Congenital glaucoma in a tiger

The aim of this study was to describe a case of congenital glaucoma in a tiger (Panthera tigris). An 8-month-old intact female tiger was referred for suspected glaucoma of the right eye. The right eye was buphthalmic with moderate episcleral injection, circumferential superficial corneal neovascularization, moderate corneal edema, and a fixed dilated pupil. Rebound tonometry under general anesthesia revealed 70 mmHg and 21 mmHg in the right and left eye, respectively. A trans-conjunctival enucleation was performed, and the globe was submitted for histopathology. Histopathology revealed a thin sclera, amorphous material contouring an imperforate and hypoplastic iridocorneal angle, a hypoplastic lens with severe ...

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