Sentences with phrase «rub against the cornea»

The offending hairs rub against the cornea, often causing intense pain and corneal ulcers.

Distichia are abnormal rows of eyelashes that, due to abnormal conformation, rub against the cornea.

This inward rolling often causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub against the cornea (outer part of the eyeball) resulting in pain, corneal ulcers, or corneal erosions.

This lid deformity causes the lashes to rub against the cornea causing lacerations and infections of the eye.

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

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.

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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.

Another inherited eye problem is entropion (often present at birth) characterized by the eyelids rolling in toward the eye causing the lashes to rub against and irritate the cornea often resulting in infection or corneal ulceration.