If your dog has uveitis in one or both eyes, they will have lower than normal pressures. If your dog has glaucoma in one or both eyes, they will have higher than normal pressures. The latter are first noted by families or physicians (during a penlight examination or by noting an abnormality of the red reflex). Some iris disorders affect vision, but many do not. These include changes in shape or size of the pupil, iris color, or lesions on the iris. For this test, a bright light is shined in the eye, which should cause the pupil to contract. Your vet may also perfect a pupillary light reflex test. Anterior uveitis is a clinical diagnosis based on history and slit lamp. Typical symptoms are a painful red eye which is photophobic. 50 of cases are idiopathic however, anterior uveitis may be associated with spondyloarthropathies, inflammatory bowel disease and infections. Thus, thorough clinical evaluation is important for appropriate diagnosis and management of the underlying cause. Iris abnormalities are usually detected by an abnormal appearance. When a light is shined into the eye, vets look for holes in the iris or an abnormally shaped pupil. Anterior uveitis is inflammation of the iris and ciliary body. It is relatively common, and causes vary from benign physiologic anisocoria to potentially life-threatening emergencies. Checking your dog's intraocular pressures can check for glaucoma as well as uveitis. Anisocoria indicates unequal pupil sizes. The stain will collect in the ulcer itself so that, even when excess stain is flushed out of the eye, the stain will still fluoresce under a black light. Dog eyes also contain structures not found in a camera, such as the gel-like vitreous humor that fills the eyeball and gives it shape.
All this to say, you may think your dog just has funky tears when in reality he has a lack of them! Staining the eye with fluorescein dye can illuminate any ulcers on your dog's cornea. Your dog's eyes will actually try to compensate but instead of tears they may produce a thick, sticky discharge. When anisocoria is caused by neurologic disease, unequal pupil size may result from malfunction of the sympathetic, parasympathetic, or visual systems. It can also appear as a split in the iris from the pupil to the edge of the iris. There are certain disease processes that will inhibit tear production. A Schirmer tear test will check the ability of your dog's eyes to create tears. Most eye workups will start with three basic tests: A Schirmer tear test, fluorescein stain, and an intraocular pressure test.
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