Ophthalmology in General Practice
May 12–13, 2017
David Maggs B.V.Sc.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Professor of Ophthalmology
U.C. Davis
Mary B Glaze D.V.M.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Gulf Coast Animal Eye Clinic
Houston, Texas
This seminar series is designed to provide you with updates on how the speakers actually do things in practice – how they actually manage a patient with a particular ocular disease or disorder, how they do certain techniques, how they combine certain drugs for treatment etc. Actual cases will be presented to emphasize the clinical indications for the techniques.
Speakers & Topics
Topics available for discussion include:
- My Tonopen drives me crazy. Can you help?
- Which ophthalmoscope should I use?
- How do I manage FHV-1 in multi-cat situations?
- What antiviral drug should I use for FHV-1?
- Does lysine help in cats with FHV-1?
- What’s the best lab test for cats with conjunctivitis?
- Doxycycline or Terramycin for Chlamydia?
- Do cats with corneal sequestra need surgery?
- Are steroids OK for feline eosinophilic keratitis?
- Pannus – Should I use cyclosporine or steroids?
- How do I treat KCS?
- What do I do when cyclosporine doesn’t stimulate tear production?
- Artificial tears – are they all the same?
- How deep is that corneal ulcer?
- What do I do when an ulcer doesn’t heal in 7 days?
- Can I do a grid keratotomy or a burr debridement?
- Walk me through the Hotz-Celsus surgery for entropion
- Should I know another entropion surgery?
- Which cherry-eye surgery is best?
- What are my options for eyelid tumors in old dogs?
- Do animals get allergic conjunctivitis?
- How do I differentiate cataracts from nuclear sclerosis?
- What is the best way to detect uveitis?
- How do I treat uveitis?
- Could this patient have both glaucoma & uveitis?
- How should I treat a patient with both glaucoma & uveitis?
- How do I diagnose Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration (SARD)
- What are the best ocular analgesics?
- Does enrofloxacin blind cats?
- Triple antibiotic causes fatal anaphylaxis in cats; right?
- Proptosed globes: replace or remove?
- Uveal cyst or melanoma? How do I tell the difference?
- Corneal lacerations: what 2 questions must I ask and why?
- Which anti-glaucoma medication is best for my patient?
- Feline glaucoma — do I treat it differently than canine glaucoma?
- When do I refer a patient for cataract surgery and what do I do in the meantime?
- How do I treat an infected ulcer?
- How do I make sense of my fundus exam findings?
- How and why should I test tear film break up time?
- Do small animals get fungal ulcers?
- What could this scleral nodule be?
- What’s wrong with a third eyelid flap?
- What is ocular brachycephalic syndrome?
- Can you diagnose hypertensive retinopathy before a cat goes blind?
- Is there a way to prevent diabetic cataracts?
- When is topical serum indicated? Can I use plasma instead?
- Is pannus the only immune mediated corneal disease in dogs?
- What are common signs of ocular lymphosarcoma?
- Is blepharitis an ocular or dermatologic disease?
- How do I manage a lens luxation prior to referral?
- Why does my patient look like Bart Simpson?
- What are common causes of hyphema?
- Is intravitreal injection a reasonable option in end-stage glaucoma?
- How do I differentiate lipid from calcium in the canine cornea?
- How do I manage a corneal foreign body?
- What are common eye problems in the top 3 canine breeds?
- Why is this old dog’s cornea blue?
- How can I help my blind patient – and its family – cope with its disability?
- Can an eye with a perforated ulcer be saved?
- Should I worry about that black spot in a cat’s iris?
- My Tonopen drives me crazy. Can you help?
- Which ophthalmoscope should I use?
- How do I manage FHV-1 in multi-cat situations?
- What antiviral drug should I use for FHV-1?
- Does lysine help in cats with FHV-1?
- What’s the best lab test for cats with conjunctivitis?
- Doxycycline or Terramycin for Chlamydia?
- Do cats with corneal sequestra need surgery?
