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Recorded data included affected eye, signalment, clinical symptoms, season of diagnosis, treatment protocols, complications and corneal healing rate.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results Sixty-three eyes were diagnosed with a NHCU. Follow-up information was available for 48\/63 eyes. For those treated medically mean corneal healing time was 15.7 days (\u00b1 SD 12.0). Medical treatment included topical antibiotics, antimycotics, cycloplegics, and systemic anti-inflammatory drugs. Twelve eyes received treatment with a poly-carboxymethylglucose-sulfate regenerating agent (Cacicol\u00ae; Thea Pharma GmbH, Wien, Austria). Other common additional treatments included debridement with an iodine drenched cotton tip (48 eyes; 76.2 %) and diamond burr debridement (30 eyes; 47.6 %). A bandage contact lens (BCL) was used for 10 eyes. Each eye received at least one additional treatment, although none of them led to a statistically significant alteration in healing time. Only usage of a BCL significantly increased healing time when compared to not using a BCL (p = 0.035). When all treatments failed, superficial keratectomy with placement of a conjunctival flap was performed. Secondary complications included stromal cellular infiltration, keratomycosis, keratomalacia, and corneal abscess formation.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusions Results correlated with those previously described and thus demonstrated the difficulty and complexity of this disease. Further research is needed to determine an optimal treatment protocol for non-healing ulcers in horses.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Clinical relevance Since NHCUs are a commonly encountered problem in equine practice a reliable treatment protocol is required. This study reflects the problems with those ulcers and provides several protocols for possible treatments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1124-2953","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,23]],"date-time":"2020-04-23T22:38:53Z","timestamp":1587681533000},"page":"92-97","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Equine non-healing corneal ulcers: a retrospective evaluation of 57 cases (2001\u20132017)"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Vera J. 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