Optic nerve hypoplasia in three Miniature Poodles.
Three young Miniature Poodles, including 2 littermates, were referred independently for evaluation of visual deficits and aberrant behavior. One dog was blind, another had minimal useful vision, and a 3rd had relatively normal vision-directed behavior. Reduced pupillary reflexes and poor menace responses were demonstrable in 5 of 6 eyes. The diagnosis in each case was optic nerve hypoplasia.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology