Atlas of Veterinary Surgical Pathology

List of Contributors xiii
 
Preface xiv
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
1 Pathology of the Eye and Periocular Tissues 1
Joseph S. Haynes
 
Introduction 1
 
Prefixation Preparation 1
 
Fixation of Eyes for Histopathology 1
 
Sectioning 2
 
Processing and Staining 2
 
Ocular Structure and Development 2
 
Cornea 3
 
General Corneal Reactions to Injury 4
 
Developmental and Degenerative Corneal Disease 5
 
Corneal Dermoid 5
 
Corneal Erosions and Ulcers 5
 
Corneal Sequestration 7
 
Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy and Mineralization 8
 
Corneal Stromal Dystrophy and Mineralization 8
 
Inflammatory Disease of the Cornea 8
 
Keratitis 8
 
Keratitis sicca 9
 
Canine Pannus Keratitis (Chronic Superficial Keratitis) 10
 
Feline Herpetic Keratitis 10
 
Feline Eosinophilic Keratitis 10
 
Mycotic Keratitis 11
 
Equine Corneal Stromal Abscess 11
 
Uvea 11
 
General Uveal Reactions to Injury 12
 
Developmental and Degenerative Uveal Disease 13
 
Goniodysgenesis and Pectinate Ligament Dysplasia 14
 
Persistent Pupillary Membrane 14
 
Choroidal Hypoplasia 14
 
Hypertensive Vasculopathy 15
 
Inflammatory Disease of the Uvea and Ocular 15
 
Uveitis 15
 
Lymphoplasmacytic Anterior Uveitis 16
 
Phacoclastic Uveitis/Endophthalmitis 19
 
Phacolytic Uveitis 19
 
Equine Recurrent Uveitis 19
 
Uveitis Due to FIP Coronavirus 19
 
Canine Uveodermatologic Syndrome (VKH-like Syndrome) 19
 
Pigmentary Uveitis 20
 
Endophthalmitis and Panophthalmitis 20
 
Bacterial Endophthalmitis 22
 
Ocular Blastomycosis 22
 
Ocular Cryptococcosis 22
 
Ocular Coccidioidomycosis 22
 
Ocular Histoplasmosis 24
 
Ocular Protothecosis 24
 
Lens 25
 
General Lens Reactions to Injury

The Editor
 
Joseph S. Haynes, DVM, PhD, DACVP is Professor of Veterinary Pathology in the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA.