Acute effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser-induced uveitis in dogs
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Vol. 52 (8) , 1279-1284
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.1991.52.08.1279
Abstract
Summary Dogs were treated with flunixin meglumine, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor; L-651,896, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor; and matrine, a herbal anti-inflammatory drug. Acute inflammation was induced in the eyes by disruption of the anterior lens capsule, using a neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Intraocular pressure, pupil diameter, and eicosanoid production in the aqueous humor were measured. Statistically significant effects were seen in the eyes of flunixin meglumine-treated dogs where mydriasis was maintained and aqueous prostaglandin E2 concentration was reduced.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: