Mississippi State Vets Devise Standing Eye Removal Technique

The procedure is designed to minimize surgical stress and complications associated with enucleations.
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When Henry Wilson of Columbus, Mississippi, noticed the eye of his beloved horse, Tender, was changing color, he knew something was wrong and did not waste any time getting her to a veterinarian.

“Tender has ridden in a lot of shows and parades and, of course, relies a lot on her good vision,” Wilson said. “In addition to the eye discoloration, she was squinting a lot, and there was discharge around one of her eyes.”

Recognizing that Tender had a serious eye issue, the local veterinarian referred Wilson to the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM), where veterinarians diagnosed her with chronic uveitis, an inflammatory disease that causes eye tissue swelling and often leads to blindness.

“Uveitis can be painful, and in the short-term, we can treat the condition with pain and anti-inflammatory medications,” said Caroline Betbeze, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at the MSU CVM. “We were able to manage Tender’s pain with medications, but Tender’s eye was irreversibly blind, and, in those cases, long-term relief is often achieved through removing the affected eye. And that’s what we recommended for Tender

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