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ERU-equine recurrent uveitis.?

my horse was being transported when he was just a foal, and his past owners had tied a rope around his neck and knocked him out, not once, but twice. i was reading in Equus magazine an article. my horse is believed to have “moon blindness”. he has a LOT of trouble seeing at night. we spoke to his vet, and he believes that my colt may have cataracts. in Equus they state that Appaloosa’s have a more persistent uveitis. they say its not as painful, and it doesnt inflame as much. also, there is less tearing.. all of these symptoms explain my horses symptoms. is there a possibility that my colt has ERU?

ERU (moon blindness) is a medical condition that can be treated, whereas night blindness in Appaloosas is a genetic condition that isn’t painful.
Your vet can diagnose ERU or cataracts or a scratched cornea, but night blindness does not cause any outward symptoms and most horses adjust to the condition so that it may barely be noticeable. There is a current theory that night blindness is only found in homozygous Appaloosas.
I don’t see how transport as a foal, or tying him up would cause an eye problem unless it caused an injury.

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