In the eye of the beholder: Vets stunned to discover smiley face in dog’s eye

By Adam Dutton via SWNS

Vets were left stunned when they examined a dog’s eye and spotted natural markings in the shape of a smiley emoji.

Dachshund Margo was receiving treatment for a corneal ulcer and fungal infection when vets made the astonishing discovery.

Owners of the five-year-old pooch took her to Linnaeus-owned Veterinary Vision in
Penrith, England after noticing that she was struggling to see properly.

Clinical director Chris Dixon was examining Margo’s eye when he noticed the shape of a smiley face emoji in her retina.

"I was assessing Margo’s eye and was very surprised to see an emoji smiling back at me," he said.

“It was actually an unusual pattern within the retina but it looked just like the famous smiling face emoji.

“I had never seen anything like it before so Margo is definitely a unique case.

“The good news is that it does not appear to have affected her vision at all.”

Chris was able to operate on Margo and successfully repaired the severe ulcer with a corneal graft when he treated her last month.

She has since gone on to make a full recovery.

“Surgery went very well and thankfully the lesions of the ulcer have not impacted on her eyesight and there has been no evidence of any wider progression," Chris said.

“Incredibly, the smiling face is still there and has not changed throughout 2021 so I think we can safely say that Margo is a very happy dog, both inside and out.”