Ecographic biometry of the ocular globe in working horses (Equus ferus caballus) of the province of Córdoba, Colombia

Authors

  • Jhonny Alberto Buitrago Mejia Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Agropecuarias, Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Medellín, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2677-6697
  • Nathalia Maria Del Pilar Correa Valencia Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8836-8827
  • Jose Alberto Cardona Álvarez Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-1120

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v33i4.20892

Keywords:

ultrasound, equine, eye evaluation, biometry

Abstract

The B-mode ultrasound technique offers the possibility of performing an ocular biometric evaluation of the horse. In Colombia there are no reports on ocular biometric measurements in horses, so the objective of this article was to report the ultrasound appearance of the normal eye and obtain biometric values that can serve as a basis for ocular evaluation. A descriptive study was conducted in the eyes of 50 working horses from the department of Córdoba. The anterior chamber (AC), lens length (Ll), lens width (Lw), vitreous chamber (VC) and axial globe length (AGL) were measured by ultrasound. The sample consisted mainly of Colombian Creole horses (60%) and Appaloosa (32%), 58% were males, average age of 6.7±4.9 years. The biometric values obtained corresponded to AC: 0.68±0.08 cm; Ll: 1.11±0.09 cm, Lw: 2.00±0.16 cm; VC: 1.80±0.15 cm, and AGL: 3.91±0.28 cm. Sex differences were observed for Lw and AGL.

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Author Biography

  • Jhonny Alberto Buitrago Mejia, Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Agropecuarias, Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Medellín, Colombia

    Docente Tiempo Completo, Medicina de Grandes especies, Corporacion Universitaria Remington.

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Published

2022-08-31

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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How to Cite

Buitrago Mejia, J. A., Correa Valencia, N. M. D. P., & Cardona Álvarez, J. A. (2022). Ecographic biometry of the ocular globe in working horses (Equus ferus caballus) of the province of Córdoba, Colombia. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 33(4), e20892. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v33i4.20892