Progressive retinal atrophy in dogs is a genetic condition that affects a dog’s vision. Unfortunately, it can cause a dog to lose their vision. Unfortunately, certain breeds suffer from the condition ...

In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of ...

A new DNA test for dogs could reportedly soon help stop progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), a condition that causes man's best friend to gradually become blind, for English Shepherds. This is by ...

Shola has Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) – an incurable inherited disease that has caused her to go blind. New research led by Cambridge University has developed a genetic test that means this ...

Dogs with progressive retinal atrophy have normal sight at birth, but by the age of four or five they will be totally blind. There is no treatment.