Subjective vision assessment in companion dogs using dogVLQ demonstrates age-associated visual dysfunction.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dim light vision as assessed by proxy and clinical tools is commonly impaired in older humans and impacts quality of life. Although proxy visual assessment tools have been developed for dogs, it is unclear if they are sensitive enough to detect subtle visual dysfunction in older dogs. We sought to determine if a newly designed proxy visual function questionnaire could detect age-associated differences in visual behaviors in varying lighting conditions in dogs.

Methods

A 27-item questionnaire (the dog variable lighting questionnaire, dogVLQ) was designed to assess visual behavior in dogs in different lighting settings. We conducted the dogVLQ, a previously validated visual function questionnaire the dog vision impairment score and performed light- and dark-adapte

SUBMITTER: Rogers CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469761 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature