blindness

 Glaucoma is probably the most soul destroying disease veterinary ophthalmologists deal with on a day-to-day basis. It will cause blindness and discomfort and often ends in removal of the eye or occasionally in euthanasia of the patient.

Electroretinography is used in veterinary medicine to diagnose various retinal diseases such as generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA) and distinguish sudden acquired retinal degeneration (SARD) from optic neuritis or central blindness. It is also an important tool in preparation for cataract surgery when we are unable to visualise the retina beforehand.

A video of one of our patients having cataract surgery