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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between lacrimation and age in a homogeneous group of healthy beagle dogs during the first year of life. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Schirmer tear test I (STT I) was performed at an interval of 12-15 days in both eyes of 16 clinically healthy beagle dogs (eight males and eight females) from 94 to 361 days of age. Three different quadratic polynomial regression equations were estimated for the variation in lacrimation: (1) for the entire period (19 observations), (2) for observations 1-4 (days 94-136), and (3) for observations 5-19 (days 150-361). RESULTS: By fitting quadratic regression equations to different phases of tear production during the dog's first year of life, it was possible to see that with each day of life, lacrimation increased 0.08 times (8%). From days 94 to 136, however, lacrimal production fell 1.1 times with each day of life. From day 150 to 361, production increased by 0.02 (2%) each day of life. In addition, there was a positive significant and moderate linear correlation between body weight and STT I values (p = .01). CONCLUSION: In dogs, during the first year of life, STT I data distribution is parabolic in shape. Age significantly affected tear production. STT I decreased at approximately 108-121 days of age and increased thereafter. Body weight was a significant factor for STT I in young dogs. The establishment of this normal pattern of lacrimation is important for both clinical practitioners and laboratory studies.

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La cirugía de catarata es la intervención oftalmológica que más se realiza a nivel mundial, fundamentalmente en personas de la tercera edad, donde coinciden cambios en la película lagrimal. Muchas veces después de operados, debido a alteraciones en la homeostasia de la superficie ocular, los pacientes mantienen síntomas muy molestos, como lagrimeo y sensación de cuerpo extraño, que les hacen dudar del buen resultado de la cirugía. Se hace una revisión del tema, para entender el porqué de esta sintomatología, sus causas y los exámenes necesarios a realizar previos a la cirugía, con el objetivo de alcanzar una mejor evolución posoperatoria. Se utilizó la plataforma Infomed, específicamente la Biblioteca Virtual de Salud(AU)

Cataract surgery is the most common ophthalmological procedure worldwide. It is particularly frequent in the elderly, due to the changes undergone by the tear film in advanced ages. On many occasions and due to ocular surface homeostatic alterations, patients continue to experience great discomfort after the operation, such as lacrimation or a foreign body sensation, which makes them doubt the satisfactory outcome of the surgery. A review was conducted about the topic to understand the reasons for these symptoms, their causes and the preoperative tests required to achieve a better postoperative evolution. Use was made of the platform Infomed, specifically the Virtual Health Library(AU)

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