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Center-Sinai Animal Hospital
Serving the Los Angeles Community since 1969
10737 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 559-3770
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EYE Ai Ai!
An Interesting Case
An Unusual
Dog Eye Problem
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Dacryocystitis is an inflammation or infection of the
nasolacrimal duct. It is frequently caused by an obstruction
of the duct by foreign material. In this case, the patient
was a four year old chow (with a predilection for tasting
the flesh of veterinarians and their assistants) that
presented with reddened weepy eyes. The left eye was
particularly inflamed and had a thick pussy discharge.
After the condition failed to resolve in spite of
application of topical eye drops, the decision was made to
do a thorough exam of the eye and eyelids with the patient
anesthetized. What I discovered was surprising. I had
expected to find an extra set of eyelashes rubbing on the
cornea, but the eyelids were normal. When I pressed under
the eye a stream of pus gushed out of a small opening in the
lower eyelid. This opening represented the entrance to a
structure called the nasolacrimal duct. This duct is a
narrow passageway that allows the tears that lubricate the
eyes to drain out into the nose. If this passageway is not
functioning due to blockage or swelling or incomplete
development, tears would always be streaming down your face.
Think of a bathtub where the drain becomes blocked. As water
was continually added to the tub, eventually it would
overflow.
To rectify the problem, I inserted a small canula (tube)
into the duct and flushed it with saline solution. As the
fluid exited through the opening in the nose, a small piece
of plant material, about the size of a poppy seed, shot out!
Problem resolved!
The owner informed me that the dog loved to snoop around in
the bushes in the back yard. Apparently while he was rooting
around one day, he dislodged a fine seed on one of the
bushes and it landed on the surface of his eye, then was
washed into the duct by the tears that were produced in
reaction to the irritation the foreign material caused.
Here’s looking at you.
Dr . B
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