Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU / Moon Blindness / Periodic Ophthalmia)

Veterinary care required

This condition belongs in veterinary diagnosis and treatment. Compounds are at most supportive.

Priority · vet & management

An acute flare needs urgent veterinary/ophthalmological clarification and treatment (e.g. anti-inflammatory and pupil-dilating medication, possibly specialised procedures) — the goal is to contain the flares and preserve vision. Self-medication on the eye is taboo.

Possible causes

• · immune-mediated (autoimmune) reaction in the uvea
• · discussed involvement of leptospira antigens
• · genetic predisposition (Appaloosa, warmblood breeds)
• · previous eye inflammation or injury as a trigger

Supportive compounds · supplementary feed, not medication

Prevention

Flare-ups cannot be reliably prevented; decisive are early work-up of any eye irritation and close ophthalmological monitoring in affected horses.

Equiterna's take

Equiterna keeps ERU strictly ophthalmological — supplements cannot replace the treatment of a flare-up; every acute flare belongs immediately in specialist hands.