Cherry Eye on an English Bulldog Puppy

Close-up of a cherry eye

Cherry eye is the term used to refer to canine nictitans gland prolapse, a common eye condition in various dog breeds where the gland of the third eyelid prolapses and becomes visible. Commonly affected breeds include the English Bulldog, Cocker Spaniel, Beagle, Pekingese, Neapolitan Mastiff, and Basset Hound.^[1] Cherry eye may be caused by a hereditary weakness in the connective tissue surrounding the gland.^[2] It is most common in puppies.^[3] Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 741 KB)An example of cherry eye on an English Bulldog Taken on 5/12/2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 741 KB)An example of cherry eye on an English Bulldog Taken on 5/12/2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The English Bulldog, often called simply the Bulldog, is a medium-sized dog breed that originated in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 570 pixelsFull resolution (1849 × 1317 pixel, file size: 425 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cherry eye Metadata This file contains... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 570 pixelsFull resolution (1849 × 1317 pixel, file size: 425 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cherry eye Metadata This file contains... Prolapse literally means To fall out of place. ... // A human eye. ... Categories: Dog stubs | Dog breeds ... Many species of land animals have a nictitating membrane, sometimes (but incorrectly) spelled nicitating membrane, which can move across the eyeball to give the sensitive eye structures additional protection in particular circumstances. ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The English Bulldog, often called simply the Bulldog, is a medium-sized dog breed that originated in the United Kingdom. ... Cocker Spaniel refers to two different breeds of dogs, both of which are commonly called simply Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin: They are hunter dogs. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Pekingese or Pekinese is an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China. ... The Neapolitan Mastiff is a large, ancient breed of dog that can be traced back to about 100 BC. This dog is a massive breed often used as a guard and defender of owner and property. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications (the others being epithelial, muscle, and nervous tissue. ...

It appears as a red mass in the inner corner of the eye, and is sometimes mistaken for a tumor. After gland prolapse, the eye becomes chronically inflamed and there is often a discharge. Because the gland is responsible for about 30% of the eye's tear production, the eye can eventually suffer from dryness (keratoconjunctivitis sicca).^[4] Dry eye may eventually occur in 30 to 40 percent of dogs that have the gland removed, yet it may affect about 20 percent of dogs that have the gland surgically replaced ^[5] Tumor or tumour literally means swelling, and is sometimes still used with that meaning. ... Also see: Tears (song) by X Japan, or Tears (film) by Im Sang-soo. ... Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), also called keratitis sicca,[1] sicca syndrome,[1] xerophthalmia,[1] dry eye syndrome (DES),[1] or simply dry eyes,[1] is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and some animals[2]. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is Latin and...

Surgery is the usual treatment. Older methods of cherry eye correction (before the gland's purpose was known) involved simply removing the gland, but this is a last-resort procedure today, and necessitates the use of eyedrops for the rest of the animal's life. Modern methods of cherry eye correction involve repositioning of the gland to its normal location. The success rate of this type of surgery is around 80% in most breeds. NOTE(The official book of the Neapolitan mastiff Auth: Dr Sherilyn k. Allen)suggests that, removal of the cherry eye in the neapolitan mastiff, is unlikely to cause dry eyes and Tucking the gland in this breed, will inevitably lead to it returning....and as a former breeder myself of this breed, I agree 100% with my own personal experiences. A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. ...

While most common in dogs, the condition is also found in certain breeds of cat as well, particularly the Burmese and Bombay. The term Bombay cat is used to refer to two different breeds of cat. ...

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External links

• Cherry Eye from The Pet Health Library
• Cherry Eye Surgery