Implants for moonblindness

[CrazyDaisy]

Has anyone heard of this? It is suppose to correct blindness from what my vet said but I guess it is rare and very costly ($5000 per eye.) I would love to learn what to expect and if there are dangers or drawbacks? Vet said she is completely blind in both eyes even though I swear she can see shadows sometimes out of the left eye. :(

[Stella2]

I have always heard that there is no cure for Uveitis (moonblindness) when it becomes an established condition. I guess this must be a new treatment.

Good luck with your horse. Its a horrible condition.

[LMS]

I read about this treatment in an Equus magazine this summer. I'll see if I can find it, scan it & send it to you.
The implants give a slow release of meds. Supposedly it's pretty impressive.

LMS

[CrazyDaisy]

Yeah that would be great if you can find the article. Thanks for looking. The treatment is suppose to be new and not done in very many vets. I would need to haul her to a hospital in CO. I have read alot on the disease and some articles say it is painful others say otherwise. Her eyes don't water unless it get really really windy and in that case I put her fly mask on. She has gotten along really well with the disease as far a walking in her stall and pasture she also rides better then most sighted horses.

[LMS]

Sounds like she has lots of confidence in you, you're lucky.
What was the cause of her uveitis?

LMS
PS I'll look for the article today & pm you tomorrow. (Haven't had a chance yet, sorry. But it gave names that you could probably contact. It was a really good article)