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CURRENT RESEARCH IN PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY

PRA: OPHTHALMOSCOPY PRA TODAY:
CURRENT RESEARCH IN PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY

 

By
Gregory Acland
Senior Research Associate
and
Gustavo Aguirre
Caspary Professor of Ophthalmology
Center for Canine Genetics & Reproduction
James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health
Cornell University

PRA: OPHTHALMOSCOPY

 

FUNDUS PATHOLOGY
Increased tapetal reflectivity
Retinal vascular attenuation
Secondary optic atrophy (late)

Shown below are pictures of a normal fundus and different stages of PRA affected eyes.
By selecting any picture, a larger JPEG version is available for viewing.

 

Normal Canine Fundus

                 Late Stage PRA Affected Fundus

                Mid Stage PRA Affected Fundus

        Fundus of Carrier of XLPRA

        Fundus of Carrier of XLPRA

 

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Lhasa Apso Dogs breeder, EL Minja's kennel