Bilateral Blepharoplasty and Shortening of the Third Eyelid Cartilage as Treatment for Chronic Corneal Ulceration in a Giant Rabbit—A Case Report

This case report describes the clinical presentation and successful surgical management of a combined dorsal entropion-ectropion macroblepharon with an elongated and folded nictitating membrane in a 2-year-old male giant rabbit. The rabbit initially presented with bilateral chronic, recurrent corneal erosions secondary to abnormal eyelid and third eyelid conformation. Surgical correction was performed via wedge excision of the upper eyelid and shortening of the third eyelid cartilage. Following the procedure, the corneal erosions resolved completely and did not recur during a 1-year follow-up period. In this case, surgical intervention resulted in resolution of chronic, recurrent keratitis related to adnexal abnormalities, supporting the potential usefulness of this technique in managing erosive corneal disease in rabbits.