OCULAR medicine

Results in glaucoma

Progressive retinal atrophy should be screened for in puppies of (list all that apply):

Clinical signs include defective night vision, slowly progressive loss of ay vision and cataract formation

With entropion, the eyelids would tend to:

An abscess of the meibomian gland is called a:

“Cherry eye” (benign hyperplasia) occurs only in the dog.

Normal intraocular pressure (IOP) in the dog and cat is:

Acute glaucoma with pressures greater than 60 mm Hg can result in blindness:

Which types of cells within the cornea accumulate in chronic superficial keratitis (pannus)?

Lenticular sclerosis must be differentiated from what other lens dysfunction?

What medication is used to increase tear production in the disease known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)?

What is the most common cause of bilateral conjunctivitis in young kittens?

Compression of lens fibers with age results in the gray cloudiness seen in older animals’ eyes. This aging change is known as:

Canine conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the conjunctiva, is rarely a primary disease process

A young kitten presents to the clinic with chemosis, hyperemia, ocular discharge, and presence of other signs of upper respiratory tract disease, what do you suspect

Prevent irritation of the conjunctiva in dogs by not allowing them to ride in cars with their heads out of the windows.

An overflow of tears

Because brachycephalic dogs and cats have small globes in deep orbits, tears spill out onto the face causing epiphora

Treatment of choice for animals with entropion of ectropion

Young dog presents with chronic watering of the eye and wet facial hair in the medial canthus, the doctor says the patient is exhibiting

A white patient presents with epiphora, there is a red stain on the hair, it is blood, and you should be concerned

An abscess of the sebaceous gland is called

Defined as swelling of the eyelids

A dog presents to the clinic with swelling at the lid margin, periocular pruritus, periocular alopecia, and rubbing of the eyes What do you suspect

Entropion is common in dogs but less common in cats.

The cause of acquired nonspastic entropion is usually surgical or traumatic, resulting in scarring of the lid with contraction

Ectropion is a natural breed characteristic in

It assists in spreading the precorneal tear film and covers the eye to protectit from injury. It also produces about 50% of the lacrimal fluid.

A 1y7m dog presents to the clinic with reddened enlargement of tissue in the medial canthus of the eye, mild irritation, epiphora, and presence of conjunctival irritation

Basset hound presents with ocular pain, conjunctival and episcleral injection (vascular congestion), diffuse corneal edema, dilated pupil unresponsive or sluggish to light, animal is not blind on presentation

Chow chow presents with buphthalmus (enlarged globe), corneal striae, optic disc cupping, pain and blindness

A full-thickness loss of corneal epithelium that exposes the underlying stroma.

Patient presents with pain, epiphora, blepharospasm,, and conjunctival hyperemia What do you suspect

Distichiasis (hairs from the meibomian glands on the inner lid surface), ectopic cilia, and trichiasis (normal hairs that rub on the cornea) are frequent causes of ulcers in some breeds

Medications containing cortisone will help ulcers heal faster

No cure exists for pannus. Treatment to maintain regression of the lesion is lifelong.

7y/o neutered male dog presents to the clinic with tenacious mucoid ocular discharge on lid margins and in the medial canthus. There is blepharospasm, crusty nares, and history shows recurrent conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, and keratitis. The cornea and the conjunctiva appear dull, dry and irregular. What do you suspect

Can be defined as an opacity of the lens sufficient to cause a reduction in visual function

Causative factors of anterior uveitis

Patient presents to clinic with epiphora, blepharospasm, photophobia, presence of vision defects, corneal edema, chemosis of the conjunctiva, scleral injection, prolapsed third eyelid, and pain

The term used to describe a group of hereditary retinal disorders seen in many breeds of dogs

Progressive retinal atrophy is an inherited disease