Re: Periodic Opthalmia

[Leigh331@aol.com]

OK, I'm not a vet, but everyone needs to file this away in their mental data
files....a boarder had a horse with severe Uveitis. After many months and many
hours and tears, the North Carolina Vet School told her to remove the eye. The
owner didn't want to give up, she wanted to try everything possible. The
equine ophamologist at NCSU Vet School tried an experimental drug that
honestly worked wonders almost overnight! The "wonder drug" was cyclosporin
opthalmic ointment! The horse, after 3 years, is symptom free! The horse still
is using cyclosporin twice weekly and should continue this for the rest of his
life, but he has his eyes, and his sight! When the drug was first used, the
pupil was completely constricted and he had no sight in the eye, no hope of
sight either. After 2 years of cyclosporin, he was re-evaluated and the pupil
works normally. He has normal sight except for the corneal scarring that
obstructs only the upper outsight corner of his vision area. Consult your vet
regarding this, it may be your answer. Any insights....Heidi?

Leigh Preddy SE