Carter, Renee  T.
	Assistant Professor of Veterinary Ophthalmology Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences  (7/1/2006)
	Veterinary Ophthalmologist, Certified Specialist
	D.V.M., Louisiana State University, 2000
	Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Email	rcarter@vetmed.lsu.edu
Departmental Phone	225-578-9600
Clinical Service	Ophthalmology
Clinical Interests	Diagnosis and management of corneal disorders
Research Interests	Investigation of the genomics of Feline Herpes Virus Investigation of basement membrane abnormalities and role of integrin in Spontaneous Chronic Corneal Epithelial Defects (SCCEDs) Role of Sex Hormones in the pathogenesis of Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome (SARDS)
Biographic Sketch Dr. Renee Carter received her DVM from LSU in 2000 and completed a rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at LSU in 2001. Following a four-year residency and fellowship in Comparative Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she returned to LSU to join the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology. Publications: Carter RT, Kambampati R, Murphy CJ, Bentley E. Expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 and 9 in experimentally wounded canine corneas and spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCED). Cornea 2007; 26:1213-1219. Carter RT, Murphy CJ, Stuhr CM, Diehl KA. Bilateral Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in a great horned owl. JAVMA 2007; 230(4):559-561. Carter R, Guidice C, Dubielzig RR, Colitz CMH. Telomerase activity and concurrent loss of cell cycle regulation in feline post-traumatic sarcomas. J Comp Pathol. Nov 2005;133(4):235-45. Colitz CMH, Whittington A, Carter R, Warren J. The effects of oxidative stress on telomerase activity and other stress-related proteins in lens epithelial cells. Exp Eye Res 2004;78:235-242.
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