1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Hebbal
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Hebbal
*Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai-600007, Hebbal and Corresponding author: E-mail: drsoundarpara@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017.
A thoroughbred male horse was examined with history of impaired vision and severe lacrimation from left eye. Clinical signs such as conjunctivitis, photophobia, corneal opacity and epiphora were evident along with erratic migration of a worm. The worm was recovered by needle insertion technique without aspiration and surgical method. The collected worm was identified as Setaria digitaita. Complete healing of cornea was observed in a weeks period.
Corneal opacity, horse, nematode, Setaria digitata
