78 COMPENDIUM or THE VETKniNAIlY ART. 



a horse's eye are frequently hereditary, or 

 dcpendeij^; on some ' natural defect in the 

 structure. I do not know liow far tliis opinion 

 may be true, but never having; seen a case 

 which seemed to corroborate it, I a.ni not 

 inclined to ^\ye it much credit. It is not verv 

 im2:)r(>bablc, however, that the eyes of some 

 horses may be Jiaturallj/ weak, and more 

 hable to become inflamed when exposed to 

 the exciting causes of inflammation, than such 

 as are originally endued with a proper degree 

 of strength : but it appears to me that where 

 this weakness or aptitude to disease exists, 

 it is more frequently the effect of some injury 

 which this tender and delicate oro;an has 

 sustained, than a defect of nature. When 

 the eye becomes inflamed, it is necessary to 

 inquire into the cause of the inflammation: 

 if it arise from any mechanical iniury, and 

 be not very considerable, there is a probability 

 of its being speedily removed, by means of 

 -the remedies I have pointed out ; but if the 

 inflammation have arisen without any apparent 

 cause, depending perhaps upon plethora, or 

 redundancy of blood in the system, there will 

 be some chance of a radical ^ure, provided 

 the proper remedies are eiuployed sufiiciently 



