Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine

Charles L. Martin, BS, DVM, MS, Charter Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologist, (ACVO), Emeritus Diplomate ACVO, Professor Emeritus, the University of Georgia, past president of the ACVO and American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology. Dr. Martin trained at Washington State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and The Ohio State University and taught at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, the University of Georgia, and Auburn University.J. Phillip Pickett, DVM, DACVO, Emeritus Professor, Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is a graduate of Louisiana State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Following three years in a mixed practice, he did a residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the ACVO. He taught at the University of Wisconsin, and was a faculty member at the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech where he reached the rank of Professor.Bernhard M. Spiess, DVM, Dr. med. vet., Diplomate, American and European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO/ECVO), Professor Emeritus is Charter Diplomate and past president of the ECVO. He began his career in Switzerland, at the Veterinary School in Lausanne/Zurich, then moved to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the University of Bern. He completed a residency in veterinary ophthalmology at the University of Guelph, Canada, where he stayed on as Assistant Professor after becoming a Diplomate of ACVO. In 1987, he returned to University of Zurich as Assistant Professor of Veterinary Ophthalmology, becoming full Professor in 1994 and Professor Emeritus in 2015.

• Anamnesis and the Ocular Examination. Ophthalmic Pharmacology. Problem-Based Management of Ocular Emergencies. Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders. Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery. Orbit and Globe. Eyelids. Conjunctiva and Third Eyelid. Lacrimal Apparatus. Cornea and Sclera. Anterior Uvea and Anterior Chamber. Glaucoma. Lens. Vitreous and Ocular Fundus. Presumed Inherited Ocular Diseases.

The new edition of Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine is the ideal textbook for trainee and practicing veterinarians needing a quick reference in their daily work. Expert veterinary ophthalmologists will also appreciate this updated completely revised edition, the achievement of a teamwork involving three authors and five contributors, outstanding members of the international veterinary ophthalmology community. Hundreds of beautiful pictures and drawings facilitate a quick, easy, practical consultation and allow direct comparison to clinical cases. For each ophthalmic disease and disorder, the authors provide a detailed description of diagnosis, aetiology, clinical signs, prognosis and therapy. Although the main focus is on small animal species, the readers will appreciate the interesting comparative notes on the horse and the cow, and a section dedicated to presumed inherited eye disorders. Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine deserves a special space in the library of everyone interested in veterinary ophthalmology. Actually, it is a book to leave on your desk for daily use, so that you can read the notes and show the pictures to owners to help explain what is happening in their pet’s eyes.- Claudio Peruccio, DVM, SCMPA, Dipl ECVO, Hon Dipl ACVO, MRCVS, EBVS® European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary OphthalmologyThe most recent edition of Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine is a welcome addition to the body of literature in veterinary ophthalmology. This text is certainly straightforward and pragmatic enough to be valuable in the library of the general practitioner. But such a statement belies the 700 pages of depth, detail and scholarship that the specialist in veterinary ophthalmology will find extremely useful and informative; indeed, this text will become required reading for my ophthalmology residents. It is obvious that this work has fallen under the watchful eye of Dr. Charles Martin, whose attention to detail and ability to piece together not-so-obvious connections are legendary in our specialty. Drs. Martin, Pickett and Spiess have over 100 years of combined experience in veterinary ophthalmology as clinicians, teachers and researchers. This text provides abundant evidence that they have maintained a cutting edge in vision science and clinical ophthalmology, and their wealth of experience brings context and perspective to new developments in the specialty. The other contributing authors have followed that lead. Photographs, illustrations, schematics and flow charts are particulary useful in enriching the reader’s understanding in the specialty of ophthalmology, and this book is loaded with extremely well done examples of these visual aids. The text is very carefully and thoroughly indexed and cross-indexed, which makes it very user friendly. Without question this work will be referenced daily in my clinical work, classroom teaching and residency training.- Daniel A. Ward, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVO, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary MedicineWith extensive revisions by a diverse group of authors, this book remains a helpful, easy-to-use, well-illustrated, essential reference for both veterinary students and practitioners.© Doody’s Review Service, 2019, 5* by Kathryn M. Fleming, DVM, PhD, DACVO, University of Illinois College of Veterinary MedicineIn the second edition of Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine, the editors’ goal was to include input from authors with various expertise and experience and create an ophthalmic reference for general practitioners. Many sections of the book (eg, optics and techniques of illumination) are thoroughly written and would be suitable in larger-volume textbooks. The chapter on neuroophthalmology is perfectly outlined and easy to understand and will be a helpful guide for clinical practice.- Terah Webb, DVM, DACVO in JAVMA | SEP 15, 2019 | VOL 255 | NO. 6