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Welcome to the
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Teaching Hospitals and Clinics
Ophthalmology
The LSU VTH&C
Ophthalmology Service provides referral appointments and full-time
referral emergency services for animals with eye diseases and injuries.
Details on
Appointments and Examinations:
Each patient
presented to the Ophthalmology Service is seen by a veterinary
ophthalmologist. Residents, interns, and veterinary students participate
in the evaluation of each animal as part of the curriculum in the School
of Veterinary Medicine.
The Veterinary Teaching Hospital strives to always provide the latest in
veterinary patient care, diagnostics, and treatment, but patients are
never enrolled in clinical trials or experiments without the request and
explicit permission of the owners.
New patient
examinations for dogs and cats are scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays.
Large animal appointments are scheduled on Tuesdays in cooperation with
the Equine Medicine and Food Animal Services. Exotic species are seen on
Mondays and Thursdays in cooperation with the Bird, Zoo, and Exotic
Medicine Service. Canine Eye Registry Foundation (http://www.vmdb.org/cerf.html)
exams are offered monthly and Equine Eye Registry Foundation exams (http://www.vmdb.org/horse_index.html)
are available by appointment. Emergency referrals are received as needed
following direct communication from the referring veterinarian. Surgical
appointments are scheduled on Mondays or Tuesdays following a preliminary
examination of the patient and consultation with the owner. Overnight
stays are anticipated for most surgical patients.
In addition to the
diagnosis and medical treatment of eye diseases, the Ophthalmology Service
provides advanced surgical services including eyelid surgeries, corneal
reconstructive surgeries, corneal transplants, cataract and lens
removal/replacement surgeries, glaucoma shunt placement, vitrectomy,
retinal reattachment, lachrymal surgeries, and orbital exploratory
surgeries.
Specialized
Equipment for Specialized Eye Care:
LSU is fortunate to
be able to provide the most current ophthalmic care for our patients
because of the availability of very specialized equipment and techniques
including:
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Retinal
Photography
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Slit Lamp
Photography
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Electroretinography
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Ocular ultrasound
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Storz Millenium
Microsurgical Unit
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Zeiss OPMI MDu
Microscope
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BIOM viewing
system
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Retinoscopy
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Fluorescein
angiography
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Computed
Tomography (CT)
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Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI)
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Fuorophotometry
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Retinal Tomography
(HRT)
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Optical Coherence
Tomography (OCT)
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Diode Laser
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CO2
Laser
Veterinary
ophthalmologists in your area can be located in the directory on the
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists website (http://acvo.com/).
For persons outside of the USA, see the European College of Veterinary
Ophthalmologists (http://www.ecvo.org/public/index.htm).
Ophthalmology
Service Personnel
Faculty:
Eric Storey, DVM,
MVSc, Diplomate ACVO
Renee Carter, DVM,
Diplomate ACVO
Staff:
Tina Bowden
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