Bullous keratopathy in a yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima) treated with a modified third eyelid flap

Ceratopatia bolhosa em caracará (Milvago chimachima) tratado com flap de terceira pálpebra modificado

A Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) was submitted to the Ophthalmology Service of the Federal University of Bahia with a corneal abnormality. During ophthalmic evaluation the right cornea was stained positively with fluorescein; a blurred bullous lesion, with irregular surface, compatible with the diagnosis of bullous keratopathy was found. This is a rare condition in a bird which was treated successfully with a modified third eyelid flap associated with antibiotic and hyaluronic acid eye drops. The adopted therapeutic proved to be simple to implement and viable for repair of the bullous keratopathy in the Yellow-headed caracara.

INDEX TERMS:
Bullous keratopathy; yellow-headed caracara; Milvago chimachima; third eyelid flap; cornea; birds; hyaluronic acid; endothelial dystrophy.