Progressive retinal atrophy in dogs is a genetic condition that affects a dog’s vision. Unfortunately, it can cause a dog to lose their vision. Unfortunately, certain breeds suffer from the condition ...

In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of ...

The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness. Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a ...

A Guide to Dog Eye Health Issues Key Points Concerning eye problems in dogs may appear as redness, discharge, or behaviors ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – A successful gene therapy trialed at Michigan State University in dogs with an inherited eye disease is ready to be developed for clinical use in human patients with a rare ...

Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from blindness. By Amelia Nierenberg Amelia Nierenberg endured fetch and ...

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a group of inherited diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Dogs with PRA have normal sight at birth, ...