy nematode emerged from the mass, which was sent for parasitology examination and molecular identification. The left eyelids were closed using temporary tarsorrhaphy. Selamectin spot-on and doxycycline were prescribed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two weeks after surgery, the temporary tarsorrhaphy was removed. The excision site had healed completely without recurrence. The histopathological examination revealed eosinophilic granulomatous inflammation. A parasitic nematode was identified in the genus Dirofilaria spp. The full-length mitochondrial genome analysis showed 99.8% coverage of Dirofilaria repens sequences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>D. repens infection caused a subconjunctival granuloma in the current case. The treatments, combined with surgical excision and selamectin spot-on, resulted in a good response. The conjunctival wound had healed completely within 2 weeks, without complications or recurrences. To the authors' knowledge, this was the first report of canine subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by D. repens in Thailand. The vector-borne transmission of D. repens, a zoonotic nematode, via mosquito bites in humans, should be a concern in Thailand, particularly in the eastern region.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70094"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Ghent, Belgium, from October 2 to 5, 2025.","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/vop.70143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.70143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":"29 2","pages":"e70143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147391084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond the White Coat: Addressing the Diversity Gap in Veterinary Ophthalmology.","authors":"Peter Weinstein","doi":"10.1111/vop.70066","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Veterinary medicine has long been acknowledged as one of the least diverse health professions in the United States. According to 2023 AVMA data, over 85% of veterinarians identify as white, a figure that remains disproportionately high compared to the general population. In contrast, non-Hispanic white individuals represent about 59% of the U.S. population according to 2020 Census data. This disparity is even more pronounced in veterinary specialty colleges. For example, while Black veterinarians represent only 2% of the profession overall, their estimated representation within board-certified specialties, including veterinary ophthalmology, falls below 1%. Similarly, Latinx individuals make up 5.4% of matched candidates in specialty programs, far below their 19% share of the general U.S. population.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70066"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144971436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Microbiota Analysis and Standard Culture Identify Bacteria in Ophthalmic Trypan Blue Solution Commonly Used During Canine Cataract Surgery.","authors":"Aaron C Sieve, Elizabeth A Giuliano, Zachary L McAdams, Aida Vientós-Plotts, Carol R Reinero, Aaron C Ericsson","doi":"10.1111/vop.70064","DOIUrl":"10.1111/vop.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify bacterial communities and quantify endotoxin within different lot numbers and brands of commercially available sterile ophthalmic trypan blue solution commonly used during canine cataract surgery; with the ultimate goal of improving our understanding of possible factors associated with post-operative fibrin web (FW) formation.</p><p><strong>Procedures: </strong>Five samples from two production lots of three different brands of trypan blue (30 samples total) and reagent controls were collected for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) sequencing, sequence analysis, and classification. All samples underwent conventional aerobic and capnophilic bacterial culture. Assays for endotoxin quantification included fluorogenic, kinetic chromogenic, and turbidimetric methods. Statistical analysis assessed DNA concentration, microbial richness, and alpha (α) and beta (β) diversity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>an-blue (4/10), VisionBlue (3/10), and MONOBLUE Saf-R (3/10) all cultured at least one organism in each lot number from the enrichment broth. Genera cultured included Staphylococcus spp., Lysinibacillus spp., Bacillus spp., and Micrococcus spp. Analysis of sequencing data revealed no significant difference in α-diversity but significant differences in weighted and unweighted measures of β-diversity (Bray-Curtis and Jaccard distances) between an-blue and VisionBlue samples. Differential abundance testing found Halomonas and Saccharofermentans to be genus-level biomarkers. Dominant families recovered from sequencing included Bifidobacteriaceae, Christensenellaceae, Clostridiaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Lactobacillaceae, Oscillospiraceae, Propionibacteriaceae, WCHB1-41, and Streptococcaceae. Endotoxin quantification could not be performed at clinically relevant dilutions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Significant brand-specific differences in relative abundance of shared bacterial taxa were noted between an-blue and VisionBlue. Halomonas and Saccharofermentans were identified as genus-level biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":23836,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":"e70064"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144971348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}