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- Red eye
- Irritated eye
- Inflammation in eye
- Alteration in clarity of eye
- Nodules or lesions on eye, often pink to tan in color
- Nodules or lesions on the nictitans, or the translucent inner eyelid, or other areas of the eye, often pink to tan in color
- Diffuse - Also called simple episcleritis, it can affect one or both eyes and is most common in Golden Retrievers and Cocker Spaniels. It manifests as an elevated lesion in the limbic area, between the cornea and the white of the eye, with accompanying inflammation in both tissues.
- Nodular – Also called nodular granulomatous episclerokeratitis, nodular fasciitis, proliferative conjunctivitis, pseudotumor, fibrous histiocytoma, or collie granuloma, this condition usually affects one eye and is most common in Collie breeds. It manifests as a raised pink mass in the cornea or nictitating membrane, the translucent inner eyelid.
- Ocular disease
- Auto-immune disease
- Toxoplasmosis, an infection of the Toxoplasma gondii organism
- Breed predisposition (Golden Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels, Collies, Airedales)
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