ENTROPION

Entropion is primarily an inherited condition. The upper or lower eyelid turns inward, rubbing against the eye due to an excess of eyelid tissue, or a small eye, or both. Most affected dogs exhibit eye irritation.  Frequently, corneal scratches can result.  Occasionally the condition is self-correcting as the puppy grows, but in the vast majority of affect dogs, surgery is necessary to turn the eyelid away from the surface of the eye.

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PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY (PRA)

PRA, a form of hereditary blindness, was once a serious problem in Irish setters. A DNA test, however, is now available through Optigen to determine which Irish setters are PRA carriers and which are not. In Irish setters, PRA is a simple recessive and can therefore be eliminated from breeding programs by breeding known non-carriers to known non-carriers.

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