Abstracts: 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium, Lucerne, Switzerland June 19‐21, 2025

Purpose.Topical treatment in a horse can be challenging.The objective of this study was to determine whether housing circumstances influence the implementation of treatment by medical laymen.Methods.Online survey among horse owners over 19 months (10/2022-04/2024).Analysis of the feasibility of the therapy (handling, frequency, interval between medications, duration and success, graded at least 2 of a 5-point scale) and the involvement of assisting persons (3-point scale) in regard of the housing type.Results.243/377 participants treated a horse with ocular disease (eyelid injury, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, glaucoma).The majority of treatments (60.1%) were done entirely at home (n = 146 horses).73/146 of the owners had always support (3/3 grades) and 36/146 had support sometimes (2/3 grades).68/146 horses were kept in boxes and fields (BF), 64/146 in open barns (OB), 8/146 in box housing (BH) and 6/146 in active barns (AB).In BF the handling was possible in 92.7% of cases, frequency was feasible in 91.2%, the interval between medication was kept in 86.8%, duration was met in 98.5%, support was available in 54.4% and success achieved in 76.5%.In OB the handling was possible in 92.2% of cases, frequency was feasible in 95.3%, the interval between medication was kept in 90.6%, duration was met in 98.4%, support was available in 40.6%, and success achieved in 75.0%.Due to small numbers results for BH and AB were not further analyzed.Conclusions.Horse owners can ensure good therapies of their patients.Conflict of Interest.None.