Concurrent clinical intraocular findings in horses with depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci.
Abstract: To report concurrent clinical intraocular findings in horses with depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci and to document any correlation with equine recurrent uveitis (ERU). Methods: Records of 131 horses (241 eyes) examined at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching hospital from 2001 to 2010 were reviewed with either clinically normal fundi or depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci in the absence of other fundic pathology. Data collected included patient signalment, concurrent clinical ocular findings and follow-up information. Sex, presence of no other intraocular findings, presence of ERU, presence of cataracts, and presence of vitreal disease were compared between normal and foci groups using chi-squared analysis. Age and length of follow-up time were compared using a student's t-test. Results: Ninety-one horses (167 eyes) with chorioretinal foci and forty horses (74 eyes) with clinically normal ocular fundi were examined. Fifty-eight (64%) horses with chorioretinal foci and 20 (50%) horses with clinically normal fundi had a normal intraocular examination. There was no significant difference in any of the criteria examined between groups. Conclusions: Horses with depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci, in the absence of other fundic pathology, are not more likely to have intraocular disease or ERU than horses with clinically normal ocular fundi. These findings suggest that depigmented punctate fundic foci in horses are not indicative of or associated with ERU.
© 2011 American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
Publication Date: 2011-09-15 PubMed ID: 22050906DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00940.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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This research investigated eye conditions in horses, specifically the presence of depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci, and if it correlates with the horse’s likelihood of contracting equine recurrent uveitis (ERU). The study found that horses with such foci are not more likely to have intraocular disease or ERU than horses without the foci.
Objective and Methods
- The goal of the research was to investigate possible associations between depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci in horses’ eyes and equine recurrent uveitis (ERU), a painful and often recurring eye condition in horses.
- The researchers examined the records of 131 horses at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching hospital over a span of 9 years, categorizing them into “normal” or “foci groups” based on their ocular examination records.
- Various data including patient sex, intraocular findings, occurrence of ERU, presence of caturacts, existance of viteral disease, age, and the duration of the follow-up period were collected and compared between the two groups.
- Chi-squared analysis and student’s t-tests were employed in the statistical evaluation of the collected data.
Results and Findings
- A total of 91 horses showing chorioretinal foci and 40 with clinically normal ocular fundi were found amongst the examined data.
- About 64% of the horses in the foci group showed normal intraocular examination results compared to 50% in the normal group.
- No significant difference was found in any of the examined criteria between the two groups, leading to the conclusion that the presence of depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci did not increase the likelihood of horses developing intraocular diseases or ERU.
Conclusion
- The research concluded that horses with depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci, barring other fundic pathology, are not more prone to developing intraocular disease or ERU than horses with clinically normal ocular fundi.
- The results point to punctate fundic foci in horses as not being indicative of or associated with ERU, expanding the understanding and knowledge of these eye conditions in horses.
Cite This Article
APA
Mathes RL, Burdette EL, Moore PA, Myrna KE.
(2011).
Concurrent clinical intraocular findings in horses with depigmented punctate chorioretinal foci.
Vet Ophthalmol, 15(2), 81-85.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-5224.2011.00940.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. rmathes@uga.edu
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Horse Diseases / pathology
- Horses
- Retinal Diseases / pathology
- Retinal Diseases / veterinary
- Retrospective Studies
- Uveitis / pathology
- Uveitis / veterinary
Citations
This article has been cited 1 times.- Ing ST, Pinard CL, James-Jenks EM, Leis ML. A retrospective survey of equine ocular diseases evaluated at a referral hospital in Ontario (2011 to 2021). Can Vet J 2025 Mar;66(3):308-317.
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