Ectropion
Ectropion, defined as an outward rolling of the eyelid, is relatively infrequent in dogs compared with entropion[2].
This condition is commonly observed as a genetic condition in certain breeds such as bassetts and bloodhounds[3].
Ectropion also occurs following excessive blepharoplasty repair of entropion, and in association with severe facial scarring due to burns[4] and dermatopathies such as squamous cell carcinoma[5], facial pyoderma, demodicosis[6] and chronic third-eyelid eversion (cherry eye)[7].
Clinical affected dogs have visibly everted eyelid(s), and common complications include conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers and keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Diagnosis is based on ophthalmic examination of the eye.
Treatment usually requires wedge-resection of the eyelid to tighten the eyelid commissures[8].
References
- ↑ Pet MD
- ↑ Barnett KC (1976) Comparative aspects of canine hereditary eye disease. Adv Vet Sci Comp Med 20:39-67
- ↑ Bouw J (1991) Genetic eye defects in the dog. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd 116(18):898-905
- ↑ Hamilton HL et al (1998) Surgical reconstruction of severe cicatricial ectropion in a puppy. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 34(3):212-218
- ↑ Longaker MT et al (1997) Deep-plane cervicofacial "hike": anatomic basis with dog-ear blepharoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 99(1):16-21
- ↑ Donaldson D et al (2005) Surgical management of cicatricial ectropion following scarring dermatopathies in two dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 8(5):361-366
- ↑ Mañé MC et al (1990) Results and histological development of various surgical techniques for correcting eversion of the third eyelid in dogs. Histol Histopathol 5(4):415-425
- ↑ Lackner PA et al (2001) Techniques for surgical correction of adnexal disease. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract 16(1):40-50