- Are steroids OK for feline eosinophilic keratitis?
- Pannus – Should I use cyclosporine or steroids?
- How do I treat KCS?
- What do I do when cyclosporine doesn’t stimulate tear production?
- Artificial tears – are they all the same?
- How deep is that corneal ulcer?
- What do I do when an ulcer doesn’t heal in 7 days?
- Can I do a grid keratotomy or a burr debridement?
- Walk me through the Hotz-Celsus surgery for entropion
- Should I know another entropion surgery?
- Which cherry-eye surgery is best?
- What are my options for eyelid tumors in old dogs?
- Do animals get allergic conjunctivitis?
- How do I differentiate cataracts from nuclear sclerosis?
- What is the best way to detect uveitis?
- How do I treat uveitis?
- Could this patient have both glaucoma & uveitis?
- How should I treat a patient with both glaucoma & uveitis?
- How do I diagnose Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration (SARD)
- What are the best ocular analgesics?
- Does enrofloxacin blind cats?
- Triple antibiotic causes fatal anaphylaxis in cats; right?
- Proptosed globes: replace or remove?
- Uveal cyst or melanoma? How do I tell the difference?
- Corneal lacerations: what 2 questions must I ask and why?
- Which anti-glaucoma medication is best for my patient?
- Feline glaucoma — do I treat it differently than canine glaucoma?
- When do I refer a patient for cataract surgery and what do I do in the meantime?
- How do I treat an infected ulcer?
- How do I make sense of my fundus exam findings?
- How and why should I test tear film break up time?
- Do small animals get fungal ulcers?
- What could this scleral nodule be?
- What’s wrong with a third eyelid flap?
- What is ocular brachycephalic syndrome?
- Can you diagnose hypertensive retinopathy before a cat goes blind?
- Is there a way to prevent diabetic cataracts?
- When is topical serum indicated? Can I use plasma instead?
- Is pannus the only immune mediated corneal disease in dogs?
- What are common signs of ocular lymphosarcoma?
- Is blepharitis an ocular or dermatologic disease?
- How do I manage a lens luxation prior to referral?
- Why does my patient look like Bart Simpson?
- What are common causes of hyphema?
- Is intravitreal injection a reasonable option in end-stage glaucoma?
- How do I differentiate lipid from calcium in the canine cornea?
- How do I manage a corneal foreign body?
- What are common eye problems in the top 3 canine breeds?
- Why is this old dog’s cornea blue?
- How can I help my blind patient – and its family – cope with its disability?
- Can an eye with a perforated ulcer be saved?
- Should I worry about that black spot in a cat’s iris?
Schedule
| Registration | Friday May 12, 2017 | 7:30 am – 8:00 am |
| Includes breakfast | ||
| Lectures | Friday May 12 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Saturday May 13 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | |
| Lunch | Daily-included in registration | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Accommodations
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Price
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King Room: $229.00/nt + taxes & fees
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Terms
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This hotel is 100% smoke-free.
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Room Description
Beds and Bedding:
- 1 King – Maximum Occupancy: 3
- 2 Queen – Maximum Occupancey: 4
- Pillowtop mattress, and Duvet
- Rollaway beds permitted in King rooms only.
- Cribs permitted: 1
- Maximum cribs/rollaway beds permitted: 1
Bath and Bathroom Features
- Marble bathroom
- Shower/Tub combination
- Shower
Bathroom amenities (Aveda)
- Hair dryer
- Robe
Furniture and Furnishings
- Chair with ottoman
- Alarm Clock
- Safe, in room
- Desk, writing / work, with ergonomic chair, and electrical outlet
- Iron and ironing board
Food & Beverages
- Room service
- Coffee maker / tea service
- Instant hot water
Kitchen features
- Mini-refrigerator
Things To Do
Area Attractions
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Hop On Hop Off Tour 1-773-648-5000
Mystic Blue Cruises 1-877-299-7783
River Cruise 1-312-902-1500
Segway on the Lakefront 1-312-663-0600
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