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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 2
First page : (98) Last page : (102)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8609

Retrobulbar Orbital Cyst in a Goat Kid: A Probable Case of Ocular Coenuriosis and its Surgical Management

Mudasir Ahmad Shah^1*, Mohammed Muntazir Bhat², Shabir Ahmad Wani³, Irfan Ahmad Wani⁴, Safoora Kashafi⁵, Mohammad Arif Basha⁶ and Asif Majid^7
1Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Tehsil Unit, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India
²Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, LSD, Gutlibagh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
³Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India
⁴Technical Officer, CAHO, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India
⁵Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, District Veterinary Hospital, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India
⁶Senior Veterinary Officer, Hosakote, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
⁷Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Jogwan, Akhnoor, Jammu
*Corresponding Author E-mail: syedmudasirshah907@gmail.com
Received: 11.01.2021 | Revised: 21.02.202 | Accepted: 6.03.2021 

 ABSTRACT

A 3 month old female goat kid with the history of unilateral progressive protrusion of the left eye ball, congestion of the conjunctival membrane and loss of vision since a month, was presented at District Veterinary Complex, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Clinical and ultrasonographic examination revealed it to be a case of parasitic retrobulbar cyst. Surgical extirpation of eyeball was performed under local anaesthesia and the animal recovered uneventfully.

Keywords: Female goat kid, Parasitic retrobulbar cyst, Anaesthesia, Ultrasonographic

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Cite this article: Shah, M. A., Bhat, M. M., Wani, S. A., Wani, I. A., Kashafi, S., Basha, M. A., & Majid, A. (2021). Retrobulbar Orbital Cyst in a Goat Kid: A Probable Case of Ocular Coenuriosis and its Surgical Management, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(2), 98-102. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8609