Incidence of ophthalmic affections in dogs (2004–13)

A retrospective analysis of the ophthalmic records at the Department of Surgery from April 2004 -‘13 was done to record the incidence, distribution and pattern of ocular affections. During the period, 868 canine ocular cases were reported and the incidence was more during summer months with more number of cases in dogs between 5 and 10 years. Breed wise incidence was maximum in Spitz (65%) and least in Dalmatian and Beagle (0.12% each). Sex wise incidence was more in males (60%). Anatomical categorization of the ocular affections revealed maximum cases involving lens (34%) followed by cornea (28%), retina (11%), eyelid (9%), conjunctiva (8%), glaucoma (6%), anterior chamber and globe (2% each). Categorisation of the ocular affections revealed highest incidence of cataract (295 cases) followed by corneal ulcer (134), cherry eye (78), progressive retinal atrophy (62), corneal melanosis (49), retinal detachment (34), corneal opacity (24), corneal oedema (24), hypopion (11) and hyphema (6).