Eye injuries and diseases in falcons

Cause: Knocks during hunting, foreign bodies, infection, pox · Type: injury / ophthalmic

Other names: Struck eye، White of the eye

Symptoms

• Closing the eye
• Tears
• Corneal opacity
• Poor target strike

Diagnosis

Specialised eye examination.

Treatment

As the vet directs (drops/ointments).

Prevention

Periodic eye examination for hunting falcons.

Season

Hunting season

Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.