Aspectos da ceratoconjuntivite seca (CCS) em cães e gatos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (CCS) or dry eye is a chronic inflammatory eye disease, often diagnosed in dogs and more rarely in felines. It is a disorder of the precorneal tear film, which results in a deficiency of the aqueous fraction or the mucin and/or lipid layers of the tear film, leading to inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea, pain and reduced vision. The Schirmer tear test (TLS) is considered the main means of diagnosis. There are several causes for the onset of the disease, but the immune-mediated is believed to be the most common. Treatment is usually recommended in the use of tear stimulants and tear mimetics in addition to antimicrobials. The objective of this work was to expand the knowledge about CCS, a very common disease in veterinary medicine.