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Rabbit Blindness - How to Tell

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tonibun

Wise Old Thumper
I rather suspect Stanley is blind in 1 eye or maybe both. Is there something we can do at home to find out rather than taking him to the Vets as he is very scared when you touch him?
 
If you shine a pen torch light into each eye you can check if the pupils constrict. That's only a very basic test, but it's a starting point. If the pupils do not contstrict or if they do so very slowly that might indicate impaired vision. However, it can be the case that the pupils will fail to constrict for some other reason, so it's not a fail safe test. What it definitely cant do is tell you why the vision is impaired, if it is. It is necessary for a Vet to check the back of the eyes too, using an opthalmoscope. The Vet would also check the surfaces of the corneas and look for any possible 'structural' abnormalities of the eye.
 
tonibun said:
I rather suspect Stanley is blind in 1 eye or maybe both. Is there something we can do at home to find out rather than taking him to the Vets as he is very scared when you touch him?
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When a bunny of mine goes blind I always get a good vet or specialist (not just a normal vet) to look in the eyes to check what's going on. I do that even with my stressy buns as I wouldn't want to think they were in pain or difficulty if I could help them.
 
JJ is right when she says it not a failsafe test. Our vet thought scarlet was blind but she isn't. FHB said the pupils don't always constrict if they are stressed which they usually are at the vets.
 
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