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LINKS - Eye Conditions


Guinea Lynx members share their experiences with various eye conditions:

• Bulging Eye(s)/Enucleation (Eye Removal)
  
  
• Cataracts/Nuclear Sclerosis
  
  
• Enucleation (Eye Removal)/Infection
  
  
• "Growths"
  
  
• Osseous Choristoma
  Osseous Choristoma can appear as an unusual white spot in the eye.
  
  
• Osseous Metaplasia
  Osseous Metaplasia can appear as an unusual white, uneven "ring" around the outer part of the eye.
  
  
• Ruptured Eye/Perforating Trauma of the Eye

See also:

Care Guide: What's Normal - Eyes

Medical Reference: Eyes

• Color
  
• Discharge
  
• Signs of Illness or Injury

Eye Conditions

• Cataracts
  
• Entropion
  
• Blindness
  
• Fatty Eye (Pea Eye)
  
• Micropthalmia

References and Links

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LINKS - Eye Conditions:

Bulging Eye(s)/Enucleation

• Pistachio's having his eye removed
  Pistachio had his eye removed along with the unidentified mass behind it.
  
  
  Left photo: Before eye removal
  Middle photo: After surgery, same day
  Right photo: Two years later, Pistachio still has seepage from the eye socket
  
  
  
• Brian - Eye Problems
  Brian had cloudy and bulging eyes. The vet suspected that his swollen glands, from possible lymphoma, were pushing against his eyes.

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Cataracts/Nuclear Sclerosis

Josephine's detailed explanation of cataracts can be found here.

• Purdie - Blindess?
  Purdie, a female, developed a cataract in her left eye.
  
  
  
  
• Shiloe's Medical Thread
  Shiloe, a young female, developed a cataract in her left eye. She tested negative for diabetes.
  
  
  
  
  
• Early stage cataract photos out there?

See also:

Medical Reference: Cataracts

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Enucleation (Eye Removal)/Infection

• Need fast help with Bailey
  Bailey, a female, had a constant infection for many months after her eye removal.

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"Growths"

• Fatty eye gone awry
  Ruthie, a female, had necrotic tissue removed from her exposed conjunctiva.
  
  
  
  
• Candy had eyelid surgery.
  Candy, a female, was diagnosed with chlamydophila psittaci, a follicle-forming conjuctivitis. She was successfully treated.
  
  
  
  
• Belle's eye
  Belle, a female, was diagnosed with a prolapsed gland.
  
  

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LINKS - Eye Conditions:

Osseous Choristoma

• White spot in eye... calcium deposit?
  Moe, a male, developed a "white fleck" in his eye. Description of Osseous Choristoma.
  
  
• Lipid Deposit? In the eye?
  Stan, a male, developed a white spot in the upper part of his eye.
  
  

More Information:

osseous
adj.
Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
"osseous." The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 24 Jan. 2009. < Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/osseous >.

choristoma
n.
A mass formed by the faulty development of tissue of a type not normally found at that site.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
"choristoma." The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 24 Jan. 2009. < Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/choristoma >.

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LINKS - Eye Conditions (click on photos for larger image):

Osseous Metaplasia

• Link to photos of Osseous Metaplasia
  Eye photos of Meg (a female), and Milo (a male), both diagnosed with Osseous Metaplasia. Discussion of Osseous Metaplasia.
  
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• Spyturtle008's amazing photo of Baby's eye
  
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• Frosting's eye
  Josephine's comments on Osseous Choriostoma and Osseous Metaplasia.

More Information:

osseous
adj.
Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
"osseous." The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 24 Jan. 2009. < Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/osseous >.


metaplasia
n.
1. Normal transformation of tissue from one type to another, as in the ossification of cartilage to form bone.
2. Transformation of cells from a normal to an abnormal state.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
"metaplasia." The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. 24 Jan. 2009. < Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/metaplasia >.

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Ruptured Eye/Perforating Trauma of the Eye

• Chava's Medical Thread
  Chava, a female, ruptured her eye. Many photographs show the healing process.
  
  
  
  
• Should I worry? Lazy "rag doll" pig
  Poppy, a female, ruptured her eye, possibly due to a bite from another guinea pig. The vet removed part of the damaged cornea during surgery. She received antibiotics for the infection and Atropin ointment for the eye. The vet stitched a "tissue-bridge" using dissolvable stitches to protect the cornea as it healed.
  
  Left photo: 3 days after surgery / Right photo: Stitches removed
  Direct link to poppypiggy's photographs in thread