Other veterinarians are board certified in a specific area (s) of veterinary medicine,
like ophthalmology, surgery, or cardiology.
They also specialize in a particular breed of animal, like equine medicine or exotics or in a medical specialty,
like ophthalmology, oncology, pathology or dermatology.
The availability of more sophisticated treatments for cancer and special services
like ophthalmology partly explains the rising costs.
Not exact matches
There's also the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, or, as Bhavsar and others in
ophthalmology like to call it, the bionic eye.
«We were surprised to find so many similarities between these two diseases, but most striking was that some of these common signatures are shared with other conditions
like diabetic retinopathy and age - related macular degeneration,» said William A. Beltran, senior author on the study, an associate professor of
ophthalmology in Penn Vet's Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine and director of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies.
Natural tear production tends to decrease with age, dipping hormone levels can exacerbate dryness, and eyes may be more easily irritated by environmental factors
like dust, medications, and contact lenses, says John Huang, MD, an assistant professor in Yale Universitys department of
ophthalmology.
«People with eye floaters typically see spots, threads, or a cobweb -
like substance floating around as they move their eyes left to right or up and down,» says Robert Cykiert, MD, clinical associate professor of
ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine.
As Reena Garg, MD, an assistant professor of
ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, told Health in a prior interview, «That's
like doing your laundry in dirty water.»
Dr. Amber Labelle, a resident in veterinary
ophthalmology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, says, «Cats with symptoms from the feline herpes virus develop upper respirator signs [much
like catching a cold] or ocular disease [such as Sparky].
«We have so many other success stories just
like Hank,» states Dr. David Maggs, ophthalmologist and professor of veterinary
ophthalmology in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
If you have any questions about veterinary
ophthalmology or would
like to arrange for a routine pet eye exam, please contact our office to schedule your pet's appointment.