Ophthalmic surgery is the specific area of pet care involving treatment of an animal’s eyes.
Ophthalmic Surgery
Eye examinations require specific equipment, such as an ophthalmoscope (a magnifying light to look into the eye). Our veterinarians may also use a special dye called fluorescein (it glows a green/yellow colour ) to identify damage to the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye), or a Schirmer Tear Test to determine the level of tear production in each eye. Many eye conditions can be treated medically, however, specific conditions may require surgery
Our practice is fully equipped to offer the following eye surgeries:
Enucleation (removal) of the eye for severe glaucoma or cancer cases
Entropion surgery to prevent ocular damage from inward pointing eye lashes/eyelids
Ectropion surgery to correct outward facing lower eyelids
Eyelid tumour removal
Cherry eye surgery to correct a protruding third eyelid in dogs
Surgery to repair corneal ulcers (ulcers on the eye surface)
Our veterinarians can also refer your pet to a specialist veterinary ophthalmologist for specialised procedures such as eye ultrasound, glaucoma testing, vision testing or cataract removal.