Corneal Ulcer Dog:Causes, Treatment, and Related Symptoms

Overview
The cornea is infected and inflamed due to trauma, foreign body, bacterial infection, viral infection, eyelash heterogenesis, eyelid entropion, eyelid loss, and poor closure.

Corneal Ulcer Dog Symptoms

In the early stage of the disease, the dog was ashamed and had increased eye secretions. He always rubbed his eyes with his forepaws, had blepharospasm, had eye pain, and was unwilling to open. In severe cases, perforation may occur, directly leading to visual impairment in the affected dog. No matter in the early stage or later stage of the disease, different degrees of corneal edema will occur.
 

Diagnostic Criteria for Corneal Ulcer Dog

Superficial corneal ulcer is difficult to find with the naked eye. It needs to be detected by fluorescein staining, and fluorescein drops on the cornea. If the ulcer surface is stained with fluorescein, it is diagnosed as corneal ulcer. Deep corneal ulcers are usually visible to the naked eye, but in order to establish the diagnosis, fluorescein is also needed and a slit-lamp is used to check for other problems.
 

Corneal Ulcer Dog Treatment

To control the infection, topical broad-spectrum antibiotic eye drops or ointments can be used; To promote corneal growth, cell growth factors can be used; To prevent corneal dryness and insufficient tear supply, artificial tears can be used; To prevent adhesions, pharmacologic mydriasis may be used. Wearing an Elizabeth collar daily and using medication for 4-6 weeks is generally curable. In the case of refractory corneal ulcers (which do not improve significantly after 4 to 6 weeks of medical treatment), a corneal lattice incision is required.