Taghipour Bazargani Taghipour Bazargani - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
S.H Moaddab - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
A Raoofi - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
M Masoudifard - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and type of ophthalmic diseases among horse populations in the suburbian riding clubs ofTehran. Ophthalmologic examinations were performed in 901 horses and horses that had ocular defects, 103 ocular abnormalities were detected. Ofthose horses affected, 65% showed abnormalities in one eye and 35% had abnormalities in both eyes. Various sequelae to ocular trauma and periodicophthalmia were the most common and recognizable causes, which comprised25%and15%of horses with ocular defects, respectively.

Eye; ocular lesions; horse; riding clubs