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Patient factors, medications, treatments and time until first recheck were each assessed to determine relationships with delayed ulcer healing (&gt;\u20091 SD above mean healing time), corneal sequestration, or corneal stromal vascularization after ulcer healing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Delayed healing (8\/71; 11.3%), corneal sequestration (20\/71; 28.2%) and corneal stromal vascularization after ulcer healing (9\/71; 12.7%) occurred commonly. Corneal ulcers were significantly more likely to experience delayed healing if chemosis was initially present (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04), or if therapy included oral lysine (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04), topical nonsteroidal anti\u2010inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03) or topical ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04). Ulcerated corneas were significantly more likely to undergo sequestration following cotton\u2010tipped applicator (CTA) debridement (OR\u2009=\u20094.1,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03), or if faint corneal brunescence was initially present (OR\u2009=\u20095.0,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01). Corneal stromal vascularization after ulcer healing was significantly more likely in Persian cats (OR\u2009=\u20097.3,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02) or if corneal vascularization was initially present (OR\u2009=\u20098.6,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Delayed healing, corneal sequestration, and corneal stromal vascularization appear to be common sequelae of feline ulcerative keratitis. Clinicians should use caution when treating feline ulcers using oral lysine, topical NSAIDs, topical EDTA, or CTA debridement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vop.70260","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]],"date-time":"2026-08-31T04:23:46Z","timestamp":1788150226000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spontaneous Superficial Ulcerative Keratitis in Client\u2010Owned Cats: Risk Factors for Delayed Healing, Corneal Sequestration, or Corneal Stromal Vascularization"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"29","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2306-8054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin D.","family":"Reynolds","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center  Las Vegas Nevada USA"},{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-4693-6373","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cameron J.","family":"Whittaker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6139-4486","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kelly A.","family":"Caruso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey S.","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William","family":"Weinstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center  Las Vegas Nevada USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2261-1016","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paul G.","family":"McCarthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William M.","family":"Irving","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eye Clinic for Animals  Artarmon New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6537-4335","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David J.","family":"Maggs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California\u2010Davis  Davis California USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.1999.214.04.502"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","first-page":"1758","article-title":"Experimental Ocular Herpesvirus Infection in the Cat. 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