by isabelle | Oct 15, 2021
Eosinophilic keratitis is a condition in which the cornea (the clear front part of the eye) becomes infiltrated with eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) and other types of inflammatory cells. The cause of the eosinophilic keratitis is often multifactorial, but in...
by isabelle | Oct 15, 2021
One of the more common ophthalmic diseases seen in cats is herpes virus infection. Herpes virus is suspected any time a cat has an infection on the eye surface that does not respond to antibiotics. The virus causes conjunctivitis (inflammation of the pink tissue...
by isabelle | Oct 15, 2021
What Nodular granulomatous episcleritis (NGE)? Nodular granulomatous episcleritis is an immune-mediated (inflammatory) disease that affects the sclera, cornea and nictitating membrane. The condition is diagnosed most commonly in Collies, Cocker Spaniels, and related...
by isabelle | Oct 15, 2021
Corneal dystrophy is typically an inherited, bilaterally symmetrical disease of the cornea. It usually appears as a gray-white or silver opacity in the central corneal region. These opacities represent deposits of lipid and cholesterol in the cornea. It is not...
by isabelle | Oct 15, 2021
The cornea, the clear front of the eye, consists of three layers. The outer layer that contacts the tear film is the epithelium, and the inner layer that contacts the inside of the eye is the endothelium. Sandwiched between these two layers is the corneal stroma. One...
