Objective: To measure vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in aqueous humor, serum, and plasma in diabetic and nondiabetic cataractous dogs. Methods: Canine VEGF was assayed in the plasma and serum of 32 dogs (20 diabetics; 12 nondiabetics) and aqueous humor in 57 eyes of those dogs (39 ...
Author(s)
Abrams, K. L.; Stabila, P. F.; Kauper, K.; Elliott, S.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2011, 14, 2, pp 93-99
Blinding cataract is a significant effect of canine diabetes with 75% of animals affected two years after diagnosis. Lens opacification occurs primarily through the generation of sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, through the action of aldose reductase (AR). The osmotic effect of sorbitol draws water into...
Author(s)
Williams, D. L.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Veterinary Sciences, 2017, 4, 1, pp 18
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most frequent endocrine disorders, characterized by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin, which can induces several ocular manifestations, among them diabetic retinopathy and cataract. Diabetic Retinopathy is a microangiopathy that affects the precapillary,...
Author(s)
Sá, M. B. P. B.
Publisher
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Avaliação da retina de cães diabéticos pela retinografia e tomografia de coerência óptica, 2015, pp 128 pp.
Canine diabetes mellitus is a significant health burden, followed with numerous systemic complications, including diabetic cataracts and retinopathy, leading to blindness. Diabetes should be considered as a disease damaging all the body organs, including gastrointestinal tract, through a complex...
Author(s)
Winiarczyk, D.; Winiarczyk, M.; Winiarczyk, S.; Michalak, K.; Adaszek, Ł.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Animals, 2020, 10, 12,
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine disorders characterized by relative or absolute lack of insulin; this can lead to several ocular manifestations, among them diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microangiopathy that involves retinal precapillary...
Author(s)
Braga-Sá, M. B. P.; Barros, P. S. M.; Jorge, J. S.; Dongo, P.; Finkensieper, P.; Bolzan, A. A.; Watanabe, S. S.; Safatle, A. M. V.
Publisher
Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2018, 38, 10, pp 1966-1971
Diabetes mellitus caused by insulin deficiency and chronic hyperglycemia usually presents complications including cataract, retinopathy, recurrent infections and ketoacidosis. Chronic hyperglycemia can cause long-term complications such as diabetic nephropathy. In humans, diabetic nephropathy is...
Author(s)
Martorelli, C. R.; Kogika, M. M.; Caragelasco, D. S.
Publisher
Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia do CRMV-SP, 2018, 16, 1, pp 30-37
Purpose: To compare cataract characteristics and complications related to cataracts and phacoemulsification in the Siberian Husky (Huskies) versus other canine breeds (non-Huskies). Animals: A total of 50 Huskies (92 eyes) and 96 non-Huskies (182 eyes) were evaluated. Methods: Medical records of...
Author(s)
Uhl, L. K.; Henriksen, M. de L.; Nielsen, S. S.; Gemensky-Metzler, A. J.; Sebbag, L.; Todd, J. M.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2021, 24, 3, pp 252-264
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrinopathy in the small animals practice and it develops as a relative or absolute insulin deficiency characterized by a chronic hyperglycemia. There are frequent complications, such as cataracts, retinopathy, resulting in visual impairment. Cataracts are ...
Publisher
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Avaliação eletrorretinográfica pré e pós-operatória em cães diabéticos submetidos à facoemulsificação, 2013, pp 129 pp.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is caused by insulin deficiency, which results in chronic hyperglycemia. Complications are common and include: cataract, retinopathy, recurring infections and ketoacidosis. Chronic hyperglycemia may promote several complications along the disease, including diabetic...
Author(s)
Martorelli, C. R.
Publisher
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Avaliação sequencial da proteinúria, albuminúria e eletroforese de proteinas urinárias durante a evolução do diabetes mellitus em cães, 2012, pp 183 pp.
Background: The prevalence and progression of vascular complications of spontaneous diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs have not been described. Objectives: To investigate the effects of duration of disease, as estimated by time since DM diagnosis, and glycemic control on prevalence of systemic...
Author(s)
Herring, I. P.; Panciera, D. L.; Werre, S. R.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2014, 28, 2, pp 488-495