title: Ocular Pathology.
abstract: Although not comprehensive of all ocular conditions in the equine species, this article concentrates on various ophthalmic conditions observed in the horse where laboratory diagnostics are recommended. The importance of laboratory diagnostic testing cannot be underestimated with equine ophthalmic disease. In many cases, laboratory diagnostics can aid in obtaining an early diagnosis and determining appropriate therapy, which in turn, can provide a better prognosis. In unfortunate cases where ocular disease results in a blind, painful eye necessitating enucleation, light microscopic evaluation is imperative to determine or confirm the cause of the blindness and provide a prognosis for the contralateral eye.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada. Electronic address: Bianca.bauer@usask.ca.
authors.forename: Bianca S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses
keywords: Equine ophthalmic disease; Ocular diagnostic tests; Ocular disease; Ocular pathology