TY - JOUR T1 - Modified Needle Aspiration Technique for Extracting Live Eye Worm in a Thoroughbred Horse AU - Cho, Gil Jae AU - Yang, Young Jin AU - Cho, Young Jae AU - Choi, Seong Kyoon JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 13 IS - 16 SP - 998 EP - 1001 PY - 2014 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2014.998.1001 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2014.998.1001 KW - Eye worm KW -needle aspiration technique KW -extraction KW -horse KW -post-operative AB - A 2 years old female Thoroughbred horse was presented with an ocular disorder. In initial eye examination, the left eye was diagnosed with severe uveitis including hypopyon. Additionally, a live parasite about 3 cm in length was clearly seen wriggling in the left eye. A modified needle aspiration technique was performed to extract the live eye worm from the anterior chamber of the eye. The patient was recovered without any post-operative complications within 1 month. This modified needle aspiration technique could be an effective procedure for eliminating eye worms in horses. ER -