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VNN Video - "Protecting Your Pets Vision -
Veterinary Ophthalmology"
When you look into your pet's eyes, what should you see? Most people would say they might see a scheming cat planning her next outrageous stunt or a sad puppy dog, begging for that last piece of pizza! For all the expressions we see in our pet's eyes, it's important to understand just how delicate and prone to injury the eyes really are. Veterinarians see everything from minor scratches and irritation to severe blindness or even cataracts. When the eye issue becomes complex, many pets are referred to their own eye care specialist...the Veterinary Ophthalmologist. Watch this video to see the pet eye doctors in action!
A special thank you to the over 200 board certified veterinary ophthalmologists who participated in the 2011 ACVO/Merial Service Dog Eye Exam event. They were able to help over 4,000 animals and their care takers; thereby donating over $250,000 in services to this community.
Dr. Nancy Bromberg, SouthPaws Ophthalmology, Fairfax, VA, performed cataract surgery on "Dos Equis" a small-clawed otter at the National Zoo, as well as doing eyelid surgery on Tian Tian, one of the Nation Zoo's Giant Pandas.
Dr. Nancy Bromberg, SouthPaws Ophthalmology, Fairfax, VA, was honored by Washington Animal Rescue League for volunteer ophthalmology services.
Dr. Rachel Allbaugh, Kansas State University Veterinary Hospital , Manhattan, KS - Man's Love Save's Horse's Sight
(posted 3/24/11) Man's Love Saves Horse's Sight
Dr. J. Phillip Pickett, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA - Peregrine Falcon Admitted to Wildlife Center
(posted 11/10/10) Peregrine Falcon Admitted to Wildlife Center
(Photos courtesy of Scott Wight, Toronto Wildlife Centre.)
Dr. E. Dan Wolf, Southern Eye Clinic for Animals, Tampa, FL - Tampa Vet Sees That the Eyes Have It
(posted 2/9/10) Tampa Vet Sees That The Eyes Have It
Dr. Jeff Bowersox, Screech Owl Release
(posted 12/7/09) Photos
Dr.Carmen Colitz, Animal Eye Specialty Clinic, West Palm Beach, FL - Eye Problems Consign Boisterous Seal to Captivity, Wall Street Journal
(posted 11/16/09) Eye Problems Consign Boisterous Seal to Captivity
Dr. Carmen Colitz, Animal Eye Specialty Clinic, West Palm Beach, FL - Successful Sea Lion Surgery Brings Sighs of Relief at Zoo
(posted 9/21/09)
Successful Sea Lion Surgery Brings Sighs of Relief at Zoo (link expired)
Dr. Nicole MacLaren, Eye Care for Animals, Salt Lake City, UT - Hogle Zoo Monkey with Cataract Gets Human Lenses
(posted 11/7/08)
Hogle Zoo Monkey with Cataracts Gets Human Lenses (link expired)
Dr. Brad Nadelstein, Animal Eye Care of Chesapeake, Inc., Chesapeake, VA - Harbor Seal Undergoes Eye Surgery at the Virginia Aquarium
(posted 5/29/08)
Harbor Seal Undergoes Eye Surgery at the Virginia Aquarium (link expired)
Dr. James Clinton, The Animal Eye Clinic, Medford, NJ - Horse Receives Laser Surgery for Glaucoma
(posted 12/17/07) Horse Recovering from New Glaucoma Procedure
Vet Performs Laser Eye Surgery on Horse (link expired)
Dr. John Sapienza, Long Island Veterinary Specialists - Porcupine Gets Cataract Surgery
(posted 10/1/07)
Porcupine gets cataract surgery (link expired)
Dr. Jeffrey Bowersox, Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware - Blind and Deaf Dog Beats the Odds
(posted 7/12/07)
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=41975@kyw.dayport.com (link expired)
Drs.Cynthia Cook, Albert Mughannam, and Carol Szymanski, Veterinary Vision, CA - When Fido and Muffy Start to Squint
(posted 7/12/07) When Fido and Muffy Start to Squint
