A new article from Wiley Online Library appeared in the May 2017 issue of Equine Veterinary Education titled Equine recurrent uveitis: A review of clinical assessment and management. You can read this article online with a subscription or by paying to view it at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eve.12548/abstract?campaign=woletoc.
Summary
Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) is a vision-threatening ocular disease that practitioners must be able to identify and manage. Although not every case of acute uveitis will develop into ERU, if 2 or more episodes of uveitis are observed, a diagnosis of ERU can be made. Patient outcomes improve with early diagnosis, appropriate therapy and client education. Recent advances in surgical options and treatment of horses with ERU have improved success in managing this condition. New therapeutic strategies under investigation may further enhance results and reduce the development of complicating factors.
Author
This article was authored by R. A. Allbaugh of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, Iowa.
