Phacoemulsification for the management of Encephalitozoon cuniculi-induced phacoclastic uveitis in a rabbit

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-215

  Felchle, Lisa M ^a   Sigler, Ron L ^a  

^a Eye Clinic for Animals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Microsporidia; Phacoclastic uveitis; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CATARACT; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; MICROSPORIDA; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RABBIT; STAINING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVEITIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; EYE DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MICROSPORIDIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CATARACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; UVEITIS;

EID: 0036719467     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2002.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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