Learn more about what ACVO Diplomates are doing in their professions and how they are involved in their communities. If you have a story to share about yourself or a veterinary ophthalmologist you know, please contact the ACVO office.
Dr. K. Michael Chang, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, CA
Dr. Chang is part of a team of caring people who help save the life of a stray.
Dr. Kelly Caruso, Small Animal Specialist Hospital, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Carmen Colitz, Aquatic Animal Eye Care, Jupiter, FL, USA
Ever wonder how an ophthalmologist removes a cataract from a seal? Drs. Kelly Caruso and Carmen Colitz volunteered to remove a cataract from a seal in Australia. This is a link to a TV show called, "Bondi Vet", which recorded the procedure. They are featured at minutes 10:30 and then 14:25.
Dr. Carmen Colitz, Aquatic Animal Eye, Jupiter, FL
Dr. Anne-Marie Verbruggen, Diplomate European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Zoo fits elephant with contact lens. Win Thida, an elephant in Amsterdam's zoo, has made history after being fitted with a jumbo-sized contact lens following an eye injury, a statement said Jan. 30.
Note from Dr. Verbruggen: There is no scientific background to it all. The jumbo size contact lens was a horse contact lens. Dr. Joe Wolfer, DACVO did an identical procedure in Canada, 20 years ago!
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. Carmen Colitz, Aquatic Animal Eye, Jupiter, FL
Dr. Colitz
performed cataract surgery on two Australian Sea Lions from Underwater World at the Sunshine Coast Aquarium in Queensland, Australia. pdf of article
Dr. Nancy Bromberg, SouthPaws Ophthalmology, Fairfax, VA
Dr. Bromberg
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
Dr. Bromberg was honored by Washington Animal Rescue League for volunteer ophthalmology services.
Dr. Rachel Allbaugh, Kansas State University Veterinary Hospital , Manhattan, KS
