Red Eye Due To Corneal Irritation Or Corneal Ulcer

Signs & Symptoms of Red Eye, or Corneal Ulcer or Corneal Ulcer

Pets with corneal irritation have red, teary eyes. These pets rub their eyes because they hurt. They squint to keep out light because the pupil moves in response to light, and any movement within the eye causes more pain. Pain stimulates the muscles that surround the eye, and they allow the eye to sink a little deeper into the protective orbit of the skull. With the eyeball a little recessed, the thin mucous cover, the third eyelid, slides up from its normally hidden position at the inside corner of the eye and covers part of the eye. The third eyelid often looks red. You may also notice that the thin, clear layer over the top of the eye, the cornea, becomes cloudy.

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