Management of Ocular Setaria in Horses: A Review of 16 Cases

Sixteen cases of horse presented with the worm in the anterior chamber of eyes were managed surgically in xylazine sedated standing horses using either blade incision (n=14) or needle paracentesis (n=2), near limbus.Vision was completely restored in all the cases with complete resolution of symptoms like corneal opacity, corneal oedema and epiphora within 25-30 days, post operatively. HIGHLIGHTSm Sixteen horse of either sex presented to the clinic with the chief complaints like worm in the eye, whiteness in the eye or epiphora were taken as the subject of the study.m The cases were successfully managed with surgical removal of the eye worm from the anterior chamber followed by complete restoration of the vision of the affected horses.