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Ophthalmic Lesions in Equine Neonates Presenting to a Referral Hospital for Evaluation of Non-Ophthalmic Disease

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A.L. Labelle, C.B. Breaux, M.K...

In: AAEP Annual Convention - Las Vegas, 2009 by American Association of Equine Practitioners
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DEC 09, 2009
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1. Introduction
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ophthalmic lesions in equine neonates (<4 wk of age) presenting to a referral hospital for non-ophthalmic disease.

2. Materials and Methods
All equine neonates <4 wk of age presenting to the Equine Medicine and Surgery service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital were eligible for inclusion in the study. A complete ophthalmic examination including slit lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, Schirmer tear test, fluorescein staining, and intraocular pressure measurement with a rebound tonometer was performed on each patient. A total of 50 foals were eligible for inclusion. [...]

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Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (Labelle, Hamor, Zarfoss), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61802, USA; WestVet Emergency and Specialty Center, 5019 N. Sawyer Avenue, Garden City, ID 83714, USA (Breaux)

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