Focus on Ophthalmology Program
DAY 1
Thursday, October 1
Morning
8:30 a.m. Clinical Examination of the Equine Eye - Dennis Brooks
9:45 a.m. Diagnosis and Treatment of Problems of the Equine Eyelids - Brian Gilger
10:45 a.m. Diagnosis and Treatment of Problems of the Equine Orbit and Periorbit, Including the
Nictitans, Conjunctiva and Lacrimal Glands - Brian Gilger
Afternoon
1 p.m. The Equine Cornea: Update on Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Disease - Dennis
Brooks
2 p.m Corneal Ulcers in Horses: What’s New in Medical and Surgical Management? - Dennis
Brooks
3:30 p.m. Non-ulcerative Disease of the Equine Cornea: What’s New in Medical and Surgical
Management? - Dennis Brooks
This session will include discussion of non-ulcerative keratopathies, stromal
abscesses, eosinophilic keratitis, foreign bodies and neoplasia.
5:30 p. m. Welcome Reception - Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel
DAY 2
Friday, October 2
Morning
8:30 a.m. Equine Recurrent Uveitis: What’s New in Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management?
- Brian Gilger
10:15 a.m. Non-Inflammatory Disease of the Uvea in Horses - Brian Gilger
11:00 a.m. Equine Glaucoma: What’s New in Diagnosis and Management? - Dennis Brooks
Noon Lunch
Informal "table topics" will be featured during lunch. Discussions will be on topics
relating to personal and professional wellness, with members of the AAEP Executive
Committee and other representatives facilitating.
Afternoon
1 p.m. Equine Lens: Update on Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Cataract Surgery - Brian
Gilger
2 p.m. Posterior Segment of the Equine Eye: Update on Equine Vision, and Diagnosis and
Management of Disease - Dennis Brooks
3:30 p.m. Practical Equine Ophthalmology for Road Warriors: Examination and Diagnosis of Eye
Problems in the Field - Ann Dwyer
4:30 p.m. Management of Blindness in Horses - Ann Dwyer
DAY 3
Saturday, October 3
Location: Rotating Wet Labs at North Carolina State University - Buses to transport attendees to the facility - 4 labs, max 40 per lab
Clinical examination of the Equine Eye - Dennis Brooks and Mary Utter
Advanced Equine Ocular Diagnostics - Caryn Plummer and Kathy Barrie
Practical Ocular Therapeutics and Equine Ophthalmic Pharmacology - Allison Clode and
Richard McMullen
Microsurgery of the Equine Eye - Brian Gilger, Jay Harrington and Diana Pate
Lunches will be provided at sessions and labs. All scheduled instructors are tentative and subject to change.
Proceedings
Proceedings for Focus on Ophthalmology will be distributed in electronic format at the meeting. Proceedings will be accessible on this Web site after the meeting as well. Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops to the metting in order to access papers that are being presented. There will be no printed copies of the Proceedings made available in Raleigh.
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