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Abstract #6664 Published in IGR 4-1
Intraocular pressure of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) held in different positions
Chittick B; Harms CVeterinary Record 2001; 149: 587-589
The intraocular pressure (IOP) of 12 apparently healthy juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) was determined by applanation tonometry while the turtles were held in dorsoventral, ventrodorsal, and head-down suspended positions. The median IOPs were 5 mmHg (range, 4-9 mmHg) in the dorsoventral position, 7 mmHg (range, 5-12 mmHg) in the ventrodorsal position, and 23 mmHg (range, 17-33 mmHg) in the suspended position.
Dr. B. Chittick, Environmental Medicine Consortium and Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh 27606, NC, USA
Classification:
5 Experimental glaucoma; animal models
6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
