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Corneal ulcers in cats can be caused by trauma, detergent burns, infections, and other eye diseases. One common cause not seen in dogs is infection with feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1). FHV-1 causes ulceration by direct infection of the epithelial cells. Lesions appear as round or dendritic (branching) ulcers.
Anterior uveitis (iridocyclitis) is the most common, with the incidence of uveitis overall affecting approximately 1:4500, most commonly those between the ages of 20–60. Symptoms include eye pain, eye redness, floaters and blurred vision, and ophthalmic examination may show dilated ciliary blood vessels and the presence of cells in the ...
It is a common condition in dogs. It can be caused by abnormal development of the drainage angle of the eye, lens luxation, uveitis, or cancer. Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, and Basset Hounds are predisposed. [71] Ocular melanosis (OM) is a disease of the eye which in dogs is almost found exclusively in the Cairn Terrier. The disease is caused by ...
Glaucoma in dogs is a painful condition caused by high pressure within the eye. Two types of glaucoma can affect our canine companions: primary and secondary. Glaucoma can lead to blindness if it ...
[18] [19] This disease has been observed in dogs in Africa and the United States, and in foxes in Scandinavia. In cats, the main cause of Encephalitozoonosis is eye infections, specifically phacoclastic uveitis, focal clouding of the lens, and anterior uveitis, with the mouse strain (type II) being the most likely trigger. [20]
Ectopia lentis - Disease in dogs and cats. Equine recurrent uveitis; Eye proptosis - Disease in dogs and cats, could use some info on hamsters. Florida keratopathy - Disease in dogs and cats. Stub. Imperforate lacrimal punctum - Disease in dogs, missing disease in cattle and sheep. Short stub. Iris cyst - Disease in dogs. Stub. Ocular melanosis ...
Superficial presentations of CNV are usually associated with contact lens wear, while deep presentations may be caused by chronic inflammatory and anterior segment ocular diseases. [ 4 ] Corneal neovascularization has become more common worldwide with an estimated incidence rate of 1.4 million cases per year, according to a 1998 study by the ...
Because uveitic glaucoma is a progressive stage of anterior non infectious uveitis, uveitic glaucoma involves signs and symptoms of both glaucoma and uveitis.. Patients with acute non infectious anterior uveitis may experience the following symptoms: pain, blurry vision, headache, photophobia (discomfort or pain due to light exposure), or the observance of haloes around lights.