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A gonioscopic study of the iridocorneal angle in the English and American breeds of Cocker Spaniel and the Basset Hound
Author(s) -
Bedford P. G. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1977.tb05831.x
Subject(s) - medicine , closure (psychology) , glaucoma , ophthalmology , anatomy , optometry , law , political science
Closure of the iridocorneal angle is the cause of a primary form of glaucoma which occurs in certain breeds of dog, but the precise mechanism involved in that closure is not completely understood. However, narrowness of the angle is considered to be the important predisposing factor, and in gonioscopic survey work the author has demonstrated that angle narrowness occurs with some frequency in the English Cocker Spaniel and Basset Hound breeds.