Sentences with phrase «aqueous tear»

Idiopathic canine keratoconjunctivitis sicca (iKCS) is a common condition of the canine eye involving a deficiency in aqueous tear production which is commonly held to have an immune - mediated, as most probably an autoimmune aetiopathogenesis.

Many different things can trigger this shortage of aqueous tears, including age, certain medications and wounding or infection of the tear glands.

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There are three components to the tear film in dogs: a mucous layer, a lipid — or fatty — layer, and a watery, or aqueous layer.

There is often a thick, yellowish, mucoid discharge present as a result of the decrease in the aqueous (watery) component of the tear film.

It is a common eye condition resulting from inadequate production of the aqueous portion of the tear film by the lacrimal gland and / or gland of the third eyelid gland.