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Veterinary Ophthalmology
The team treats dog, cat and other small animal eye conditions at the QMHA. The team also offers ophthalmology service to the Equine Referral Hospital of the RVC.
We carry out ophthalmic evaluation, intraocular and extra-ocular surgery on dogs, cats and exotic animals with any eye problems
Vet Professionals: need to refer a patient?
Cataract surgery for pets
Cataract surgery is one of the most common intraocular surgeries performed by our team
This procedure include small incision cataract surgery with cold star technology, foldable acrylic intraocular lens replacement and capsular tension ring placement
Case study: RVC conducts first UK guinea pig cataract surgery
Small Animal Ophthalmic surgery
We routinely perform eye surgery on pets such as
- lens luxation surgery
- corneal reconstruction surgery - including novel surgical procedures such as amnion and corneal grafting procedures
- conjunctival pedicle grafting
- corneo-limbo-conjunctival transposition
- eyelid and third eyelid corrective and reconstructive surgery
Small Animals Glaucoma Procedures
We offer 30-hour intraocular pressure curves for patients with glaucoma
Small Animal Eye Laser Treatments
The ophthalmology team also provides with a broad array of laser treatments including
- transpupillary retinopexy for partial retinal detachments
- anterior chamber microscope adapted diode laser for iridal pigmented lesions and uveal cysts as well as melanocytic masses.
- transcleral diode laser delivery (the current gold standard treatment for glaucoma in horses)
- endolaser cyclophotocoagulation for glaucoma surgery and retinopexy
The ophthalmology team has also established a corneal donor program, where local owners can donate their pet's eyes to save vision for others.
Comprehensive ophthalmic examinations
All referred patients receive a thorough ophthalmic examination, which includes slit lamp biomicroscopy, funduscopy, tonometry, tear measurement and corneal staining. We also offer gonioscopy, gross and fundus photography and electroretinography if required.
Hear about SNOWFLAKE - The red-eyed Reindeer treated for neoplastic lesion of the third eyelid
Case study: RVC conducts first UK guinea pig cataract surgery
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