Anesthesia is provided with use of a ventilator, ECG, pulse oximeter,

blood pressure assessment, capnography, temperature monitor, IV fluid infusion, and a Licensed Veterinary Technician monitoring under the doctor's supervision.

 

Surgeries performed by an ophthalmologist include:

• Enucleation

• Entropion correction

• Macropalpebral fissure surgery

• Eyelid tumor removal and cryotherapy

• Corneal and scleral mass removal 

• Removal of abnormal cilia (distichiasis, ectopic cilia)

• Nictitans gland replacement (“cherry eye”)

• Corneal microsurgery for ulcers, corneal rupture, corneal foreign body removal, dermoid removal, laceration repair

• Cataract surgery 

• Anterior lens luxation surgery

• Intraocular cyst removal

• Iris tumor laser therapy, cryotherapy, or excision

• Glaucoma surgeries- goniovalve placement, laser, pharmacological ablation, intraocular prosthesis​

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