College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Vet Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov;25(6):506-509. doi: 10.1111/vop.13010. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
To determine intraocular pressure (IOP) estimates using rebound tonometry in juvenile northern bobwhite quails.
Eighteen, 28-day-old, wild caught, captive raised, northern bobwhite quails.
Birds were manually restrained in sternal recumbency with two fingers placed below the head, applying minimal pressure. Following detailed ophthalmic examination by a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, IOP was obtained via rebound tonometry using the Tonovet "P" setting for undefined species in animals without obvious ocular pathology. IOPs were estimated three times on each eye. The mean result of the three estimates was recorded for further analysis. Only readings with low or no reported error were recorded.
No difference was detected between the eyes; therefore, a reference interval was calculated using both eyes. The overall IOP (n = 36 eyes) was 5.6 ± 1.2 mmHg (mean ± SD), the median was 6 mmHg, and the range was 2-7 mmHg. The 95% reference interval was 2.2-7.6 mmHg. All quails were ultimately released with no clinically appreciable abnormalities.
This study provides information on normal IOP values for juvenile northern bobwhite quails, which can be used to evaluate the ocular health of this species. Future studies with a larger number of animals are needed, as well as validation of the rebound tonometry method using direct manometry.
确定幼年北美野鹌鹑的回弹眼压计测量眼压（IOP）估计值。
18 只 28 日龄、野生捕获、圈养的北美野鹌鹑。
通过胸骨卧位用两根手指轻轻放在头部下方来手动约束鸟类，施加最小的压力。在经过一名董事会认证的兽医眼科医生进行详细的眼科检查后，使用 Tonovet“P”设置为无明显眼部病理的未知物种的回弹眼压计获得 IOP。对每只眼睛进行三次 IOP 测量。三次估计值的平均值用于进一步分析。仅记录低或无报告误差的读数。
双眼之间未检测到差异；因此，使用两只眼睛计算参考区间。总体 IOP（n=36 只眼）为 5.6±1.2mmHg（平均值±标准差），中位数为 6mmHg，范围为 2-7mmHg。95%参考区间为 2.2-7.6mmHg。所有鹌鹑最终都被释放，没有明显的临床异常。
本研究提供了幼年北美野鹌鹑正常 IOP 值的信息，可用于评估该物种的眼部健康。需要进行更多动物的未来研究，以及使用直接眼压计验证回弹眼压计方法。
