Can a foreign object in my dog's eye miraculously disappear?

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My Dog about a week ago had a swollen eye and trouble blinking took her to emergency vet then followed up with our normal vet. Apparently their was a foreign object in her eye and if it was taken out her eye would deflate, she would be blind in that eye from their on After all the arrangements were made our vet suggested removal of the eye so their is no future issues. Took her in this morning the ophthalmologist says theirs no object and a "Miracle" happened. Is this Something that can happen? Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 3 months old | 19 lbs

Rebecca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Without having examined Bentley myself I can't tell you exactly what happened. But foreign bodies often migrate or move in the tissues they are in. The same way a splinter can work it's way out or go deeper depending on it's size and how much motion and inflammation may be in the affected area. Because the eye is such as delicate organ, many times intervening can cause more damage, such as trying to remove an ocular foreign body. So it may have worked it's way out and her body was able to seal over the defect with scar tissue since it occured gradually. I hope this helped to answer your question. I'm glad Bentley is doing better!

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