Description: An umbrella term used to denote a group of congenital diseases that causes gradual deterioration of the retina. The first noticeable sign manifested by affected dogs is night blindness that in time will progress to total blindness. There is no successful cure for the disease, however most dogs with PRA can easily adapt to the loss of vision.

Breeds Commonly Affected: Akita, American Eskimo, American Water Spaniel, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, Basenji, Bearded Collie, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Black Russian Terrier, Border Collie, Briard, Brussels Griffon (Brabancon), Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chinese Crested, Cocker Spaniel, Collie, Doberman Pinscher, English Cocker Spaniel, German Shorthaired Pointer, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Labrador Retriever, Lhasa Apso, Manchester Terrier, Mastiff, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Poodle, Miniature Schnauzer, Norwegian Elkhound, Novia Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Old English Sheepdog, Papillon, Pomeranian, Portuguese Water Dog, Puli, Pyrenean Shepherd, Rottweiler, Samoyed, Schipperke , Shetland Sheepdog, Shiba Inu, Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Standard Poodle, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier, Toy Manchester Terrier, Toy Poodle, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Yorkshire Terrier