What Causes Blindness in Horses

Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU) is an immune-mediated inflammatory condition of the eye and is the most common cause of blindness in horses. It may affect one or both eyes. You may have heard other names for this disease, such as Moon Blindness, Iridocyclitis, and Periodic Ophthalmia.

Can a horse recover from blindness?

Recovery of Moon Blindness in Horses This condition is progressive, as is the eye damage. The veterinarian will need to take action and do the best he can with aggressive methods of treatment. Recovery depends on your horse and the severity of his moon blindness.

What do you do if your horse is blind?

You can move your blind horse to a corral until you replace the old fence. If that’s not possible, you can greatly reduce the chances of your blind horse getting hurt by making sure there are no other horses or animals in the pasture that could cause him to flee.