Tag Archives: Horse

A Clinical Case from the Archives : 24/09/2008

What do you see as the abnormality in this horse’s eye? Every summer it has gone somewhat opaque but this year it is much more irritated than before. What would you do? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 24/09/2008

This quarterhorse has been referred after its retinal health was, quite rightly, questioned in a pre-purchase examination. What do you see and is it part of normal variation or something abnormal? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 10/07/2008

Here is a similar case where the diagnosis was confirmed at post-mortem. Whar could be causing the conjunctival swelling and exophthalmos in this ten year old thoroughbred? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 10/07/2008

What is causing the lesions in this poor horse – they happened over a day or two first in the left eye and then in the right. There appears nothing else wrong with the horse, at least at present. Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 01/03/2008

This twenty year old Hanoverian cross horse was presented with a history of gradually worsening night vision but otherwise no ophthalmioc abnormalities. Pupillary light reflex was somewhat slow and the retina appeared as shown here. What might be occuring here? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 23/02/2008

This horse is presented because of an unusual ocular appearance, though the animal doesn’t seem particularly bothered by it. What is happening and what might your treatment be? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 21/01/2008

My colleague Mark Ames e-mailed to ask if I was OK as I hadn’t put any pics on for quite a time! The answer is I’ve been editing a new ophthalmic issue of the Veterinary Clinics of North America which should come out in the spring – all immune-mediated eye disease with some excellent cutting edge papers and some brilliant reviews – but that has taken up all my time! Mark’s beautiful picture of this equine eye was an abolsute must to upload though, I hope you’ll agree – what is going on do you think? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 12/08/2007

What is happening in this aged grey pony’s eye? The clue is in the ‘aged’ and the ‘grey’! Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 12/12/2006

This bay minature shetland pony has a rather unusual piebald lesion in her eye! What might it be and what treatment should be employed? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 20/11/2006

This poor horse whacked (a technical term meaning ‘to hit very hard’ for those of you web-browsing from overseas) its head on the lintel of the stable door two weeks ago. Does this explain what you see here? Continue reading

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