This is not painful but potentially blinding. Chronic Superficial Keratitis can also affect Dachshunds and Border Collies as well as shepherd crosses.
Frequent therapy is needed initially and usually can be tapered to once daily.
Optimmune from Schering Labs. Here is another case of pannus. This time in a G. Shepherd. We are starting therapy with a topical antibiotic steroid and hope to be able to aarrest the disease. Dogstop does not endorse any specific kennel or breeder.