agreed with poster who says opthamologist said not food related. My girl got it about 6 years old. And has been on Proplan Lamb & Rice, Exceed. and puppy food, over the years. And is supplamented with fish oil and Dasuquin. Because they don't have 20/20 vision like we do, she said it doesn't seem to impare their vision. Just to keep an eye on the eyes, to make sure calcium deposits don't start flaking.
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Thanks for all the experiences so far. JP, what sort of disease process are you aware of associated with CD?
From my notes, in breeds where corneal dystrophy is considered a primary condition, the incidence is generally much higher than in Labradors.
In Labs, glycogen storage or lysosomal diseases are known to produce accumulation of certain proteins outside the cells, interfering with cell metabolism. These can be detected in many tissues of the body. When they occur in the eye, CD can be one of the results. Chances are that, if they occur elsewhere, they will not be detected unless they compromise the function of the relevant organ.
Most corneal dystrophies are probably benign but, before ruling out any element of heredity on the basis of the absence of relatives exhibiting the problem, it could be interesting to look for alternative manifestations of an underlying primary disorder. Just throwing that out there - probably not really an option!
