40 ON THE EYE. | 

 Young animals arc more disposed to local | 

 inflammation than old ones, from the blood i 

 vessels not having acquired the habit of suffi- 

 ciently resisting the increased force of the circu- { 

 lation; hence horses are more subject to diseased ; 

 eyes before their sixth year than afterwards. * 



The mode of treatment here recommended I 



will, in general, remove the inflammation, but i 



will not prevent its return, except proper at- j 



tention is paid to the management of the ani- j 



mal. It is certain that this disease arises most '■ 



frequendy amongst horses which are highly fed, : 



and not sufficiently exercised, and, in proof of j 



this fact, many instances occur where horses ' 

 have recovered perfect sight and retained it, in 



consequence of regular labour in a mail coach ■ 



or post chaise. i 



There is another description of imperfect i 



eyes, commonly called Moon Eyes or Buck I 



Eyes. This term originated probably from some ! 



peculiar \ 



