Hypopyon

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VeDDRA Code: 419

16 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

16
Total Reports
2
Deaths
1250.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Cattle 6
Cat 5
Dog 3
Horse 2

Breeds Most Affected

Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 4
Domestic Shorthair 3
Cattle (other) 2
Pinscher - Miniature 1
Paint 1
Retriever (unspecified) 1
Siberian 1
Quarter Horse 1
Spaniel - King Charles Cavalier 1
Domestic Mediumhair 1

Associated Drugs

Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 5
Robenacoxib 3
Buprenorphine 2
Hyaluronate Sodium 1
Amoxicillin Trihydrate; Clavulanate Potassium ( K-Clavulanate) 1
Triple Antibiotic 1
Insulin 1
Phenobarbital 1
Gentamicin Sulfate 1
Diphenhydramine Hcl 1
Ofloxacin 1
Anesthetic 1
Saline 1
Prednisone 1
Dorzolamide Hcl 1
Diclofenac 1
Tramadol 1
Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 1
Phenylbutazone 1
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 16
Reports with fatal outcome 2
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 1250.0%
Species observed 4
Breeds observed 10
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 419.

Hypopyon Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 16 adverse event reports that reference Hypopyon as a reaction term, including 2 reports with a death outcome — a 1250.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 419, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Hypopyon appears most frequently in reports for Cattle (6 reports), Cat (5 reports), Dog (3 reports) — with Cattle dominating at 6 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein (4), Domestic Shorthair (3), Cattle (other) (2). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Hypopyon are Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (5 reports), Robenacoxib (3 reports), Buprenorphine (2 reports), Hyaluronate Sodium (1 reports), with Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid appearing alongside this reaction in 5 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial