Sentences with phrase «eyelid entropion»

Health issues for the Chow Chow may include eyelid entropion, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, allergies, and thyroid function.

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Entropion is an eye condition in which all or part of the edge of the eyelid (s) «roll / turn» inwards.

Older ones may be prone to cataracts and entropion (inward - turning eyelids).

It differs from entropian in that it is a condition in which extra eyelashes (termed distichiae) grow out from the inner margin of the eyelid whereas entropion results from an inward roll of the eyelid that causes eye irritation from normal eyelashes.

In - growing eyelids Also known as entropion, with this condition, your dog's eyelids will actually grow or roll inwards, rubbing up against the cornea and causing damage and discomfort.

Treatment of entropion and ectropion depends on the cause and the age of the animal, but generally the goal is correcting the inversion or eversion to allow the eyelids to lie flat against the globe.

Dr. Wisnewski does a high number of eye surgeries including cherry eye, entropion, ectropian, eyelid corrections, temporary tacking sutures, conjunctival and corneal surgeries and enucleations.

Surgery is utilized to correct inherited or acquired conformational abnormalities such as entropion, macroblepharon (excessive eyelid length), ectropion or eyelid agenesis, to remove tumors of the eyelids, or to treat distichiae and ectopic cilia.

Other forms of entropion are spastic entropion, which occurs secondary to ocular pain, and cicatricial entropion, a result of eyelid scarring.

Contact between eyelid hairs and the cornea is painful and leads to more squinting and globe retraction, which makes the entropion worse.

Eyelid tacking is used extensively in puppies with conformational entropion.

When entropion occurs in young animals, eyelid tacking is used to temporarily evert (turn out) the eyelids.

They sometimes have issues with their eyelids, manifesting in conditions such as Distichiasis, which gives the dog an extra row of eyelashes and Entropion, which causes the eyelid to grow inward.

Secondary entropion may be caused by corneal ulcers or other source of severe pain, or loss of eyelid support (e.g. sunken eye, muscle atrophy, etc) and can occur in any breed.

Entropion is inversion or «rolling in» of the eyelids, leading to contact between eyelid hairs and the cornea.

Developmental or conformational entropion is a rolling in of the eyelid margin of one or more lids.

Following entropion surgery, eyelid swelling should be minimal and usually resolves within 48 hrs.

Entropion is an eye condition in which the eyelid is turned in.

The most common eye diseases in Clumbers are eyelid abnormalities (entropion and ectropion) and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).

Entropion is where the eyelid rolls inwards and the eyelashes irritate the eye causing the dog to eventually go blind.

Entropion is an abnormality of the eyelids in which the eyelid rolls inward.

The CO2 laser is also used for skin tumor removal, eyelid surgery such as correction of entropion or ectropion, and some mouth and throat procedures.

Entropion is an eyelid that rolls in and ectropion is an eyelid that rolls out.

In some cases, your veterinarian may recommend performing two separate surgeries, in order to avoid overcorrection (overcorrection will cause an entropion, or the inward rolling of the eyelid, to develop).

Among the most common are hip dysplasia, cataracts and entropion (inward - turning eyelids).

Entropion (in turned eyelids), hip and elbow dysplasia, patellar luxation and heat sensitivity.

40) Entropion — a common eye problem when the eyelid folds inward and the eyelashes push into the eye.

The most common eye diseases were eyelash abnormalities (with up to 20 % of the breed affected), eyelid abnormalities (entropion and ectropion), and cataracts.

Some Bloodhounds tend to get entropion, where the eyelids turn inward but a careful breeder will be watchful of this.

Entropion and ectropion are the turning in or turning out of the eyelids.

Also eyelid abnormalities (entropion and ectropion), eyelash abnormalities, corneal dystrophy, retinal dysplasia, persistent pupillary membranes, and occasionally progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).

Eyelash abnormalities and an eyelid abnormality called entropion are common in Goldens.

Cataracts is the most common eye disease, followed by eyelid abnormalities (entropion and ectropion).

The main causes are herpetic infection of the eye, injured cornea with aberrant healing, low tear production (usually associated with herpes), poor tear quality, inability to completely or normally close the eyelids over the eye, insufficient frequency of blinking, or entropion (inward rolling of the eyelid, commonly due to herpesviral infections).

Entropion describes a condition where the eyelid «rolls in» on itself.

It is true that purebred dogs have many genetic anomalies ranging from those that are innocuous (long coats or unacceptable colors in some breeds, for example) or easy to repair (entropion, the turning in of the eyelid) to those that are crippling or life - threatening, such as hip dysplasia or progressive retinal atrophy.

Rockstar was also found to have bladder stones and an ocular condition called entropion where the eyelid margins roll inward causing irritation to his corneas.

- Ophthalmic surgery: eyelid tumor removal, eyelid correction (entropion and ectropion), «cherry - eye» repair, treatment of corneal ulcers

Entropion is the inward rolling all or part of the eyelid, causing the eyelashes make contact with the cornea.

Entropion is a condition in which the eyelids roll inward, allowing the eyelashes or other hair to rub against the cornea and irritate it.

They have some pretty serious health problems like cataracts, glaucoma, eyelids that roll inwards (entropion), hip dysplasia, diabetes, and some autoimmune diseases like pemphigus.

Marley has bilateral entropion which are eyelids that are turned inward causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea when she blinks.

Entropion and ectropion mean the turning in or out, respectively, of the eyelids.

Dog entropion is a condition where the eyelid rolls back into the eye.

Entropion is an uncomfortable or painful condition in which the eyelids roll inward, allowing the eyelashes (or other hair) to rub against the cornea and irritate it.

Entropion is a condition of the eyelids in which the eyelid margin rolls inward towards the eye.

Sometimes entropion occurs after the eyelids lose their normal neurologic function.

Bagpuss was a stray and came to us suffering with a condition called «entropion», this is where the eyelids are rolling in, this means that the cats fur is constantly rubbing the surface of the eyes.

Ectropion is the opposite of entropion, the eyelids droop exposing the cornea.

Entropion is a congenital condition that involves eyelids that roll inward against the cornea of the eye.