A 26-year-old, female hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) was presented for ophthalmology consultation for a history of a chronic, nonhealing corneal ulcer of the right eye. On examination, a 5 × 4-mm axial, superficial corneal ulcer with loose epithelial edges was found. During multiple recheck examinations over 4 months, the ulcer was treated by debridement with a sterile cotton-tipped applicator, diamond burr debridement, diamond burr debridement with cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive, and grid keratotomy with cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive, all performed under anesthesia with eventual resolution of the corneal ulcer.
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1 September 2017
Management of a Nonhealing, Superficial Corneal Ulcer in a Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Lynnette Waugh,
Jonathan Pucket,
Gretchen A. Cole,
Jennifer D'Agostino
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Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Avian
cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive
debridement
hyacinth macaw
keratotomy
nonhealing corneal ulcer