Determination of baseline values for routine ophthalmic tests in bearded capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus)

• Published in: Journal of medical primatology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 3 - 9
• Main Authors: Bezerra, Karla Priscila Garrido, Lucena, Ricardo Barbosa, Stipp, Danilo Tancler, Costa, Fabiano Séllos, Reis, Vânia Vieira, Borges, Péricles Farias, Bopp, Simone, Campos, Danila Barreiro, Talieri, Ivia Carmem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-02-2019
• Subjects: Animals; Anterior chamber; Cebinae - physiology; Cell culture; Cellular biology; conjunctival cytology; Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - diagnosis; Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - veterinary; Cytology; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological - instrumentation; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological - veterinary; Diagnostic tests; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - instrumentation; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - veterinary; Eye diseases; Eye Diseases - diagnosis; Eye Diseases - veterinary; Female; Intraocular Pressure; Male; Microbiota; nonhuman primates; ocular biometry; ocular microbiota; Ocular Physiological Phenomena; Reference Values; Sapajus libidinosus; Schirmer tear test; Ultrasound; nonhuman primates; intraocular pressure; ocular microbiota; conjunctival cytology; Schirmer tear test; ocular biometry
• ISSN: 0047-2565; 1600-0684
• DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12378

Background
Establish baseline values for ophthalmic diagnostic tests in Sapajus libidinosus.
Methods
Ophthalmic diagnostic tests, namely Schirmer tear test 1 (STT‐1), intraocular pressure (IOP), B‐mode ultrasound, culture of the bacterial conjunctival microbiota, and conjunctival exfoliative cytology, were performed in 15 S. libidinosus.
Results
Mean values found were as follows: 2.50 ± 2.94 mm/min for the STT‐1; 13.3 ± 3.32 mm Hg for the IOP; 2.47 ± 0.41 mm for the depth of the anterior chamber; 2.86 ± 0.96 mm for the axial length of the lens; 10.97 ± 0.48 mm for the depth of the vitreous chamber; and 16.32 ± 1.24 mm for the axial length of the eyeball. The bacterial genus most frequently found was Staphylococcus spp. Conjunctival cytology showed intermediate epithelial, squamous superficial epithelial, and keratinized cells.
Conclusions
Determination of baseline values for eye measurements and ophthalmic tests will assist in the diagnosis of eye diseases in S. libidinosus monkeys.