title: Congenital ocular anomalies.
abstract: This discussion provides an idea of the diversity and relative prevalence of certain congenital ocular conditions of horses. Many are not difficult to diagnose, yet curative treatment may be impossible. When dealing with owners of horses affected with unusual anomalies, responsible client service requires veterinarians to provide accurate information and to know where answers to unusual questions can be found. Again, most veterinarians never encounter all of the diverse congenital defects. As a result, the horse owner frequently receives misinformation. Hopefully, this brief coverage of congenital ocular anomalies will provide useful information and assist in appropriate communication to concerned parties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000662:veterinary*; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000662:veterinary*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000002:abnormalities; D009755:Night Blindness / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary