Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for blindness
2,558 FDA reports name blindness, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 406). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #185 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 2,558
- reports citing this reaction
- 24.3%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Blindness has 2,558 reports now versus 2,513 in that prior snapshot: 45 more (1.8%).
- Report change
- +45
- Death-coded reports
- +13
- Death-coded share
- +0.1 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
Subscribe to Blindness changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 406 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 2,558 reports
- DEATH-HOT 24.3%
- TOP-DECILE #185/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Application site eryt…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 1,754
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 182
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Application site erythema (±2 reports)
Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
High-volume neighbourhood around Blindness
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Blindness: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 622 death-coded reports is a heavy tail count for Blindness in the CVM extract. Report volume is upper-third scale: 2,558 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 622 of 2,558 reports (24.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Application site erythema (±2 reports). Lead species Dog (1,754). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (182).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Blindness, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (2,558 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (24.3% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Blindness's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
- Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →