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"Moon blindness" on an Icelandic horse Advanced stage of disease Advanced stage of disease ERU on an Icelandic horse. Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) – also known as moon blindness, recurrent iridocyclitis, or periodic ophthalmia [1] – is an acute, nongranulomatous inflammation of the uveal tract of the eye, occurring commonly in horses of all breeds, worldwide.
The eye of a horse. The equine eye is one of the largest of any land mammal. [1] Its visual abilities are directly related to the animal's behavior; for example, it is active during both day and night, and it is a prey animal. Both the strengths and weaknesses of the horse's visual abilities should be taken into consideration when training the ...
Myopia, with or without astigmatism, is the most common eye condition in horses. [1] Several types of occlusion myopia have been recorded in tree shrews, macaques, cats and rats, deciphered from several animal-inducing myopia models.
A horse behavioural expert said stress could be seen in horses’ eyes (Getty Images) Horses naturally open their mouths to relieve the pain when a bit – a metal bar placed over the tongue ...
Prolapse of the third eyelid — this means that the third eyelid flickers across the eye or covers more of the eye than normal; Generalized weakness; Weakness in the hind end — the horse may look as though it is 'dog-sitting' Complete collapse; Abnormal whinny — because the muscles of the voicebox are affected as well as other muscles
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Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful condition caused by the exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural (e.g. intense direct or reflected sunlight) or artificial (e.g. the electric arc during welding) sources.