Sentences with phrase «early ocular disease»

While early ocular disease and minor conditions can be managed appropriately in the care of your pet's primary care veterinarian, more serious conditions like blindness, glaucoma or ocular tumors may need the expertise of a veterinary ophthalmologist.

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«The study results are a wake - up call for both ophthalmologists and those in the Latino community to avoid a quality of life decline due to ocular conditions, especially in earlier stages of eye diseases such as AMD,» said Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Roski Eye Institute.

Benefits: The results of this work may help to lower the incidence of this ocular disease in Appaloosas and other breeds, help breeders to make informed mating decisions, and be utilized by veterinarians to predict risk of developing disease for earlier diagnosis and treatment.

The ocular disorders were lens luxation and early onset cataracts (those that appear at age 6 or earlier)[28] and orthopedic disorders were elbow dysplasia, hip dysplasia, intervertebral disk disease (IVDD), patellar luxation, and ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (RACL).

During the complete ocular exam, the veterinary specialists will look for problems including: redness, squinting, cloudy corneas, retinal disease, early cataracts and other serious abnormalities.

These will help rule out common diseases that senior pets are prone to (such as dental disease, underlying metabolic diseases like kidney and liver disease, endocrine diseases such as diabetes or thyroid, heart disease, arthritis, ocular diseases, dementia, and even cancer are all more common in senior dogs and cats, and can be detected early by your veterinarian.