Surgical Removal of Eye Worm in a Horse Bharti B.*, Patidar Anand1 Veterinary Hospital, Majhgawan, Satna-485331, Madhya Pradesh 1Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Hospital, Ringnod, Dhar *Veterinary Officer and Corresponding author: E-mail: brihaspati.vet@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017. Abstract A horse was presented with history of varying degree of corneal opacity, epiphora, blepharospasm and ocular discomfort. Ocular examination of affected right eye revealed presence of eye worm moving in anterior chamber. Menace reflex for vision were positive. Eye worm was surgically removed under sedation with a small stab incision given 4o clock position at limbus. The worm was expelled out along with a flow of aqueous humour. After removal of eye worm, post-operatively topical application of Gentamicin and Diclofenac eye drop was administered. Complete recovery and clearance of the corneal opacity took three weeks. Top Keywords Corneal opacity, horse, eye, eye worm. Top |