Cloudiness in eye? (also in NL)

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Is it possible for eye drops (for an eye infection) to leave a cloudiness or colouring in an eye which doesnt effect sight? Or is this not possible :confused:
 
Bit more info please poppet. What were the drops prescribed for? Was it conjunctivitis, uveitis, what? It's highly unlikely that the drops are responsible for cloudiness - far, far more likely that the original problem has worsened and is causing the cloudiness. You need to act fast. A cloudy cornea is a damaged cornea and if you're not careful this could get a lot worse pdq. Corneal injuries/disease is very hard to heal because the cornea has no blood supply. Are you absolutely sure you haven't accidentally jabbed the horse in the eye with the point of the tube? Your horse needs to see the vet again fast. My horse presented with a cloudy cornea after years of his previous owners not getting his chronic conjunctivitis cleared up properly. 3 weeks after I bought him the cloudiness developed. Didn't respond to standard antibx drops. 1 week later he was rushed to a specialist hospital. Superficial keratitis diagnosed, an auto immune disease. 6 months and £4,000 later, he had to have the eye removed, although complications along the way from being stabbed in his bad eye by one of the tubes meant it wasn't a straightforward case. Act now. You could be saving your horse's sight.
 
Sorry i wasnt very clear in my post. Its not my horse its a horse which im considering buying. Apparently when it was a foal it got an eye infection and the eye drops have left it with a cloudiness in that eye. They got the vet out last week for a different purchaser and according to them the vet says that it doesnt nor wil ever effect its sight but will not pass a 5 stage vetting!! I always thought a cloudiness ment it effected it in some way:confused:
 
Doesn't sound unreasonable - however I would suspect that any residual cloudiness on the cornea is more likely to be the result of the original eye condition rather than caused by drops.
Call me an old cynic, but if you are considering buying this horse, I would strongly recommend that you get your own vet to carry out a pre-purchase examination - better to get a first hand opinion rather than a second hand one.......
Good luck
 
As I said before, and as others have pointed out, it won't be the drops that caused the cloudiness, it will be the original infection that will have damaged the cornea. Cloudy corneas are damaged corneas. And I think your vet hasn't explained it very well. Of course the cloudiness will affect the horse's eyesight! It's doing so as we speak! Any obstruction on the "window" of the eye (the cornea) will affect the sight, even though a) it may not be a big patch of cloudiness and b) the horse will learn to compensate for strange vision in that eye. What s/he probably meant is that the original infection is now long gone and the cloudiness will cause NO FURTHER DAMAGE to the horse's sight. As others have recommended, be critical. What was the original infection all about? Get a comprehensive 5 stage vetting, paying particular attention to BOTH eyes. And take care - if you want the horse for work that requires detailed vision, eg show jumping, he may always be a bit spooky or hesitant coming into a jump on his "dodgy" side. And I'm not sure if it would be classed as a fault in showing classes. Or even if you'd always need a vet certificate to prove the horse was sound. Take care hun x
 
Get it checked. It may be an old corneal scar, from injury not from the drops. But if previous uveitis is possible this can recur.

Get your vet to check it properly. If the horse has already been vetted but not bought - then IME there was a problem. Why would you pay for a vetting get it to pass without problems and then not buy it?

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ImogenBurrows said:
Get it checked. It may be an old corneal scar, from injury not from the drops. But if previous uveitis is possible this can recur.
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Yes, Molly's has recurred twice since her first bout. :( It's a very painful condition and requires prompt treatment when it is active. Molly has an array of masks when needed as light sensitivity causes a lot of pain during an acute episode. I don't believe there is a cure either although herbs and accupressure/accupunture can help along with prompt veterinary treatment.
 
amandap said:
Yes, Molly's has recurred twice since her first bout. :( It's a very painful condition and requires prompt treatment when it is active. Molly has an array of masks when needed as light sensitivity causes a lot of pain during an acute episode. I don't believe there is a cure either although herbs and accupressure/accupunture can help along with prompt veterinary treatment.
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The most important this is managing PAIN in the acute phase....drugs, complementary treatments - hell throw the whole works at them IMO!!:D But they MUST see a vet immediately for eye treatments as an emergency. Don't leave this or it can be an utter disaster. :(

Amaandap's right though - no cure as yet - just good management.

(prob not the problem in this case though!!)
 
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