Ocular biometry in the adult anesthetized ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

A total of 44 eyes of 22 ferrets were examined by B-mode ultrasonography. Four dimensions were measured: the distance from the corneal surface to the anterior lens surface (M1), the axial lens thickness (M2), the distance from the posterior lens surface to the retina (M3) and the distance from the a...

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Published in:Veterinary ophthalmology 2007-01, Vol.10 (1), p.50-52
Main Authors: Hernández-Guerra, A.M, Rodilla, V, López-Murcia, M.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adult animals
anesthesia
Animals
Biometry
body size
clinical examination
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological - veterinary
eye
Eye - anatomy & histology
Eye - diagnostic imaging
eye diseases
eyes
Female
females
ferret
ferrets
Ferrets - anatomy & histology
gender differences
head
Male
males
ocular ultrasound
ophthalmology
Reference Values
Ultrasonography
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Summary:A total of 44 eyes of 22 ferrets were examined by B-mode ultrasonography. Four dimensions were measured: the distance from the corneal surface to the anterior lens surface (M1), the axial lens thickness (M2), the distance from the posterior lens surface to the retina (M3) and the distance from the anterior cornea to the retina (M4). The values obtained were (mean, standard deviation, range): M1: 1.31 ± 0.16 mm (1-1.7); M2: 3.42 ± 0.15 mm (3.2-3.7); M3: 2.26 ± 0.11 mm (2.1-2.5); M4: 7 ± 0.24 mm (6.4-7.7). To our knowledge this is the first description of ocular biometric measurement in the ferret. These values show little variability of ocular dimensions in ferrets.
ISSN:1463-5216
1463-5224
DOI:10.1111/j.1463-5224.2007.00500.x