A puppy has had her eyesight restored thanks to the work of local vets.

Eve the Great Dane’s eyelid issues made her cry more often and struggle to see clearly and painlessly.

The 11-month-old pup was born with large eyelid openings which made her lower right one turn inward, irritating and enflaming her cornea.

Deborah Noakes and Justin Finning from Devizes fostered Eve from National Great Dane Rescue while she was awaiting surgery, then decided to adopt their new four-legged friend.

Head of ophthalmology at Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Swindon, Ida Gilbert, carried out an intricate operation to restore the young pooch’s vision.

Deborah said: “Eve was extremely uncomfortable and her eyesight was being affected, but her quality of life has massively improved since her operation at Eastcott.

“She is much happier in her skin and so much more confident now she has full vision.

“Eve was in the very best hands and we were not concerned at all as we trusted Ida 100 per cent.”

The dog’s eyelid problems caused blood vessels to grow into her right cornea and the surface to pigment, and there was a prolapsed third eyelid gland in the right eye which was large enough to block some of her visual field.

Swindon Advertiser: Eve the Great Dane had problems with her right eyeEve the Great Dane had problems with her right eye (Image: Eastcott Veterinary Referrals)

Ida said: “Eve came to us with a chronically prolapsed third eyelid gland in her right eye.

“It was so large that it blocked a large proportion of her visual field in front of her and the tear film was not being spread normally, reducing the protection of the eye.

“Other conditions were causing irritation, inflammation and chronic tear overflow.

“Eve had surgery to protect and reposition the prolapsed gland in the right eye. This is important as the gland produces 30 to 50 per cent of the tears for the eye.

“Additionally, all eyelids were shortened by 5mm, she had entropion surgery and the leading edge of the abnormal third eyelid cartilage was remodelled.

“It had become distorted due to the length of time the gland had been prolapsed, before she was rescued.

“It’s great to hear Eve is recovering well in her new forever home, where she gets to live with four other Great Danes.”

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals offers expert care in cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, diagnostic imaging and CT, anaesthesia and analgesia and has its own Emergency Care Centre.