INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE. 77 



unpleasant mark behind, which would lead a 

 perso?i experienced in horses to suspect that 

 the eye haci been diseased, anel might therefore 

 diminish the vahie of the horse. 



A shade, so adapted as to preserve the eye 

 from tat xrritation of dust and light, will be 

 ibiiDu useful. This kind of inhammation 

 generally comes on ratiier suddenly, some- 

 times attackiU;^ only one eve, at otiiers botli 

 are aiiected. As tiiere is no apparent cause ^ 

 for tins sudden attack of intiammation, the 

 groom very commonly attributes it to seeds or 

 dust havmg fallen from the rack into the e^e, 

 and very httie attention is paid to it. ^NOt- 

 withstandmg ttiis neglect, • tiie disease rre- 

 quentiy goes oB^ and in some cases its disap- 

 pearance is nearly as sndaen as its attack ; in 

 a bhort time, however, it again a}>pcars as 

 unexpectedly as at first, and again perhaps 

 Q-oes off. in tins uncertain way it may continue 

 a considerable tnue, tiie eyes sometimes ap- 

 pearing transparent, and free from inflam- 

 mation; at others, watery, inflamed, and 

 opaque on the surface : at length tlie internal 

 parts of the eye are affected, and a cataract 

 produced. 



Jt has been supposed, that the diseases of 



