Other eye conditions do exist in the breed, although there isn't space to discuss these it is important to know they may put in an appearance.
Not exact matches
A simple vision, such as a basic screening that is
done at school,
does not look for
other eye or perceptive
conditions.
Doctors often treat the
condition by patching the good
eye and forcing the brain to rely on the
other eye, but the treatment risks damaging vision in the good
eye, and if it doesn't succeed or occur early enough in a child's visual development, the vision loss in the impaired
eye can be permanent.
«You need to make sure your cornea is uniform, you don't have severe dry
eye or
other eye conditions, and your prescription is stable,» explains Dr. Abel.
Not only
do they protect your
eyes from UV damage, but they can shield your
eyes from the glare of the sun, wind, dust, and
other environmental
conditions that can encourage puffy
eyes.
This
condition can be easily confused with
other eye conditions, such as allergies, unless the appropriate diagnostic tests are
done.
Conjunctivitis is very contagious, and you don't want to spread it from one
eye to the next or make the
condition worse if one
eye is healing faster than the
other.
Your veterinarian may
do some tests to make sure there is not an injury to the surface of the
eye (such as a corneal ulcer) or
other condition that mimics conjunctivitis.
Some
eye disorders are able to be detected at relatively young ages, while
other conditions do not generally appear until a dog is several years old.
It doesn't matter what someone thinks about the hybrid vigour argument, if the puppy comes from parents who aren't registered and haven't been tested for genetic diseases or
conditions, with minimal nutrition, the chance of that puppy being free of hip or
eye or
other issues is going to drop.