Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
White spots and red eyes in a young Cocker Spaniel dog
By Monica Ragusa et al.·Published in Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche·2017·Università di Messina, Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, IT·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Corneal dystrophy in a cocker spaniel dog: a case report
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old female Cocker Spaniel was brought in for evaluation of white spots on her eyes and redness. After a thorough eye exam, the vet diagnosed her with corneal stromal dystrophy, a condition that causes cloudy spots on the cornea but isn't linked to any other health issues. Since the dog was otherwise healthy and her vision wasn't affected, no treatment was needed. This condition is not progressive, meaning it won't get worse over time.
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Abstract
A 1-year-old female Cocker Spaniel dog was examined at the ophthalmology service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital - University of Messina (Italy) for evaluation of symmetrical white spots in both corneas and “red eyes”. Dog was clinically healthy, haematological and biochemical examination were unremarkable, Leishmania PCR was negative. After a complete ophthalmic examination, the clinical diagnosis was corneal stromal dystrophy with uveitis-induced. In dogs, corneal stromal dystrophy is a primary, inherited, bilateral opacity of the corneanot associated with ocular inflammation or systemic disease. Detailed description of corneal dystrophy are available only for few breeds. This lesion is not progressive and treatment is not usually recommended unless vision is impaired or the deposits become irritating.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.6092/1828-6550/APMB.105.2.2017.A7