VTMED 6547 - Clinical Ophthalmology

Spring. 0.5 credits. S-U grades only.

Enrollment limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students.

E. C. Ledbetter, N. Irby, T. Kern, F. Espinheira.

The principles and practice of entry-level veterinary ophthalmology introduced in Foundation Course V, Introduction to Veterinary Ophthalmology, are supplemented by lectures and discussions that emphasize species differences, basic surgical decision making, and recognition of ocular conditions appropriate for referral. One of the four class periods is devoted to ocular surgical techniques performed on cadaver tissues.