Waltham/OSU Symposium For the Treatment of Small Animal Diseases Small Animal Ophthalmology October 27 - 28, 2001 Proceedings Editors David A. Wilkie, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVO Annelies Olaerts, DVM Objectives Ophthalmology is a major part of daily small animal/exotic practice, but one where we as practitioners often feel uncomfortable with both our diagnostic and treatment expertise. These lectures are to help you understand the eye and its diseases, so you are better able to perform an ophthalmic examination and interpret the results. New diagnostic avenues are available to practitioners with the marketing of portable, less expensive equipment and these are discussed. Medical and surgical management of ophthalmic diseases are presented with emphasis on what you as a general practitioner can do, and what specialists can offer your clients. special attention is given to Feline and Exotic animals, because they have unique ophthalmic conditions and because they are now a major component of most veterinary practices. The topic of what animals really see will better help you and your clients understand vision in our pets. Finally, since an ophthalmic examination involves living histopathology, we integrate the pathologic process with the living patient. The lectures focus on what to do, and when and how to do it. The full text of the proceedings are presented here. The presentations are organized by topic and the papers have been edited for length and for consistency. Browsing the Proceedings To browse the proceedings you can use the Table of Contents in the right column or the 'First', 'Previous', 'Next', and 'Last' arrows in the upper and lower right corners of each page. If you click on a section in the Table of Contents it will take you to that presentation. Searching the Proceedings To search the proceedings by topic or by author click 'SEARCH' on the right side of the blue navigation bar at the top of each page. To enter a topic type in your topic eg 'Hepatic lipidosis in cats' in the top box and click the Search button. If you want to search by author type the last name of the author in the box labeled 'Restrict your search by author'. Author Index The authors and information about the authors including contact information are listed alphabetically on this page. Acrobat and PDF files The proceedings are all available as PDF files as well as viewable online. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader on your computer, please download and install from the link below. You will love the format and ease of use.