If your dog has uveitis in one or both eyes, they will have lower than normal pressures. If your dog has glaucoma in one or both eyes, they will have higher than normal pressures. Checking your dog's intraocular pressures can check for glaucoma as well as uveitis. The stain will collect in the ulcer itself so that, even when excess stain is flushed out of the eye, the stain will still fluoresce under a black light. All this to say, you may think your dog just has funky tears when in reality he has a lack of them! Staining the eye with fluorescein dye can illuminate any ulcers on your dog's cornea. An unequal pupil may indicate increasing pressure on the. Your dog's eyes will actually try to compensate but instead of tears they may produce a thick, sticky discharge. Reduction in cerebral blood volume by shunting of venous blood. There are certain disease processes that will inhibit tear production. A Schirmer tear test will check the ability of your dog's eyes to create tears.
Unequal pupil size Slurred speech As more blood fills your brain or the narrow space between your brain and skull.
Spontaneous hemorrhage into the cerebral parenchyma accounts for 8 to 13 of all strokes. Most eye workups will start with three basic tests: A Schirmer tear test, fluorescein stain, and an intraocular pressure test. Substantial displacement of brain parenchyma may cause elevation of intracranial pressure and potentially fatal herniation syndromes. Diagnosing the Reason for Your Dog's Anisocoria