Dear fellow veterinarians and ophthalmologists,
I'm currently researching cases of acquired heterochromia in cats and dogs. I am interested in instances where heterochromia developed later in life due to factors such as injury, medication, or disease.
Have you encountered any patients in your practice who have experienced such a change in eye color? If so, could you please share the potential caueses, clinical presentations, and any treatment or management strategies used in these cases?
Thank you for your time and expertise.
Doherty Odueko Funmilayo
I'm fascinated. Would you be willing to share more details with us?
Specifically, I'm curiuos about the species of the animal- was it a cat or dog? Additionally, I'm interested to know if the animal's eye color returned to normal following treatment of the injury
Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated, as I'm eager to learn more about this intriguing condition.
Dog,male ,age 9 years fought with a smaller male dog
One eyes injured
Dress and treated with antibiotics injections and topical eyes drops
Healed because heterochromatic
Fought against injured same eye
Eyes not cloudy white
Heterochromia itself in the acquired form was not encountered, but there were cases of anisocoria
Rezoana Arefine
Thanks for your share. Would you please expand on the mentioned birth characteristics?
Yes! Acquired heterochromia (heterochromia iridis) can occur in both feline and canine patients, though it's less common than congenital heterochromia.
Some common cases were scene in feline mostly
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