Corneal Opacity Due to Trypanosomosis in Buffaloes-Need of Topical Medication

摘要

During the four years duration of study on animal trypanosomosis, corneal opacity was a frequent complaint in buffaloes with Trypanosoma evansi infection. Other signs recorded during infection were anorexia, irregular pyrexia, drastic change in milk yield and bilateral ocular discharges. Treatment of Trypanosoma evansi itself is sufficient for the management of corneal opacity developed in acute stages of diseases. But, corneal opacity during the chronicity of the infection requires topical ocular medication. During the course of chronic infection, vision of the eye might be impaired due to the cloudiness of cornea by accumulation of the granular deposits within the aqueous humour.