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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 21/02/2007

What is the white haze the owner is worried about in this Cocker spaniel’s eyes? The bitch is in season and the owner wants to breed from her – will the offspring be similarly affected and will it alter their vision? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 04/02/2007

What is causing the red eye and ocular irritation in this Cocker Spaniel? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 28/01/2007

This six year old Newfoundland is presented to you with gradually failing eyesight, worse at night. Here is its retina. What might be a possible diagnosis? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 17/01/2007

This bearded dragon is referred because of possible cataracts. Is that what it has wrong with its eyes? This is a bilaterally symmetrical condition and otherwise the animal seems in good condition. Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 16/01/2007

I was asked to examine the eyes of a dog today with a weird history of lethargy and breathlessness. Can you see anything unusual about this retina? What might it suggest to you? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 29/12/2006

Here’s my last case for 2006! Just what you need in that slack period between Christmas and New Year! Frankie, a 3 year old Tibetan terrier, had a sore eye on Christmas day, so his vet referred him to me two days later. What is the problem and what’s the solution? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 21/12/2006

This cat presents with a brown deposit in its anterior chamber. It looks as if it might be in the cornea here, like a corneal sequestrum doesn’t it, but believe me it was lying in the aqueous behind the cornea. What is it? How might it have got there? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 19/12/2006

This otherwise healthy 13 year old Golden Retriever is presented to you because of sudden visual loss. Both eyes look like this. What is happening here, why might this have occurred and what diagnostic tests would be necessary? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 19/12/2006

Here is a closer view of the retina, showing the haemorrhagic foci in more detail. What other tests would you do, more invasive than a simple blood count? Continue reading

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A Clinical Case from the Archives : 18/12/2006

This elderly cat is presented with sore eyes which have been waxing and waning for a time. What might the underlying cause be and what treatment might you use? Continue reading

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