| Most dog owners, if not all of them, never consider | | | | The most serious problem that can result from an |
| looking into their pet's eyes for signs of illness, | | | | inflamed eye is a condition called glaucoma. Glaucoma |
| especially dogs with hair over their eyes. | | | | occurs when the fluid pressure within the eye gets |
| There is a myth that cutting the hair away from a | | | | too high. It is caused when the passage which drains |
| dog's eyes will cause blindness, but, in fact, a dog's | | | | the fluid out of the pupil becomes too narrow to |
| eyes are much less likely to become diseased if the | | | | allow fluid to pass. Glaucoma can and does cause |
| area is free of air. Dogs with hair growing over their | | | | blindness if not treated immediately. Inflammation of |
| eyes should either have it trimmed or pinned back. | | | | the eye is one thing which can cause the drainage |
| Glaucoma | | | | passage to become swollen shut. |