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KMID : 1094020150320030235
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2015 Volume.32 No. 3 p.235 ~ p.238
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Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Canine Ophthalmic Diseases in Seoul from 2009 to 2013
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Kim Joon-Young
Kim Kyung-hee
Lee Won-Chang
Jeong Soon-Wuk
David L. Williams
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Abstract
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This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of canine ophthalmic diseases in Seoul, Korea using datafor new canine patients examined from January 2009 through December 2013 at an ophthalmic referral center (WooSungAnimal Medical Center, Seoul). The study included 1253 dogs with an average age of 7.93 years (SD, 4.06). ShihTzu (29.4%) was the most common breed, followed by Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, and toy Poodle(P < 0.01). Lens diseases (28.3%) were the most common, followed by eyelid, corneal, retinal, and glaucomatousdiseases (P < 0.01). Lens, eyelid, retinal, nasolacrimal, uveal, vitreous, and neuro-ophthalmic diseases more frequentlyshowed a bilateral occurrence (P < 0.01) than a unilateral occurrence. In the Shih Tzu breed, corneal disease was themost frequent, followed by lens, eyelid, retinal, and glaucomatous diseases. The most frequent diseases in the Maltesebreed were lens, eyelid, retinal, and corneal diseases. In the Yorkshire Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, and toy Poodle breeds,lens disease was the most common (P < 0.01). The most frequent ophthalmic patients belonged to small breeds suchas Shih Tzu, Maltese, and Yorkshire Terrier. Moreover, the most common ophthalmic diseases were not traumaticdiseases, but breed-inherited diseases such as lens diseases.
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KEYWORD
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epidemiology, canines, ophthalmic diseases, breed-inherited diseases, Seoul
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