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Perspective:
My perspective on ERU and its treatment
This procedure involves flushing the vitreous chamber. The aim is to remove harmful inflammatory products and leptospires (spiral-shaped bacteria) from the eye.
At present, the term ERU (Equine Recurrent Uveitis) is used to describe a wide range of different conditions. The operation is effective for painful recurrent internal eye inflammation in horses, which is usually caused by leptospires and is also known as moon blindness and ‘periodic eye inflammation’. In this form, the cause is known, so that, unlike other forms grouped under the term ERU, a cure is possible.
This procedure involves flushing the vitreous chamber. The aim is to remove harmful inflammatory products and leptospires (spiral-shaped bacteria) from the eye.
At present, the term ERU (Equine Recurrent Uveitis) is used to describe a wide range of different conditions. The operation is effective for painful recurrent internal eye inflammation in horses, which is usually caused by leptospires and is also known as moon blindness and ‘periodic eye inflammation’. In this form, the cause is known, so that, unlike other forms grouped under the term ERU, a cure is possible.
This procedure involves flushing the vitreous chamber. The aim is to remove harmful inflammatory products and leptospires (spiral-shaped bacteria) from the eye.
At present, the term ERU (Equine Recurrent Uveitis) is used to describe a wide range of different conditions. The operation is effective for painful recurrent internal eye inflammation in horses, which is usually caused by leptospires and is also known as moon blindness and ‘periodic eye inflammation’. In this form, the cause is known, so that, unlike other forms grouped under the term ERU, a cure is possible.
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& waiver form
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& waiver form
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& waiver form
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& waiver form
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& waiver form
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& waiver form
Day 1
Admission to the clinic, start of preparatory treatment
Day 4
Surgery under general anaesthesia
Day 5 – 9
Aftercare and rest in the clinic
Information sheet
& waiver form
Information sheet
& waiver form
Information sheet
& waiver form
Day 10
Discharge from the clinic, provided that the horse can be kept in a box at its home stable
Day 10 – 14
Aftercare and rest in the box at the home stable or at the clinic –
From day 15 onwards, no further treatment is required.