Color Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmology

Description

Color Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Second Edition provides a compendium of the clinical appearance of ophthalmic diseases likely to be encountered in small, large, or exotic animal practice.  

• Offers a pictorial reference to the clinical appearance of diseases and conditions of the animal eye

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  Presents multiple presentations of most ophthalmic diseases to show the varying ways the condition might appear

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  Provides more than 1,000 high-quality color clinical photographs showing ocular disorders

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  Includes new introductory chapters on ocular anatomy, the ophthalmic exam, and clinical findings in place of the clinical signs chapter

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  Covers clinical history, the clinical signs and findings associated with the disease, the rule-outs or differential diagnoses, the recommended treatment, and the prognosis for each disorder

Contents

Preface

1 Ocular anatomy

2 Eye exam and diagnostics

3 Clinical signs and interpretations

4 Canine orbit

5 Canine eyelids

6 Canine tear and nasolacrimal systems

7 Canine conjunctiva and nictitating membrane (nictitans)

8 Canine cornea and sclera

9 Canine glaucomas

10 Canine anterior uvea

11 Canine lens and cataract formation

12 Canine vitreous

13 Canine ocular fundus and optic nerve

14 Feline ophthalmology

15 Equine ophthalmology

16 Food and fiber animal ophthalmology

17 Pet exotic animal ophthalmology

18 Systemic diseases with ophthalmic manifestations

19 Neuro-ophthalmic syndromes

Appendix A: Glossary – Frequently Used Veterinary Ophthalmology Terms

Appendix B: Eye Diseases in the Brachycephalic Breeds

Appendix C: Inherited Cataracts in the Dog, Parts 1 and 2

Index

Author Information

Kirk N. Gelatt, VMD, Diplomate ACVO, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Caryn E. Plummer, DVM, Diplomate ACVO, is Associate Professor of Comparative Ophthalmology and Service Chief of the Veterinary Ophthalmology Service at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA.