author(s)
CM Bhadesiya, VA Patel, PJ Gajjar, MJ Anikar, YJ Chaudhary, DV Patel, AK Prajapati, TP Patel and GR Chaudhary

abstract
The veterinary healthcare aspects of the Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja) have not been studied extensively in India. This snake suffers from a wide variety of diseases; however, a well-established systemic classification of healthcare issues is not available in India. Out of all systemic disorders, ophthalmic affections have been documented as a frequent healthcare issue observed in snakes throughout the world. Snakes do not have mobile eyelids, but spectacles protect the cornea. The present paper describes successful management of retained spectacles, bilateral subspectacular abscessation and infectious stomatitis in an Indian spectacled cobra brought to Postgraduate Institute of Veterinary Education & Research (PGIVER), Kamdhenu University, Rajpur (Nava), Himmatnagar, Gujarat. An effort has been made utilizing available resources to create a disquisition on ophthalmic diseases in snakes which will enable veterinary practitioners to adopt similar therapeutic approaches in future.