Eye & Vision Disorders
Eye & Vision Disorders helps owners find the specific Health Watch condition that fits the dog, the breed risk, and the real-life management plan.
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Breeds Affected: Any breed can develop a condition in this category. However, breed risk depends on the specific diagnosis, not the umbrella label.
Breed Risk Note: Use this page for navigation. On breed pages, link to the most specific supported condition whenever the evidence allows it.
The Idiot-Proof Explanation
First, treat this as a navigation page, not a diagnosis. It points owners toward the actual condition page that matters, because vague labels make everyone dumber and help exactly zero dogs.
Why This Category Matters
This category matters because the exact diagnosis changes testing, cost, urgency, long-term care, and breeding decisions. Start with the specific condition, then use the breed notes and owner reality checks to figure out what life with that dog may actually look like.
Health Watch Pages in This Section
Start with the specific page that matches the diagnosis or breed risk. Parent pages are listed alongside their subtypes so owners can follow the trail without spelunking through the entire site like a medical cave system.
- Canine Multifocal Retinopathy (CMR)
- Cataracts
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)
- Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 1 (CMR1)
- Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 2 (CMR2)
- Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 3 (CMR3)
- Congenital Cataracts with Microphthalmia
- Hereditary Cataracts
- Hereditary Cataracts (Australian Shepherd Type / HSF4-Associated)
- Juvenile Hereditary Cataracts (JHC / HSF4-Related)
- Posterior Polar Subcapsular Cataracts (PPSC)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (GUCY2D-PRA)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (IFT122-PRA)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-crd3)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-IG1 susceptibility)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-prcd)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-rcd1)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-rcd2)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-rcd4)
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA-rcd4/PRA3)
- Brachycephalic Ocular Syndrome
- Cherry Eye
- Chronic Superficial Keratitis (Pannus)
- Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA)
- Coloboma
- Cone Degeneration (Day Blindness / Hemeralopia, CNGB3-Related)
- Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB)
- Corneal Dystrophy
- Corneal Ulceration
- Dental Skeletal Retinal Anomaly (DSRA)
- Distichiasis
- Dominant Progressive Retinal Atrophy (D-PRA)
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Glaucoma
- Hereditary Eye Defects
- Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS)
- Merle-Associated Congenital Blindness
- Merle-Associated Ocular Abnormalities (including microphthalmia)
- Microphthalmia
- Ocular Melanosis
- Pectinate Ligament Dysplasia (PLD)
- Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous (PHPV)
- Persistent Pupillary Membranes (PPM)
- Pigmentary Uveitis
- Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma (PACG)
- Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
- Retinal Dysplasia
- Swedish Vallhund Retinopathy (Progressive Retinal Atrophy)
- Uveodermatologic Syndrome (UDS)
