https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/27191/active-ulcer-or-old-defect I&#39;d appreciate any advice on this case - not sure if it is a scar/defect from an old ulcer or something new. Norman is a 6-7 year old chihuahua that was taken as part of an RSPCA seizure from a house containing 120-odd dogs (not the one that was onen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/199973?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:05:31 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e7d26cce-0b50-42d9-9926-2e7678969498Robert Lowe<p>Suspect once flushed that there will be no fluorescein retention. Likely to be a healed stromal facet rather than an active ulcer. May fill in a bit more over time but unlikely to go away completely.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/199725?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:40:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:fc01a306-7bbc-41eb-9aee-be7d77a47fb8Anthony Dennison<p>[quote user=&quot;Sarah Wheadon&quot;]Do you flush the eye after applying the fluorescein to wash away excess?[/quote]</p> <p>D&#39;oh. No I didn&#39;t!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/199724?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:15:24 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f05d7f37-938c-4423-a97b-99aba0e0d156Sarah Wheadon<p>Do you flush the eye after applying the fluorescein to wash away excess? It may be that it&#39;s just accumulating in an old defect. Also, have you checked tear production? Just a couple of simple ideas pending more expert opinion&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/v2/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Happy" /></p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>