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<p>Hereditary eye diseases occur to varying degrees in all dog breeds. Individual purebred breeds have specific predispositions to various eye disorders. The German Shepherd is diagnosed mainly with chronic superficial keratitis/pannus, but also with: distichiasis, plasmoma/atypical pannus, corneal dystrophy, persistent pupillary membranes, cataract, cone degeneration, retinal dysplasia, optic nerve hypoplasia/micropapilla, and limbal melanoma. Individual ocular abnormalities are manifested by characteristic clinical manifestations and ophthalmological findings. Some eye diseases can lead to blindness, others affect the comfort of life or work use of the dog to varying degrees. A thorough knowledge of individual ocular pathologies in a particular breed leads not only to the identification of the diagnosis but also to the correct assessment of the dog’s breeding usability.</p>
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Hereditary eye diseases occur to varying degrees in all dog breeds. Individual purebred breeds have specific predispositions to various eye disorders. The German Shepherd is diagnosed mainly with chronic superficial keratitis/pannus, but also with: distichiasis, plasmoma/atypical pannus, corneal dystrophy, persistent pupillary membranes, cataract, cone degeneration, retinal dysplasia, optic nerve hypoplasia/micropapilla, and limbal melanoma. Individual ocular abnormalities are manifested by characteristic clinical manifestations and ophthalmological findings. Some eye diseases can lead to blindness, others affect the comfort of life or work use of the dog to varying degrees. A thorough knowledge of individual ocular pathologies in a particular breed leads not only to the identification of the diagnosis but also to the correct assessment of the dog’s breeding usability.

Hereditary Eye Diseases in German Shepherd Dog

Small Animals Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Folia Veterinaria

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Hereditary eye diseases occur to varying degrees in all dog breeds. Individual purebred breeds have specific predispositions to various eye disorders. The...

Hereditary Eye Diseases in German Shepherd Dog

Published Online: Oct 02, 2022

Page range: 48 - 53

Received: Jun 01, 2022

Accepted: Jul 11, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2022-0026

Keywords
eye diseases, German Shepherd dog, hereditary

© 2022 P. Zubrický et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Hereditary Eye Diseases in German Shepherd Dog

Published Online: Oct 02, 2022

Page range: 48 - 53

Received: Jun 01, 2022

Accepted: Jul 11, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2022-0026

Keywordseye diseases, German Shepherd dog, hereditary

© 2022 P. Zubrický et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
eye diseases, German Shepherd dog, hereditary