What is Glaucoma?
There are 2 classifications of glaucoma – Primary and Secondary. Primary glaucoma occurs without previous trauma or ocular disease, and will eventually affect both eyes.… Read More »What is Glaucoma?
There are 2 classifications of glaucoma – Primary and Secondary. Primary glaucoma occurs without previous trauma or ocular disease, and will eventually affect both eyes.… Read More »What is Glaucoma?
The canine eye has the same general design as the human eye. Light travels through the cornea, through the watery aqueous chamber, enters the pupil,… Read More »What is Primary Lens Luxation (PLL)?
Continuous muscle fibre activity was observed in a crossbred dog, a Yorkshire terrier, a border collie and three Jack Russell terriers. The clinical signs consisted… Read More »Myokymia: Continuous Muscle Fibre Activity
The Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA) Mutation has been found. A test is now available. See the testing page for more information. For more information on SCA,… Read More »Spinocerebellar Ataxia Mutation Found
The gene for Primary Lens Luxation was isolated in the Jack Russell Terrier in September 2009.
The Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) mutation was found in the Jack Russell Terrier in December 2008. Degenerative Myelopathy is a progressive disease of the spinal cord… Read More »Degenerative Myelopathy Mutation Found in the Jack Russell