title: Antibody-mediated retinopathies in canine patients: mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment modalities.
abstract: Antibody-mediated retinopathies may be widely present among the canine population. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential for visual preservation and reversal of blindness in these patients. The principal purpose of this review is to describe the mechanistic basis, clinical signs, diagnostic methods, and treatment options for retinal diseases causing sudden onset of blindness with absence of typical signs of intraocular inflammation or retinal degeneration-sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and immune-mediated retinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. sgrozdan@iastate.edu
authors.forename: Sinisa D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Grozdanic
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kecova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D011379:Prognosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014792:Visual Acuity