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Does Your Pet Need an Eye Doctor?

When Kathy Ouelette’s 98-pound Rottweiler, Bear, began bumping into things (“even into me,” Mrs. Ouelette said), she knew something was wrong. Her veterinarian referred her to Dr. Daniel Priehs, an eye-disease specialist at Animal Eye Associates in nearby Maitland, Fla.

One of only about 400 veterinary ophthalmologists nationwide, Dr. Priehs determined that the dog had cataracts, a clouding in the eye’s natural lens that, left untreated, can eventually lead to blindness.

After determining the delicate nerves at the back of the diabetic, 7-year-old dog’s eyes could withstand surgery, Dr. Priehs implanted new lenses in a procedure strikingly similar to the cataract…

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Resources

Animal Eye Center

Animal Eye Center has provided this website as a resource to both our customers and to the public. Many of your pet’s eye concerns can be researched within Common Eye Diseases.

Vision for Animals Foundation

The mission of the VAF was updated through its strategic planning process in February 2013. "To improve the quality of life of animals by preserving and restoring vision through education and science."

Animal Eye Care

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Animal Pet Doctor

A Courtesty of the FoxNest Veterianary Hospital, AnimalPetDoctor.com, and The Animal Rescue Fund of South Carolina.

DogsHealth.com

Vision problems can be painful or disorienting to a dog. Eyeglasses, although sometimes prescribed for dogs, is something very few dogs can ever get used to.

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Share in our vision to eliminate blindness in animals...The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists® is an organization, not an actual physical location, that has established certifying criteria for ophthalmologists. The College certifies veterinarians in ophthalmology in addition to providing traditional 'association' services to those Diplomates, company partners and the public.

Go Pets America

Your pet's red eye may signal an eye problem requiring treatment from eye drops to emergency surgery.