Not exact matches
Not only was she no longer wanted, Ribbons has suffered her entire life since birth with an
entropion eye causing
severe infection and pain and no one caring enough to ease her suffering.
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.
Severe or recurrent
entropion should be treated surgically.
Other eye diseases reported were glaucoma, progressive retinal atrophy, retinal dysplasia,
entropion, eyelash abnormalities, and corneal dystrophy (a particularly
severe form in Airedales).