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Discussion on Superficial Keratitis
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Member: vickiann
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Posted on Monday, Jun 25, 2007 - 4:50 pm:
My daughter's jumping horse, John, (Holsteiner) suffers from this problem, which was diagnosed at the University of Florida Vet. Hospital. It is seen in horses imported from Europe. They believe that it is caused by an autoimmune problem and it tends to get worse certain times of the year. The Vet. check done before purchasing the horse incorrectly stated that it was nothing to worry about, just old scarring, though there was some cloudiness in the eye in addition to the old scars. The problem is in only one eye, and new lesions appear from time to time. The situation was becoming progressively worse over the past several weeks and recently use of a new drug was added, which has helped immensely and quickly. The drug added recently is Neopolydex (not sure if that is spelled correctly). He continues to also be on Cyclosporin. These are both ointments that are put into the eye and currently each is being inserted twice daily. Wanted to share this information in case it would help anyone else.
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Moderator: DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 - 7:48 am:
Hello Vicki, Neopolydex has been available for several decades now and besides an antibacterial and a antifungal, contains the steroid dexamethasone. Steroids have been the mainstay of treating "Recurrent Uveitis", which is likely to be causing the superficial keratitis, for more than several decades. For more about this disease see, Diseases of Horses » Eye Diseases » Anterior Uveitis, Recurrent Uveitis, Periodic Ophthalmia, and Moon blindness. DrO
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Member: vickiann
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 - 1:54 pm:
Thanks, Dr. O -- I didn't necessarily mean that the drug was new, but rather new treatment for John. My computer is en route to the repair shop so won't be able to read anything for a couple of days. I'll get back in touch then with any other questions. Appreciate any help with this problem and I will review those articles again.
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Moderator: DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Jun 27, 2007 - 6:30 am:
Got it Vicki, As this has always been a common problem in this area the article is not only full of a lot of the latest research but my experiences with dozens of RU cases. DrO
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