Blind supratemporal retrobulbar block in cats: a feasibility cadaveric study and its efficacy in a group of subjects undergoing corneal or intraocular surgery

da Visionvet | 25/11/2024 | articoli

by Elena Lardone, Manuela Crasta, Pier Carlo Ostan, Paola Gherlinzoni, Alessandra Landi, Paolo Franci Abstract Introduction: The supratemporal retrobulbar block (RB) has not been comprehensively described in cats. Materials and methods: Cadaveric study: a modified...

Topical 1% cyclosporine eyedrops for the treatment of crystalline corneal dystrophy in dogs

da Visionvet | 08/11/2023 | articoli

by Manuela Crasta, Kevin Arteaga, Teresa Peña, Marta Leiva Abstract Background: Crystalline corneal dystrophy (CCD) is the most common type of corneal lipidic deposition in dogs. CCD is a primary metabolic disorder of the corneal fibroblast featuring an accumulation...

Evaluation of risk factors for treatment failure in canine patients undergoing photoactivated chromophore for keratitis – corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL): a retrospective study using additive bayesian network analysis

da Visionvet | 08/11/2023 | articoli

by M. E. Kowalska, A. K. Shukla, K. Arteaga, M. Crasta, C. Dixon, F. Famose, S. Hartnack & S. A. Pot  Abstract Background Infectious keratitis is a common ophthalmic condition in canine patients. Sequelae can include keratomalacia and corneal perforation, a vision...

Conjunctival Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in Dogs and a Cat: Clinical Characteristics and Histopathological Findings

da Visionvet | 08/11/2022 | articoli

by  Aleksandra Rawicka, Manuela Crasta, Adolfo Guandalini, Claudio Peruccio, Domenico Multari, Marco Rondena, Nunzio D’Anna, and Chiara Giudice Abstract Background: Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a plasma cell tumor that is very rarely reported in ocular and...

A multicenter retrospective evaluation of the prevalence of known and presumed hereditary eye diseases in Lagotto Romagnolo dog breed within a referral population in Italy (2012–2020)

da Visionvet | 01/09/2022 | articoli

Manuela Crasta,Kevin Arteaga,Laura Barachetti,Adolfo Guandalini Abstract Objective To describe the ophthalmological findings of Lagotto Romagnolo dog breed and to report the prevalence of Known and Presumed Hereditary Eye Diseases (KP-HED). Animals Studied Two hundred...