Colorado Animal Specialty & Emergency (CASE)
What is a Veterinary Ophthalmologist?
Veterinary ophthalmologists are veterinarians with advanced training in ocular medicine responsible for providing diagnosis and therapeutic options for medical or surgical conditions of the eyes in animals. This includes inherited eye diseases, eye cancers, and gene abnormalities of the eye that can lead to blindness. They are in charge of a pet’s vision care and surgical procedures performed on the eye.
Why Do You Need a Pet Ophthalmologist?
A veterinary ophthalmologist should be sought when a pet needs eye surgery, has sustained a significant eye injury, or your pet is losing its vision or becomes blind abruptly. An ophthalmologist will also be recommended when your pet’s eye issue isn’t getting better or if it is getting worse despite therapy that was previously prescribed. An ophthalmologist will also work with your family veterinarian to treat chronic conditions that some pets are more prone to like glaucoma, cataracts, and predisposed inherited eye diseases.
Our ophthalmology services include:
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye) management
Glaucoma management
Management of corneal ulcers
Management of lens luxation
Cataract management and surgery
Blepharoplasties (eyelid surgery)
Replacement of gland of the nictitating membrane (Cherry eye replacement)
Ocular ultrasound
Electroretinogram (ERG)
Management of ocular autoimmune diseases
