Oriá A P, Pinna M H, Almeida D S, da Silva R M M, Pinheiro A C O, Santana F O, Costa T R, Meneses Í D S, Martins Filho E F, Oliveira A V D
School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechny, Federal University of Bahia UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
J Med Primatol. 2013 Dec;42(6):287-92. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12059. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
This study aimed to establish reference values for selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in healthy neotropical primates from Salvador, Brazil.
A total of 73 intact adults, including Callithrix jacchus (n = 31), Callithrix penicillata (n = 8), Cebus sp. (n = 22), and Cebus xanthosternos (n = 9) were used to evaluate the normal conjunctival bacterial flora. Cebus xanthosternos (n = 12) were used to evaluate tear production with Schirmer's tear test (STT), intraocular pressure (IOP), and conjunctival cytology.
For all animals evaluated, Gram-positive bacteria were predominant. Results of the diagnostic tests in Cebus xanthosternos were as follows: STT: 14.92 ± 5.46 mm/minutes, IOP: 19.62 ± 4.57 mmHg, and conjunctival cytology revealed intermediate squamous epithelial cells in great quantities.
These ophthalmic reference values will be particularly useful to diagnose discrete or unusual pathological changes in the neotropical primates eye.
