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Eversion of Third Eyelid - Dogs (view source)
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Eversion of the third eyelid, also known as '''scrolled third eyelid''' occurs when the margin of the third eyelid rolls outwards. This occurs secondary to '''abnormal curvature''' of the '''vertical''' portion of the T-shaped cartilage within the third eyelid.
==Signalment==
'''Weimaraners''', '''Saint Bernards''', '''Newfoundlands''', '''Great Danes''', '''German Shorthaired Pointers''' and '''Irish Setters''' are all '''predisposed'''. Most common in '''younger''' dogs, it is occasionally seen in '''middle aged''' dogs.
==Treatment==
Corrected by '''surgical''' removal of the abnormal section of cartilage.
==References==
Maggs, D et al (2007) '''Slatter's Fundamentals Of Veterinary Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
[[Category:Third Eyelid/Nictating Membrane Diseases - Dog]]
==Signalment==
'''Weimaraners''', '''Saint Bernards''', '''Newfoundlands''', '''Great Danes''', '''German Shorthaired Pointers''' and '''Irish Setters''' are all '''predisposed'''. Most common in '''younger''' dogs, it is occasionally seen in '''middle aged''' dogs.
==Treatment==
Corrected by '''surgical''' removal of the abnormal section of cartilage.
==References==
Maggs, D et al (2007) '''Slatter's Fundamentals Of Veterinary Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
[[Category:Third Eyelid/Nictating Membrane Diseases - Dog]]