Presumed clostridial and aerobic bacterial infections of the cornea in twohorses

Clostridial corneal infections are rare in all animals; however, the infreq uency of isolation of Clostridium spp and other anaerobes may be partially attributable to failure to examine corneal tissue specimens by anaerobic ba cterial culture techniques.) Tissue necrosis, caused by corneal trauma and growth of aerobic bacteria, m ay create an environment promoting growth of anaerobic organisms, such as C lostridium sop. Chloramphenicol applied topically to the affected eye, with or without admi nistration of penicillin, appears to be an effective treatment against clos tridial corneal infections in horses.