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Thursday, October 11, 2012
WHAT'S IN AN EQUINE OPHTHALMIC EXAM?
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| Biomicroscope Exam |
What simple observation is often the very first sign that a horse's eye is experiencing the earliest, subtle stages of discomfort?
(see below for the answer!)
As many of you are aware, I have a special interest in equine ophthalmology, the branch of equine medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the horse's eye. Last month I attended the first AAEP "Focus on Ophthalmology" meeting, held in Raleigh, N.C. This focus meeting offered two days of in-depth sessions with a hands on wet-lab to allow practitioners to broaden their range of skills in evaluating and treating the horse's eye.
This meeting was led by equine ophthalmologists Brian Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, Dipl. ACVO, equine practitioner Ann Dwyer, DVM and
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