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Small Animal Ophthalmology Secrets

  • 1st Edition - October 8, 2001
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ronald C. Riis
  • Language: English

Written in the popular question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series, this handy resource provides an in-depth overview of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to… Read more

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Written in the popular question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series, this handy resource provides an in-depth overview of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to small animal ophthalmology. Coverage includes such important areas as the Cornea, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Oculoplasties, Uveitis, the Retina, and Neoplasms

Key features

  • Includes helpful answers, tips, and secrets of contributing authors; all working in the field of veterinary ophthalmology

  • An increasingly important topic due to the emergence of effective therapies

  • Riis and the contributors are a virtual "who's who" in veterinary ophthalmology

Readership

Small Animal Ophthalmologists, Residents in Animal Ophthalmology, Small Animal Practitioners, Veterinary Residents and Students

Table of contents

I GENERAL

1. Electrical Activity of the Visual System: The ERG and the VER

2. Color Vision of Animals

3. Ophthalmic Imaging

4. Ocular Ultrasonography

II CORNEA AND EXTERNAL

5. The Red Eye

6. Corneal Dystrophies

7. Corneal Erosions (Indolent Ulcers)

8. Feline Corneal Sequestrum

9. Feline Proliferative Keratoconjunctivitis

10. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

11. Ocular Proptosis

12. Nicitans Abnormalities and Therapies

III GLAUCOMA

13. Glaucoma Overview

14. Secondary Glaucoma

15. Medical Treatment of Glaucoma

16. Gonioimplants

17. The Blind, Buphthalmic Eye of Glaucoma

18. Ocular Melanosis in Cairn Terriers

IV CATARACTS

19. Overview of Cataracts

20. Cataract Surgery

21. Complications of Cataract Surgery

V NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

22. Nystagmus

23. The Pupil

24. Optic Neuropathies

VI OCULOPLASTIES

25. Epiphora

26. Blepharoplastic Procedures

27. Eyelid Neoplasms

VII UVEAL DISEASE

28. Uveitis in General

29. Uveitis: Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease in Dogs

30. Uveodermatologic Syndrome

31. Thoughts about Pigmentary Uveitis in Golden Retrievers

32. Feline Toxoplasmosis

33. Phyacolytic Uveitis

34. Acute Ocular Trauma

35. Ocular Hemorrhage

36. Endophthalmitis

VIII RETINA

37. Acquired Diseases of the Fundus

38. Inherited Eye Anomalies of Australian Shepherds, Collies, and Shetland Sheepdogs

39. Retinal Degenerations

40. Retinal Dysplasia

41. Genetic Testing for Progressive Retinal Atrophy

42. Retinal Detachments

43. Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration

44. Feline Hypertension Causing Ocular Lesions

45. Asteroid Hyalosis and Synchysis Scintillans

IX OCULAR TUMORS

46. Intraocular Tumors

47. Iris and Ciliary Cysts

48. Orbital Inflammations and Neoplasms

49. The Ultimate Ocular Histopathology

50. Myths and Misconceptions in Veterinary Ophthalmology

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 8, 2001
  • Language: English

About the author

RR

Ronald C. Riis

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Cornell University Hospital for Animals, Ithaca, NY

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