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Effect of removal of lacrimal and third eyelid glands on Schirmer tear test results in cats

1988; American Veterinary Medical Association; Volume: 193; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2460/javma.1988.193.07.820

1943-569X

Susan A. McLaughlin, Alan H. Brightman, L. C. Helper, Nicholas D. Primm, Maxine Brown, Sarah Greeley,

Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Schirmer tear tests I and II values for 10 healthy cats were 16.2 +/- 3.8 mm/min and 13.2 +/- 3.4 mm/min, respectively. Surgical removal of the lacrimal gland or the third eyelid gland from the left eye resulted in decreased Schirmer tear test-I values. Clinical signs of keratoconjunctivitis sicca were not seen until the lacrimal and third eyelid glands were removed, at which time the Schirmer tear test-I value was close to 0 mm/min. Conjunctival glands (accessory lacrimal glands of Krause and Wolfring) appeared to contribute little to tear production in these cats.