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Assessment of Intraocular Measurements in Neonatal Foals and Association with Gender, Laterality, and Body Weight: A Clinical Study

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  • Simona Valentini
  • Carolina Castagnetti
  • Vincenzo Musella
  • Giuseppe Spinella

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Objective of this study was to describe intraocular measurements in newly born foals (1–7 days of age) and assess the association between globe measurements and gender, laterality, and body weight. B-scan ultrasonographic biometry was performed on both eyes of 22 healthy foals (44 eyes) ages 1–7 days using a 10-MHz transducer. Intraocular measurements (anterior chamber depth, central lens thickness, vitreous chamber depth, axial globe length, longitudinal globe length, lens poles distance) were carried out using the ultrasound internal calipers. The influence of gender (male or female), laterality (right or left eye), and body weight (“light”

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  • Simona Valentini & Carolina Castagnetti & Vincenzo Musella & Giuseppe Spinella, 2014. "Assessment of Intraocular Measurements in Neonatal Foals and Association with Gender, Laterality, and Body Weight: A Clinical Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(10), pages 1-5, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0109491
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109491
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