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Discussion on Ectopic eyelash as a cause of eye irritation in 7 horses
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jun 27, 2005 - 11:23 am:
Ectopic means it is growing where it is not suppose to and cilium is a fancy name for a eyelash: the rest is pretty self explanatory:
Vet Ophthalmol. 2005 May-Jun;8(3):199-202.
Ectopic cilium in seven horses.
Hurn S, Turner A, Mc Cowan C.
Melbourne Veterinary Referral Center, Veterinary Clinical Center, Victoria, Australia.
Ectopic cilium was diagnosed by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and treated surgically by transconjunctival excision in seven adult horses. All cases presented with a common history of blepharospasm, ocular discharge and keratitis. Ophthalmic examination revealed a single translucent cilium in the upper eyelid palpebral conjunctiva, emerging approximately 5 mm from the eyelid margin. Corneal ulceration was not observed in any horse. Most horses responded well to transconjunctival surgical excision. There was recurrence of ectopic cilium 6 weeks postoperatively in one horse. Histopathologic examination was performed in two cases and confirmed the diagnosis of ectopic cilium in one horse. This is the first publication of ectopic cilia in horses and emphasizes their importance as etiology for epiphora, blepharospasm and keratitis.
DrO
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