Scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in incurable blindness, and developed a genetic test to help eliminate ...

Some of the most common causes of blindness in dogs are glaucoma, cataracts, injury, diabetes, infection, and chronic dry eye ...

A new DNA test for dogs could reportedly soon help stop progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), a condition that causes man's best friend to gradually become blind, for English Shepherds. This is by ...

Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from blindness. By Amelia Nierenberg Amelia Nierenberg endured fetch and ...

The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a ...

A dog’s ability to see shapes how they experience their surroundings and connect with those they love. Yet this depends on the health of the entire eye, and diseases such as diabetes can disrupt ...