Purpose: To describe the optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography changes in dogs with sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS). Methods: Retinal OCT was performed on 10 SARDS dogs and eight control dogs. Tomograms were collected in four quadrants around the optic ...

Purpose: To determine whether pre-operative electroretinography (ERG) predicts postoperative vision in dogs undergoing retinal reattachment surgery (RRS). Methods: This 18-month prospective study recorded signalment, duration, cause, and extent of retinal detachment and pre-operative vision status. ...

In Thailand, five species of Ehrlichia (E. canis, E. chaffeensis, E. equi, E. risticii and Anaplasma platys) have been reported to infect dogs. Although ehrlichial infections can cause ocular disorders, the severity and type of ocular disorder varies between individual infected dogs. The aims of...

Objectives: To describe MRI features of canine retrobulbar inflammation, their association with clinical findings and outcome and to assess the value of MRI in detecting orbital foreign bodies. Materials and methods: Clinical records of dogs with confirmed (23 of 31) and suspected (eight of 31)...

Okayama University-type retinal prosthesis (OUReP^TM) is a photoelectric dye-coupled polyethylene film which generates electric potential in response to light and stimulates nearby neurons. This study aims to test surgical feasibility of subretinal implantation and functional durability of...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the inheritance and phenotype of retinal dysplasia (RD) in the American pit bull terrier. Animals Studied: A breeding colony established from a single female pure-bred American pit bull terrier dog with RD. Procedures: A female pure-bred...

Purpose: To examine a series of 14 cases of canine ocular protothecosis from archived cases from the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW), and compare gross and histologic findings. Methods: Archival records from COPLOW were searched for canine cases of ocular...

Ocular B-mode ultrasonography is one of the noninvasive, rapid diagnostic imaging techniques indicated in canine cataract patients to evaluate the posterior segment of the eye. This study was conducted on twelve eyes of dogs with a history of cataract, which were scanned under topical anesthesia....

This report describes a 10-month-old dog with a sudden loss of vision and severe dyspnoea. The ocular examination revealed bilateral panuveitis, lens subluxation, secondary glaucoma, and retinal detachment. In addition, the ocular ultrasound showed in the vitreous body of the right eye, a small...

Objective: To determine the epidemiology and the clinical presentation of cataracts in a population of dogs in France. Procedures: Records of dogs affected by a cataract presented at the Ophthalmology Unit of Alfort Veterinary School during 2009-2012 were reviewed. The etiology was determined for...