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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>There has been a good deal of
discussion among Show Breeders regarding</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Glaucoma in our
Bassets.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>And researchers are trying to
find a DNA marker for Glaucoma.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>But in the meantime there are
tests that Basset owners can have done</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>to minimize the eventual loss of
sight and/or eye(s).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>One test is a simple pressure
test that most local Vets can do. This will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>find infections such as Uveitis
even if you dog does not have symptoms.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>There is also an Angle test
called a Gonioscopy that measures the drainage </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>openings in the back of the
eye. This test is usually done by an Ophthalmologist.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>While a high percent
of open angle can not guarantee your dog will never develop </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Glaucoma it is the best test
Breeders and Basset owners have. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>You do not have to wait for a
high pressure test to have a Gonioscopy done on your dog.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Having the eyes checked on
a relatively young dog can help prevent or minimize problems as
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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>your dog ages.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Baltimore color=#800000 size=4>Cathy Blatz<BR><A
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