One of my hens eyes is messed up

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I’m curious if anybody has ever seen something like this? My RIR hens eye changed and no longer has the pupil. It looks like the iris just shrunk in on itself. There were no injuries to the eye, nor any weeping or discharge. The other eye is normal and I can tell she can’t see out of the one side because she’s always looking with the normal eye. She has also stopped laying eggs, which is disappointing because she was such a good layer.
 

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I’m curious if anybody has ever seen something like this? My RIR hens eye changed and no longer has the pupil. It looks like the iris just shrunk in on itself. There were no injuries to the eye, nor any weeping or discharge. The other eye is normal and I can tell she can’t see out of the one side because she’s always looking with the normal eye. She has also stopped laying eggs, which is disappointing because she was such a good layer.
What she vaccinated against Marek's? That looks very much like ocular Marek's.
 
What she vaccinated against Marek's? That looks very much like ocular Marek's.
I’m almost certain she was not vaccinated for Marek’s. I adopted this hen about two years ago from somebody moving. I actually thought I was somewhat educated about the disease, but I did not realize it could present in the eyes.
 

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