Preface ix Acknowledgments xi About the companion website xiii Section 1 Basics for Clinical Veterinary Ophthalmology Chapter 1 Development of the Eye 3 Chapter 2 Ophthalmic Structures 12 Chapter 3 Physiology of the Eye 40 Chapter 4 Optics and Physiology of Vision 55 Chapter 5 Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 66 Drug Delivery and Pharmacokinetics 66 Antimicrobial Agents 74 Anti-infl ammatory and Immunosuppressant Drugs 84 Mydriatics/Cycloplegics, Anesthetics, and Tear Substitutes and Stimulators 87 Drugs That Affect Aqueous Humor Dynamics and Intraocular Pressure 91 Section 2 Ophthalmic Examination and Imaging Chapter 6 Eye Examination and Diagnostics 103 General (Basic and Advanced) Ocular Examination 104 Ophthalmic Diagnostic Procedures 110 Ocular Imaging: Basic and Advanced Diagnostics 130 Ophthalmic Imaging by Ultrasonography 135 Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Vision 140 Section 3 Canine Ophthalmology Chapter 7 Canine Orbit: Diseases and Surgery 147 Chapter 8 Canine Eyelids: Diseases and Surgery 163 Chapter 9 Canine Nasolacrimal Duct and Lacrimal Secretory Systems: Diseases and Surgery 186 Nasolacrimal Duct System 186 Lacrimal Secretory System 192 Chapter 10 Canine Conjunctiva: Diseases and Surgery 200 Conjunctiva 200 Nictitating Membrane 210 Chapter 11 Canine Cornea: Diseases and Surgery 216 Cornea 216 Scleral Diseases 247 Chapter 12 Canine Glaucomas 249 Chapter 13 Canine Anterior Uvea: Diseases and Surgery 276 Chapter 14 Canine Lens: Cataract, Luxation, and Surgery 301 Chapter 15 Canine Posterior Segment: Diseases and Surgery 324 Diseases of the Vitreous 324 Diseases of the Canine Ocular Fundus 331 Surgery of the Canine Posterior Segment 360 Diseases of the Canine Optic Nerve 368 Section 4 Special Species Chapter 16 Feline Ophthalmology 379 Chapter 17 Equine Ophthalmology 418 Chapter 18 Food Animal Ophthalmology 449 Cattle 449 Sheep and Goats 472 Pigs 481 Chapter 19 Exotic Animals: Ophthalmic Diseases and Surgery 485 Camelids 485 Laboratory Animals 490 Rabbits 499 Exotic Animals 506 Section 5 Ophthalmic and Systemic Diseases Chapter 20 Comparative Neuro-Ophthalmology 529 Chapter 21 Systemic Disease and the Eye 545 Dogs 545 Cats 577 Horses 596 Food Animals 608 Appendix A Adrenergics in Veterinary Ophthalmology 615 Appendix B Artifi cial Tear Substitutes for Veterinary Ophthalmology 616 Appendix C Topical and Local/Injectable Anesthetics for Veterinary Ophthalmology 618 Appendix D Topical and Subconjunctival Antibiotics for Veterinary Ophthalmology 619 Appendix E Antiviral Drugs for Veterinary Ophthalmology (To Treat FHV-1 Ocular Infections) 621 Appendix F Antifungals for Veterinary Ophthalmology 622 Appendix G Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) for the Dog and Cat 624 Appendix H Corticosteroids in Veterinary Ophthalmology 625 Appendix I Nonsteroidal Anti-infl amatory Drugs (NSAIDS) in Veterinary Ophthalmology 626 Appendix J Hyperosmotics for Veterinary Ophthalmology 627 Appendix K Miotics in the Dog and Cat 628 Appendix L Mydriatics or Pupil-Dilating Agents for the Dog 629 Appendix M Mydriatics or Pupil-Dilating Agents for the Cat 630 Appendix N Mydriatics or Pupil-Dilating Agents for the Horse 631 Appendix O Mydriatics or Pupil-Dilating Agents for the Cow 632 Appendix P Available Pupil Dilating Agents for Selected Birds 633 Appendix Q Topical Prostaglandins for the Dog 634 Appendix R Other Drugs for Veterinary Ophthalmology 635 Appendix S DNA Tests for Feline and Canine Eye Diseases 636 Appendix T Inherited Eye Diseases in the Dog 639 Appendix U Inherited Eye Diseases in the Cat 642 Appendix V Inherited Eye Diseases in the Horse 643 Appendix W Inherited Eye Diseases in Food Animals 644 Appendix X Lysosomal Storage Diseases in the Dog, Cat, and Food Animals 645 Glossary 646 Index 651.