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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

HOW YOUR HORSE SEES | TheHorse.com

Dr. Jensen performing an examination of the
retina with a PanOptic scope.   photo by KG-J
Follow this link for a short video explaining the basics of how your horse views the world.
http://www.thehorse.com/Video.aspx?n=how-your-horse-sees-&vID=302

Equine ophthalmology, the study of the anatomy, medical and surgical treatment of horse's eyes, has been a passion of mine for many years. This short video by Dr. Sharon Spier of UC Davis, describes how horses see the world with a few hints about basic care and maintenance of the the equine eye.

This reminds me , I better get back to work on my  OPHTHALMOLOGY PAGE that is under construction on our website! Keep an "eye" out for it!!