Clinical Case Report: Eyeball enucleation in a female llama (Lama glama)

Abstract

This case report describes the diagnosis, surgical treatment and progression of an ocular lesion in a llama. A 4-year-old female llama was presented with epiphora, blepharospasm and corneal rupture in the left eye, suggestive of trauma-induced corneal perforation. Due to the severity of the lesion and the risk of secondary complications, enucleation of the eyeball was performed using a transpalpebral technique under general anaesthesia. Postoperative management included systemic analgesics, antibiotics and the gradual removal of cambric-type gauze impregnated with antibiotics from the orbital cavity, which promoted controlled granulation tissue formation and uncomplicated healing.