COMMON EYE DISEASES

CATARACT	A clouding of the lens inside the eye; it is the most common cause of blindness.
PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY	An inherited degeneration of the visual cells (rods and cones).
GLAUCOMA	A condition associated with elevated pressure with the eye.
DRY EYE	The tear gland are unable to provide adequate moisture to the eye.
ENTROPION	A "rolling in" of the eyelids so that the Eyelashes contact and irritate the cornea.
CORNEAL ULCER	An abrasion of the clear surface of the eye; often painful.
CHERRY EYE	A prolapse of the tear gland associated with the third eyelid.
HERPESVIRUS	A viral infection of the cornea and conjunctiva in cats; may or may not to be associated with an upper respiratory infection.
SARD	Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration. Acute onset of blindness.
COLLIE EYE ANOMALY	Inherited disorder with variable phenotypic expression.
UVEITIS	The inflammatory of the vascular coat of the eye.
PPM	Persistent papillary membrane.
EYELID NEOPLASMS	Lid tumors.