Partial or total loss of vision is common in a species that relies heavily on visual acuity.

By Tom Ewing

Thanks to a number of unique attributes, your cat’s vision enables it to thrive very well in a world inhabited by larger animals that it would like to avoid and smaller creatures that it would like to eat.

Unfortunately, the feline visual apparatus is subject to injuries and a variety of diseases that can diminish its acuity and, at worst, render a cat partially or totally blind. The alert cat owner should understand the causes of feline blindness, the signs of its onset, and the special needs of a cat that has lost its sight. …

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