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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  It helps to read the whole thing, several times, but I think this is interesting.
The eye in all animals except pigs and man have a reflective layer along the back of the retina called the tapetum. This layer serves to reflect light to allow maximal usage of the available light. In some animals the tapetum is colored in others it is not.
The reddish color that you see in human eyes is the reflection of the blood vessels in the back of the eye because the tapetum is NOT colored. This is the same in the "red eye" of the Yorkie.
Once you understand what the "tapetum" is, the rest of it makes more sense. |
Oh I get that part... I don't get how the color of the reflection somehow reflects the color/type of the dog's coat.
Sorry, I'm new to this Yorkie business.
