Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

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Prevalence of Corneal Diseases of Dogs in Korea

국내 개에서 각막질환의 발생양상

  • Chae, Je-Min (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeong, Man-Bok (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yi, Na-Young (Department of Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University) ;
  • Park, Shin-Ae (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Won-Tae (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Ah (Namyangju Animal Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Se-Eun (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Seo, Kang-Moon (Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University)
  • 채제민 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실) ;
  • 정만복 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실) ;
  • 이나영 (노스캐롤라이나주립대학 수의과대학 안과학교실) ;
  • 박신애 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실) ;
  • 김원태 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실) ;
  • 김현아 (남양주 동물병원) ;
  • 김세은 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실) ;
  • 서강문 (서울대학교 수의과대학, BK21 수의과학연구인력양성사업단, 수의외과학/안과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the signalment, cause and clinical feature of corneal diseases of dogs in Korea. One hundred eighty-four dogs(273 eyes) with corneal diseases were examined and classified into congenital, inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Inflammatory diseases were subclassified into nonulcerative keratitis and ulcerative keratitis. The most prevalent corneal disease type was inflammatory disease(93.7%) and nonulcerative keratitis(58.6%) is more prevalent than ulcerative keratitis(35.1%) in the inflammatory diseases. The main cause of nonulcerative keratitis was keratoconjunctivitis sicca(19.0%) whereas that of ulcerative keratitis was trauma(9.9%). The most common breed with corneal disease was Shih Tzu(49.5%). The affected mean age was $6.4{\pm}4.1$ years old. The prevalence rate of corneal diseases were slightly higher in female(56.8%) than in male(43.2%). The data of corneal diseases in dogs obtained from this study will be utilized in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases in dogs and client education.

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