8: Equine eye Flashcards
1
Q
What kind of fundus to horses have?
A
Paurangiotic (blood vessels only near optic nerve)
2
Q
What provides the blood supply for the rest of the fundus?
A
Stars of Winslow
3
Q
What is an easier way to give drops in horses?
A
Transpalpebral lavage, or put cannula up NL duct
4
Q
What are butterfly lesions in the fundus possibly associated with?
A
EHV
5
Q
What can it be difficult to see in the horse eye?
A
Ventral fundus and optic nerve
6
Q
What can optic neuropathies be assocaited with in horses?
A
Blood loss or inflammation
7
Q
What can cause optic nerve atrophy in horses?
A
Retinitis or head trauma
