"Equine recurrent uveitis has been an interest of mine for as long as I've been an ophthalmologist," began Brian C. Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO ... Classic, or anterior, ...

The first equine uveal disorders many horse owners think of are uveitis and equine recurrent uveitis. ... diffuse corneal edema, aqueous flare, and anterior chamber masses, he said.

Research In Action: Early Research Shows Promise For Treatment Of Equine Chronic Uveitis Flares originally appeared on Paulick Report.. If you’ve spent time in a boarding stable with a diverse ...

Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed 2+ cells, indicating active anterior uveitis (0 cells = normal, 0.5–4+ cells = abnormal scale), and laser-flare photometry measured 88 photons/ms in both eyes ...

Uveitis is a leading cause of blindness in horses and in humans. It is responsible for about 10% of blindness and visual handicap in the U.S., which accounts for about 30,000 new cases of ...

An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions associated with the inflammation of the eye's iris, also known as anterior uveitis.

Researchers analyzed 2763 eyes of 2092 patients with acute anterior uveitis (mean age, 46.1 years; 45% women) who presented to a major tertiary ophthalmic clinical center in New Zealand between ...

Uveitis is a serious and sometimes painful eye condition that shouldn't be ignored. It's caused by inflammation in the uvea, a layer of tissue just inside the outer white part of your eye.

SOCS was given to 15 uveitis patients of Plummer’s. Initially, Plummer was cautious and required the study horses to be in the hospital so she could closely monitor for any negative side effects.

A study explored an eye drop treatment for equine recurrent autoimmune uveitis, a leading cause of blindness in horses and humans. The treatment uses a SOCS1-KIR mimetic peptide to reduce ...