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Over 50% of horses will have uveitis as a bilateral condition in time. <br><br> | Over 50% of horses will have uveitis as a bilateral condition in time. <br><br> | ||
Traumatic uveitis may have caused the left eye lesion, but unless you actually attended the trauma, medicolegal logic dictates a failed soundness examination. | Traumatic uveitis may have caused the left eye lesion, but unless you actually attended the trauma, medicolegal logic dictates a failed soundness examination. | ||
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During a pre-purchase (soundness) examination of a six-year-old Quarterhorse, the left eye appears normal. However, the right eye appears as in the image.
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| What is this lesion? | Cataract due to prior uveitis and subsequent posterior synechiae.
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| The horse is performing adequately. Do you recommend purchase? | No. Subsequent episodes of uveitis would be likely in the left eye, and very possibly as a future problem in the right eye. Over 50% of horses will have uveitis as a bilateral condition in time. |
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