Sentences with phrase «tear production»

Performed ophthalmological procedures such as tear production testing, topical anesthetic application, fluorescein staining of the cornea and tonometry.

Triple Action / Tear Production / Hydrophobic Effect (2017) by Ala Dehghan is an extraordinarily poignant piece — its eyes literal slits torn out of the black mesh fabric, its spray painted pupils dripping and gazing unblinking into eternity, and the strips of mylar running down like crocodile tears reflect the onlooker, distorted and mutated.

SARGENT»S DAUGHTERS «In Times of Perseus» March 16 - April 22 Zarouhie Abdalian, Liz Collins, Ala Dehghan, Brock Enright, Zipora Fried, Sarah Meyohas, Shoplifter, Daniel Subkoff, Saya Woolfalk Triple Action / Tear Production / Hydrophobic Effect (2017) by Ala Dehghan.

Some breeds naturally have teary eyes, but if there is a change in tear production, this needs to be examined.

Red and brown discoloration commonly known as tear stains is caused in some dog breeds because they have an over active tear duct leading to excessive tear production, and insufficient tear drainage.

Dry eye is a condition that occurs spontaneously, to mostly small breed dogs, where the tear production becomes inadequate to keep the eye healthy.

However, this surgery is only an option if tear production gets close to normal (right now, it is not), and this surgery is not long term.

Also, IF the med were to get tear production close to normal, a surgery to reroute the salivary duct would be an option, which has potential to increase his sight.

Inadequate tear production, dry eye or keratoconjunctivitis sicca has many causes and often the cause can not be identified.

Dry eye is a decrease in tear production and occurs in dogs, especially those with bulgy eyes, like pugs.

Cannabinoids appears to decreases tear production.

Treatment requires lifetime eye medications to stimulate tear production.

For dogs that still have some tear production, punctal plugs can be used.

Lucky for this dog, he has normal tear production.

Testing for KCS in dogs requires the use of a special piece of filter paper with a ruled edge to measure tear production.

This disorder with a very long official name (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) causes insufficient tear production and a correspondingly dry cornea.

This photograph shows a dog being tested for tear production.

The eye examination will often include testing such as a Schirmer tear test to assess the tear production in the eye, and collection of samples of cells or secretions to look for evidence of an infectious agent such as feline herpes virus or bacterial organisms.

Restoration of the gland to its normal position preserves tear production.

It prevents irritation and relieves dry eyes that occur due to decreased tear production or increased tear evaporation.

Adverse side effects like cataracts or KCS (reduced tear production) are expected if the radiation field must overlap the eyes.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

A Schirmer tear test may also be performed to make sure that tear production is not reduced which would impede healing.

Conjunctivitis can accompany very serious ailments of the eye such as corneal ulceration (an emergency), KCS (chronic lack of tear production), and glaucoma (increased fluid pressure inside the eye).

Sulfasalazine is used on a short term basis because of a risk of KCS (reduced tear production), and it may be toxic to cats because of its aspirin content.

Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive drug that stimulates tear production thereby reversing the effects of KCS.

The severity of the reduced tear production and amount of eye damage that has already occurred will determine the amount of improvement to be expected.

The gland of the third eyelid plays a vital role in maintaining normal tear production.

Adjunct treatments may include artificial tears, antibiotics, and pilocarpine — a cholinergic drug that may increase tear production.

KCS is a condition or a symptom of reduced tear production.

It may be caused by infections, allergies, inadequate tear production or irritation.

It is thought that should the main orbital lacrimal gland be damaged later in life that there is no «backup» for tear production.

This may include the measurement of your pet's tear production or intraocular pressure.

This tough old gal had both her eyes removed due to pain and no tear production, and has 5 microchips from being re-chipped every time she was sold to a new puppy mill.»

It contains a tear producing gland responsible for about 50 % of the tear production in the eye.

This is a decrease in tear production.

Thankfully her eyes are beginning to respond to the antibiotics and artificial tears have soothed them until hopefully her tear production returns once all the atropine is out of her system.

A thorough eye examination, including fluorescein staining of the cornea and an assessment of the degree of tear production in the eyes, is usually necessary to assess the extent of any accompanying corneal injury and to rule out other causes of the dog's clinical signs.

He has poor tear production and severe cataracts in both eyes.

By treating Dry Eye with a ciclosporin eye preparation, you are treating the disease process, increasing natural tear production and making your dog's eyes more comfortable.

It's important to be aware that the eyes of some dogs affected by Dry Eye look surprisingly normal, despite severely reduced tear production and destruction of the tear glands.

As animals age, tear production decreases.

Diagnosis is based on medical history, clinical signs and decreased tear production tests.

And, if it continues, the condition can interfere with the normal tear production for that eye.

There are two commonly used ophthalmic medications to stimulate tear production, cyclosporine and tacrolimus.

The most common tear production test is the Schirmer tear test (STT).

Treatment includes increasing tear production and to prevent any bacterial infections that might form.

Ulcers can also occur secondary to «rolling in» of the eyelids (entropion) causing the lashes to rub on the surface of the eye, extra eyelashes (ectopic cilia), or inadequate tear production (dry eye syndrome).

It is diagnosed by determining the amount of tears your cat produces which in this condition means that their is less than normal tear production.

Tear Test (Schirmer): Tear production at below normal levels are indicative of eye problems such as keratoconjunctivitis sicca or dry eye.