VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Vet Anaesth Analg (2020) 47: 145–151
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.10.006
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the results of studies that have determined the effect of injectable and inhalant drugs used in anesthesia on intraocular pressure (IOP) in dogs. DATABASES USED: A comprehensive search of research literature was performed without language restriction. The search utilized the PubMed, CAB Abstracts and the University of Georgia’s Galileo electronic databases using a combination of free text terms ’Ophthalmology’, ’Intraocular Pressure’, ’Anesthetic’, ’Anesthesia’, ’Canine’ or ’Dog’. The time frame searched was from 1970 to October 2018. Any published research paper that dealt with sedatives or anesthetics administered systemically and the canine eye was evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: The effects of many anesthetic drugs in dogs with ocular pathology are largely unknown. Many anesthetic drugs do not induce clinically relevant changes in IOP in dogs with normal eyes, although some studies demonstrated results with statistically significant changes. The dose, route of administration, experimental conditions, drug combinations, timing of measurements, measurement technology and setting or individual animal characteristics may all produce some heterogeneity in results from multiple studies.
Pierce-Tomlin, T., Shaughnessy, M. R., & Hofmeister, E. H. (2020). A systematic review of the effects of injectable sedative and anesthetic drugs and inhalant anesthetics on intraocular pressure in the dog. Vet Anaesth Analg, 47(2), 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2019.10.006 Animals, anesthesia, dog, Drug Administration Routes, Dogs/*physiology, Anesthetics/administration & dosage/*pharmacology, Hypnotics and Sedatives/*pharmacology, intraocular pressure, Intraocular Pressure/*drug effects, sedation