eye problems: causes & transmission

Question 1

• Infection
	- Viral
	- Bacterial
	- Fungal
• Environmental irritation
• Foreign body
• Allergy

Answer 1

Conjunctivitis

Question 2

• Inversion of all or part of the eye lid margin.
• Friction of haired skin on the cornea causes irritation.
• Chronic irritation can cause scar tissue or corneal ulcers.
• Can be seen in young puppies.
• Breeds predisposed:
- Shar pei
- Brachiocephalic breeds.
- Giant breeds

Answer 2

Entropion

Question 3

• Unknown (i.e. idiopathic)
• Drug induced: sulfonamide antibiotics
• Autoimmune disease
• Distemper virus infection
• FHV-1 in cats

Answer 3

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS)