Evaluation of a Slightly Modified Arrowhead
Procedure for Lateral Canthal Entropion Repair in Four Chow Chow
Dogs
Joon Young Kim1, Young-sun Lee2
and Soon-wuk Jeong2*
1Veterinary
Medical Teaching Hospital; 2College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro,
Gwangjin-gu Seoul 05029, Korea *Corresponding author: swjeong@konkuk.ac.kr
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate typical
entropions on the lateral canthus of Chow Chow dogs and evaluate the outcome of
a slightly modified arrowhead procedure to correct the entropion. Four Chow Chow
dogs (mean age, 4.42±4.35 years; 6 eyes total) diagnosed with a lateral canthal
entropion underwent the slightly modified arrowhead procedure. The modified
procedure involves a longer incision nasally and another incision close to the
eyelid margin. Two dogs had a unilateral entropion in their left eye, and the
other 2 had bilateral entropions. A corneal ulcer was found in 2 eyes of 2 dogs,
and the other eyes had keratitis with neovascularization. After eyelid surgery,
all four dogs recovered well with no complications. The cornea healed with
antibiotic eye drops alone. A follow-up examination three years later revealed
that these dogs have had no further eye problems. The slightly modified
arrowhead procedure for lateral canthal entropion repair in Chow Chow dogs was
successful, and the dogs did not require any further treatments for this
condition. Overall, there were no complications related to this technique.