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|Articles|February 3, 2011

Image Quiz: Ophthalmology-A cat with a chronically red eye

What is your primary rule out in this cat?

This cat presented with a two-month history of a red eye. It had mild blepharospasm and mucoid ocular discharge.

You perform a corneal scraping, and the results of a cytologic examination are shown below.


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