Sentences with phrase «keratitis sicca»
Dogs with protruding eyes, such as the Chihuahua, are prone to ulceration or irritation of the eye such as ulcerative keratitis; keratitis sicca (dry eye — deficiency of tear production); corneal disease as a result of inadequate blinking (due to large distance between upper an lower lids).
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Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS or dry eye) is a common problem of dogs which typically causes conjunctival inflammation, keratitis associated with vessel infiltration, fibrosis and pigment deposition within the cornea, discomfort, and a mucoid discharge.
Breed health concerns may include progressive retinal atrophy, pyloric stenosis, sebaceous gland tumors, keratocanthoma, hydrocephalus, intervertebral disc disease, entropion (usually lower lids), distichiasis, ectopic cilia, caruncular trichiasis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca («dry eye»), prolapse of the gland of the nictitating membrane («cherry eye»), refractory corneal ulceration and pigmentary keratitis and urolithiasis (calcium oxalate, struvite, silica).
Optimmune (cyclosporine0.2 %) Ophthalmic Ointment For Dogs is indicated for management of chronic dry eye or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and chronic superficial keratitis (CSK).