Ocular Infections 2 Flashcards
Moraxella bovis
Gram negative rod - strict aerobe
Grows in mucus memb of URT/conj in carriers/infected
Causing keratoconjunctivitis in cattle
Predisposition for pinkeye - moraxella bovis
Host - lacking eyelid pigment, young, bull calf>heifer
Environment - UV exposure, dry/dusty, crowded condition
Transmission of moraxella bovis
Infected or carrier animals
Flying insects - mechanical transmission
Factors to m. Bovis virulence
Fimbriae or pili that mediate attachment of bacteria, vaccine targets pili action
- initial damage in eye is required
Hemolysin initiates toxic damage for corneal epithelial cells & damage epithelial via inflammatory infiltration
Range of ocular signs for pink eye
Conjunctivitis
Epiphora
Hyperemia
Profuse lacrimation
Photophobia
Blepharospasm
Keratitis
Corneal ulcers
Potential sequelae for m bovis
Globe rupture
Secondary infection - hypopyon
Treating m bovis
Could be self limiting
Subconjunctivial antibiotics - Pen G, ceftiofur
Systemic antibiotics - tetracycline, tulathromycin
Medicated eye patches
Controlling m bovis
Avoid predisposing factors
Isolate affected animals
Decrease stocking rates
Add shade/fly control
Vaccination
Fungal Extraocular infection
Periocular infection - blepharitis
- dermatophytes (ringworm)
Surface ocular infections are predominantly fungal keratitis
- commonly free living fungi transported to conjunctiva
More common in horses & production animals
Fungal keratitis
Aspergillus is the most common bacteria, directly inoculated into traumatized corneal epithelium
Virulence inhibit corneal neovascularization , reduced neutrophil infiltration & cell mediated phagocytosis = slowed healing
Feline herpes virus keratitis
URT and ocular infection commonly occur simultaneously
Rapid cell to cell spread, inducing cell lysis
Herpetic keratitis
Punctate ulcers - dots appearence
Dendritic /linear ulcer - fluorescence spreads linearly
Geographic ulcer - localized to a focal area affected
Interstitial ulcer - chronic manifestation
Symblepharon
Adhesion of conjunctiva to itself or cornea
Leads to vision loss/permanent damage
Common w severe cases of FHV1
Canine distemper virus
Can cause viral keratitis /conjunctivitis
Acute blepharitis / conjunctivitis - often 1st clinical sign
Acute keratoconjunctivitis
Intraocular disease - chorioretinitis, anterior uveitis, optic neuritis
canine adenovirus 1
Cause of infectious canine hepatitis - ocular manifestations are common
Rare disease due to good vaccine health
Presents w diffuse corneal edema - blue eye or anterior uveitis
Pathology due to deposition of immune complex on endothelial cells of eyes (type 3 immune reaction)
Intraocular infections
Due to local or systemic disease
Eye is often a target organ for systemic infectious agents
Ocular disease can be primary complaint
Intraocular infectious agents
Access eye via uvea /choroid or vascular tract
Posterior uveitis or chorioretinitis
Anterior uveitis
Leptospira
Intraocular bacteria
Anterior uveitis & equine recurrent uveitis
- kidney, liver, abortion
Enterbacterales
Intraocular
Gram negative bacteria - E. coli
Conjunctivitis, keratitis, dacrocystitis, anterior uveitis, etc
Histophilus somni
Gram negative Intraocular bacteria
Chorioretinitis, retinal detachment
Borrelia burgdorferi
Gram neg Intraocular bacteria
Anterior and posterior uveitis in dogs and panuveitis in horses
Brucella canis
Gram neg Intraocular bacteria
Anterior and posterior uveitis in dogs
Tick borne infections in Intraocular infections Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia canis
- ocular lesion occur frequently in dogs
Typical lesions
Uni- or bilateral anterior uveitis
Conjunctival episcleral hyperemia or hemorrhage
Miosis
Aqueous flare
Hypopyon
Keratitic precipitates
Posterior inflammation can also occur
Chorioretinitis, retinal haemorrhage, retinal detachment and optic neuritis