Eye problems can affect all animal species. Eye injuries are especially a problem in camels, as their eyes protrude and they graze on thorny bushes. The three most important conditions affecting the eyes of livestock in Kenya are Pink Eye, Thelazia Eye Worms and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the eye
Different types of eye problems may have different causes such as:
- Insect bites in the eye
- Ticks attached around the eyelid
- Eye worms
- Foreign bodies in the eye
- Injury to the eye, for instance by thorns or herders' sticks
- Infectious diseases such as pink eye or camel pox
- Irritating sap from plants such as Euphorbia candelabrum (Luo: bondo, ojuok / Kikuyu, Meru: mathori / Kamba: ndau / Maasai: olpopongi)
- Snake venom
- Sun-induced cancer
- Catarac
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