A specialist veterinary ophthalmologist explains exactly what is observed during a CEA examination — the instruments used, the specific features identified, how findings are recorded, and why specialist examination matters.
Your puppy has just been diagnosed with Collie Eye Anomaly. Here are the twelve questions I hear most often from new owners, answered honestly by a veterinary ophthalmologist with nearly three decades of experience.
How Collie Eye Anomaly is diagnosed at different life stages, from the critical 6-8 week puppy window through adulthood. What changes, what stays the same, and why age matters enormously for accurate detection.