<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Aging consists of a physiological decline of an organism’s functional activity. During the aging process, the structural and functional changes of the retina can be observed. In most cases, progressive vision loss occurs due to the age related changes of the anterior segment. Retinal diseases, characteristic for senior dogs are: retinal detachment, hypertensive chorioretinopathy, sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS), progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), glaucoma, retinopathy, cystoid degeneration and neoplasms. The examination of the retina in senior dogs is based on: ophthalmoscopic examination, electroretinography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (AD-OCT) and if necessary, histopathological examinations. Comprehensive knowledge regarding the senior dog’s health, significantly increases their quality of life.</p></abstract>

Aging consists of a physiological decline of an organism’s functional activity. During the aging process, the structural and functional changes of the retina can be observed. In most cases, progressive vision loss occurs due to the age related changes of the anterior segment. Retinal diseases, characteristic for senior dogs are: retinal detachment, hypertensive chorioretinopathy, sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS), progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), glaucoma, retinopathy, cystoid degeneration and neoplasms. The examination of the retina in senior dogs is based on: ophthalmoscopic examination, electroretinography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (AD-OCT) and if necessary, histopathological examinations. Comprehensive knowledge regarding the senior dog’s health, significantly increases their quality of life.

Retinal Diseases of Senior Dogs

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

Folia Veterinaria

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Aging consists of a physiological decline of an organism’s functional activity. During the aging process, the structural and functional changes of the retina...

Retinal Diseases of Senior Dogs

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Sep 24, 2020

Accepted: Nov 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2020-0040

Keywords
senior dogs, retina, vision loss, retinopathy

© 2020 A. Balicka et al., published by Sciendo

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

Retinal Diseases of Senior Dogs

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Sep 24, 2020

Accepted: Nov 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2020-0040

Keywordssenior dogs, retina, vision loss, retinopathy

© 2020 A. Balicka et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
senior dogs, retina, vision loss, retinopathy