I think I'll do a recheck with the vet and see what she thinks.
Long complicated story goes along with Cash's eye problem... I don't know what's what anymore and I think that I caused the major issue.

Thanks very much for the explanation.

I think I'll do a recheck with the vet and see what she thinks.
Long complicated story goes along with Cash's eye problem... I don't know what's what anymore and I think that I caused the major issue.

Thanks very much for the explanation.

Yes, scars often result from repeat ulcers, or ones that were very deep. They don't "heal" and can be compared to a scratch on the lens of your (or my) reading glasses...there, but something we learn to 'see around' and unless there are many of them or they are quite large, they shouldn't cause much disruption to vision at this point. The multitude of little scars caused by untreated dry-eye can be much more serious because when they accumulate, they can appear as 'a netting' over the eye and vision will be hampered/reduced.

Re your question on using steriods on the eye; if there is irritation on the cornea of the type that might lead to an ulcer, then steroids should not be used because steroids can hamper/slow down healing. When an ulcer has healed over and/or when there is irritation in the while part of the eye, or some other eye conditions, then steroids are prescribed to reduce swelling, sometimes for a limited time, sometimes ongoing for chronic conditions. If the entire cornea looks "hazy" as we would see with allergic reaction to springtime pollen in the air, then steroid use/ophthalmic allergy drops are prescribed.

If your dog has had a couple incidents with eye problems you're probably pretty good at telling the difference, whether its general swelling or more likely a sore/scratch/infection in one part of the eye. Often these latter problems are accompanied by squinting or holding the eyelid only half-open. And one cannot be sure if the dog reacts negatively to steroid application whether he is truly hurt by this, or if he just hates eye meds in general...so looking for reaction from the dog is not very trustworty evaluation IMO. HTH

Yes, scars often result from repeat ulcers, or ones that were very deep. They don't "heal" and can be compared to a scratch on the lens of your (or my) reading glasses...there, but something we learn to 'see around' and unless there are many of them or they are quite large, they shouldn't cause much disruption to vision at this point. The multitude of little scars caused by untreated dry-eye can be much more serious because when they accumulate, they can appear as 'a netting' over the eye and vision will be hampered/reduced.

Re your question on using steriods on the eye; if there is irritation on the cornea of the type that might lead to an ulcer, then steroids should not be used because steroids can hamper/slow down healing. When an ulcer has healed over and/or when there is irritation in the while part of the eye, or some other eye conditions, then steroids are prescribed to reduce swelling, sometimes for a limited time, sometimes ongoing for chronic conditions. If the entire cornea looks "hazy" as we would see with allergic reaction to springtime pollen in the air, then steroid use/ophthalmic allergy drops are prescribed.

If your dog has had a couple incidents with eye problems you're probably pretty good at telling the difference, whether its general swelling or more likely a sore/scratch/infection in one part of the eye. Often these latter problems are accompanied by squinting or holding the eyelid only half-open. And one cannot be sure if the dog reacts negatively to steroid application whether he is truly hurt by this, or if he just hates eye meds in general...so looking for reaction from the dog is not very trustworty evaluation IMO. HTH