23/08/2025
Today is so it was fitting, and entirely coincidental, that we saw 7yo black & blind Queenie this morning for an eye check.
Her loss of vision is due to a combination of PRA (progressive retinal atrophy), a genetic condition, and cataracts in her lenses.
Queenie’s been coping well due to her sister spaniel guide, Kirsty, and a quiet, safe home environment, but a new risk is the potential luxation of her stiff lenses out of position into the front or back aqueous chambers of her eyes, which interferes with the aqueous flow in the eye, causing pressure build up, or glaucoma.
Yesterday, the milky white lens in Queenie’s right eye was no longer visible, so it’s likely fallen backwards into the posterior chamber of her eye, a safer option than falling forward.
So far, she’s comfortable with no evidence of increased aqueous pressure within the eye, thanks to care and meds from ophthalmology, but she’ll be monitored closely over the next few weeks to ensure no acute glaucoma risks.
Guide dogs are such a vital part of a blind human’s quality of life. In the opposite situation it behoves us to give blind dogs the best care and life enrichment we can…
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