{"id":1633,"date":"2024-11-28T12:40:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutoveterinariomediterraneo.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:54:38","slug":"queratitis-perros-gatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutoveterinariomediterraneo.com\/uk\/2024\/11\/28\/queratitis-perros-gatos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la Queratitis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La <a href=\"https:\/\/institutoveterinariomediterraneo.com\/uk\/queratitis\/\">queratitis<\/a> o inflamaci\u00f3n de la c\u00f3rnea, es una afecci\u00f3n oftalmol\u00f3gica com\u00fan en animales que, si no se trata correctamente, puede afectar a su visi\u00f3n y a su calidad de vida. Este trastorno, frecuente en perros y gatos, puede afectar a otros mam\u00edferos, a aves e incluso a reptiles. En ocasiones el origen de la queratitis es primario (afecciones v\u00edricas o autoinmunes por ejemplo) pero en la mayor\u00eda de ocasiones es secundario a alteraciones de los p\u00e1rpados (entropion, triquiasis, euriblefaron, ..), de la secreci\u00f3n lagrimal (ojo seco) o a traumas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfCon qu\u00e9 tipos de queratitis nos podemos encontrar?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La queratitis puede clasificarse de diferentes maneras seg\u00fan el criterio elegido:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Queratitis ulcerativa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: caracterizada por la presencia de una herida en el epitelio corneal. Normalmente est\u00e1 causada por traumatismos o por infecciones v\u00edricas o f\u00fangicas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Queratitis no ulcerativa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: se trata de inflamaciones no asociadas a heridas del epitelio. Incluye la <\/span><b>queratitis pigmentaria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> frecuente en razas braquic\u00e9falas (como Pugs y Bulldogs) asociada a irritaci\u00f3n cr\u00f3nica y la <\/span><b>queratitis inmunomediada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> donde una respuesta autoinmune puede llevar a inflamaci\u00f3n sin da\u00f1o epitelial directo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Queratitis infecciosa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: provocada por agentes como virus, bacterias o hongos.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Queratitis secundaria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: asociada a afecciones como ojo seco o enfermedades sist\u00e9micas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Queratitis de origen neurol\u00f3gico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: incluyendo la queratitis neurotr\u00f3fica y la neuroparal\u00edtica.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son los s\u00edntomas de la queratitis?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opacidad corneal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dolor ocular (manifestado por parpadeo o rascado).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lagrimeo excesivo o secreci\u00f3n ocular mucosa.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ojo rojo (inflamaci\u00f3n conjuntival).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Es muy importante tratar la queratitis de forma adecuada, ya que si no se trata puede llevar a la p\u00e9rdida de la transparencia de la c\u00f3rnea, a la formaci\u00f3n de cicatrices y a la p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El tratamiento depender\u00e1 del origen de la queratitis y puede incluir colirios antiinflamatorios, antibi\u00f3ticos, lubricantes o, incluso en algunos casos m\u00e1s complicados, cirug\u00eda. Su pron\u00f3stico var\u00eda seg\u00fan la causa y seg\u00fan la rapidez en la instauraci\u00f3n del tratamiento. Las formas ulcerativas tratadas a tiempo suelen tener buenos resultados, mientras que los casos complicados con cicatrices o pigmentaci\u00f3n pueden tener efectos permanentes en la visi\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Como medidas preventivas, recomendamos mantener una higiene ocular adecuada, proteger a los animales de la exposici\u00f3n prolongada al sol o al viento, controlar de manera regular las enfermedades sist\u00e9micas de nuestro animal y realizar peri\u00f3dicamente ex\u00e1menes oftalmol\u00f3gicos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La queratitis es una enfermedad oftalmol\u00f3gica frecuente en animales que requiere atenci\u00f3n veterinaria especializada. Un diagn\u00f3stico temprano y un tratamiento adecuado son cruciales para preservar la visi\u00f3n y mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente. La colaboraci\u00f3n entre veterinarios generalistas y especialistas en oftalmolog\u00eda es esencial para abordar los casos m\u00e1s complejos. En<a href=\"https:\/\/institutoveterinariomediterraneo.com\/uk\/\"> IVeM<\/a>, como especialistas en oftalmolog\u00eda, podemos determinar el origen de la queratitis y establecer el tratamiento adecuado para cada caso individual. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La queratitis o inflamaci\u00f3n de la c\u00f3rnea, es una afecci\u00f3n oftalmol\u00f3gica com\u00fan en animales que, si no se trata correctamente, puede afectar a su visi\u00f3n y a su calidad de vida. Este trastorno, frecuente en perros y gatos, puede afectar a otros mam\u00edferos, a aves e incluso a reptiles. 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