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Review
. 2004 Aug;20(2):285-99.
doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2004.04.013.

Equine ocular anatomy and ophthalmic examination

Susan M Carastro  1
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Review

Equine ocular anatomy and ophthalmic examination

Susan M Carastro. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

This article is intended to provide the practitioner with a succinct but complete source regarding equine orbital and ocular anatomy,instrumentation available for ophthalmic examination, a methodical examination technique, sedation and regional nerve blocks, and diagnostic procedures involving the eye. Such knowledge of orbital and ocular anatomy is essential to allow recognition of normal,normal variations, or an abnormality of the equine eye and orbit.

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