HEAD AND NECK

Ocular Globe Luxation (Holstein Heifer)

The animal is sedated with xylazine (5 mg/100 kg).
Washing and disinfection with betadine solution.
Local contact anesthesia on the extruded portion (approximately 20 ml of procaine sprayed slowly), followed by subpalpebral anesthesia, approximately 20 ml at various injection sites.
Ligation of the optic nerve and ophthalmic vessels (vein and artery) with catgut, followed by enucleation of the eyeball.
Elliptical incision of the upper and lower eyelids 2-3 mm from the ciliary margin, with removal of the eyelid tissue and the lacrimal gland.

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