Virginia~ Yes, that would be OK. I have specialized in veterinary ophthalmology for 3 years now. If the sclera is injected (the blood vessels are prominent and angry-looking) you need to call a veterinarian. I would suspect more than anything else there was some debris stuck under one of the lids...although photophobia is indeed a sign of uveitis, it is also a common sign of virtually anything wrong with the eye. Fungal infections of the cornea, corneal ulcerations, etc are all very very common to our equine friends. Can you take a picture today?
Mary Dudley, LVT
