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Medical Definition of phthisis bulbi. : wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye (as panophthalmitis)
Laminitis is the condition which always precedes founder. Laminitis is acute and causes inflammation in the foot. Founder is a permanent condition which occurs if laminitis is chronic and causes the coffin bone in the foot to rotate down or drop towards the sole (sinker).Founder is caused by the laminae inside the hoof detaching or stretching resulting in the displacement of the coffin bone.aminitis is the condition which always precedes founder. Laminitis is acute and causes inflammation in the foot. Founder is a permanent condition which occurs if laminitis is chronic and causes the coffin bone in the foot to rotate down or drop towards the sole (sinker).