How I manage common canine and feline ocular problems

with

David Maggs B.V.Sc.

Diplomate, American College of

Veterinary Ophthalmologist

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

&

Lynelle Johnson D.V.M, Ph.D.

Diplomate, American College of Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

U.C. Davis

 

This course will update you on the recent diagnostic and therapeutic breakthroughs for the most common canine and feline ophthalmic problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching.

 Dr. David Maggs is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and has published in the major veterinary journals & texts including JAVMA & Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine & is co-editor of the Feline issue of Veterinary Ophthalmology. David spent several years in private practice prior to obtaining an internship at Colorado State University. He is currently is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at The University of California at Davis. David has lectured at the regional and national meetings and has promised me that the seminars have been structured to maximize the material that you will take with you to your practice. His presentations to our groups in Cancun & on Hilton Head Island in 2000, on Nantucket Island in 2001, in Napa in 2003 and Seattle in 2004 were very well received by all in attendance. 

Dr. Lynelle Johnson is one of the leading experts in the field of small animal internal medicine. She has published extensively in all the major journals & texts including JAVMA, Compendium on Continuing Education, Textbook of Internal Medicine, Consultations in Feline Internal medicine, The 5-minute veterinary consultant & Current Veterinary Therapy. Lynelle will present an update on the systemic diseases that present with ocular manifestations.

The topics:

• Examination Techniques and Ophthalmic Diagnostics

How can I do a better eye exam?

What are the secrets for detecting ophthalmic lesions?

The Tonopen - at last measuring IOP is easy

What's the best test for feline herpes virus?

When should I culture the conjunctiva or cornea?

Can I do my own ophthalmic cytology?

• Ophthalmic Surgery

What instruments do I need for ophthalmic surgeries?

Are there special techniques that will make me a better ophthalmic

surgeon?

Eyelid tumors - to cut or to freeze, that is the question.

Entropion surgery - from Shar Peis to Labradors

Which surgical technique is best for "cherry eye"?

Conjunctival grafts: Why, when and how?

• Surface ocular disease

Itchy skin, swollen eyelids, what next?

Why is this cornea opaque

What does it mean when the cornea turns blue?

KCS - not just cyclosporine

How deep is that ulcer?

Three reasons a corneal ulcer won't heal

Can I do a grid keratotomy in my practice?

Feline herpesvirus: new treatments for a frustrating disease

Why are there blood vessels on this cornea?

• Intraocular disease

Is this glaucoma primary or secondary?

Drugs for glaucoma - not just Timolol any more.

Should I do an intravitreal injection of gentamicin?

Is this nuclear sclerosis or cataracts?

When should I refer this dog for cataract surgery?

What diagnostic testing should I do for this cat with uveitis?

Which steroids should I use for uveitis?

Should I get an aqueous sample and how do I do it?

• Retinal disease

I wish I was better at the fundic exam - here's how.

There's so much variation in fundic appearance - what's normal?

How do I detect retinal detachments?

I know this dog is blind. I want to know if there is anything that can be done for him.

Anisocoria - pupils that teach

Feline hypertension - at last there's a detached retina we can treat!

Is this eye trying to tell me that the whole patient is sick?

• Ophthalmic Emergencies

When is it a real emergency?

How do I suture eyelid lacerations so that they heal well?

Acute congestive glaucoma - which drugs, which routes, how often?

This eye is perforated - is there anything I can do?

       Why did this patient suddenly go blind?