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Discussion on Traumatic uveitis presenting with yellow scale behind lens
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imogen
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Posted on Friday, Apr 2, 2010 - 3:25 pm:
Hi there just thought this might be of interest. Was helping an elderly neighbour do eye DrOps on his 9 month old Irish sport horse. Vet had prescribed 1 DrOp steroid plus chloramphenicol ointment, then 10 mins rest, then 2 DrOps atropine, and keep in dark house.
After a week the yellow area which was causing partial blindness had reduced considerably and sight returned. Our horse vet got a vet eye specialist to check it - she said the yellow colour is basically fibrin after the red of a trauma to the eye has dispersed. Usually they resolve to a small spot low down behind the lens which does not affect sight but is visible cosmetically.
Horse happy, owner happy, vet happy! The only nuisance was having to take his elderly donkey pal with him to the vet's as the donk was a bit lame and had to be pretty much carried up the horse trailer ramp!
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 11, 2010 - 10:23 am:
Hello Imogen,
Thanks for the information. Was the fibrin behind the cornea (fairly common) and therefore in the anterior chamber or was it truly behind the lens (rare). The chief worry with anterior chamber fibrin precipitates is that they will attach themselves across the iris and when they contract distort or even close down the iris. To help prevent this and to make the eye more comfortable usually atropine is given as this horse is receiving.
DrO
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