Eye Laceration in a Horse

Summary

A case study is presented of a Hanoverian filly with a corneo-scleral laceration. The lesion was the result of self-inflicted trauma. Medical treatment was instituted for the first twenty-four hours after the injury. Aggressive surgical treatment was necessary to attempt to save the eye and for the future use of a cosmetic scleral shell.

The owner of the filly decided upon surgical repair of the corneo-scleral laceration and the eventual use of a cosmetic scleral shell. As the filly matures, the shell will need to be enlarged in order to fill the enlarging orbit.

Keywords

Eye laceration - horse

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