Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care

11/12/2025

May we all remember both the costs of war and the price of peace.

11/11/2025

May we all remember both the costs of war and the price of peace.

11/04/2025

Our team is really looking forward to this free webinar from Dr. Jordan Woodsworth about the diverse and vibrant future of veterinary medicine...even though our patients DO see color (that's an ophtho joke!)

Get registered for this free webinar from the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association!

Webinar Alert! On November 6th at 4 pm PST/7 pm EST, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association is hosting an important webinar by Dr. Jordan Woodsworth: “Our Patients Don’t See Colour—So Why Do We Need EDI? Understanding Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism in Veterinary Medicine”

“This 90-minute webinar dives into the often-avoided but essential conversation about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’ll explore race, racism, and anti-racism in veterinary spaces—and uncover what we can do to break down barriers, repair harm, create safer, more inclusive environments, and ultimately improve animal care and clinical outcomes. The session will be framed around the Social Determinants of Health with a One Health/One Welfare lens.”
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Alerte de webinaire! Le 6 novembre à 16h (heure du Pacifique)/ 19h (heure de l’Est), l’ACMV organise un webinaire important de la Dre Jordan Woodsworth: “Nos patients ne voient pas la couleur : pourquoi avons-nous besoin de DEI ?”

“Ce webinaire de 90 minutes plonge dans cette conversation essentielle mais souvent évitée sur la diversité, l’équité, et l’inclusion. Nous explorerons la race, le racisme et l’antiracisme dans les espaces vétérinaires—et découvrirons ce que nous pouvons faire pour éliminer les barrières, réparer les préjudices, créer des environnements plus sûrs et plus inclusifs, et ultimement améliorer les soins aux animaux et les résultats cliniques. La présentation sera structurée autour des déterminants sociaux de la santé avec une perspective Une seule santé/Un seul bien-être.”

https://lnkd.in/gWaiREkM

11/04/2025

Let all the students of African descent that you know about this amazing program to spend a few days discovering what veterinary medicine is all about. Canadian VIBE Network and the Ontario Veterinary College help make scholarships for 7 students available, and we are proud to be a small part of that. Veterinary medicine is a more resilient, more robust, and capable of delivering better quality care when our veterinary professionals represent the full diversity of humanity. The Discover Vet School Sponsorship Program is one way to ensure that the historical barriers faced by Black students are removed so we can have more talented Black veterinarians in the profession!

It’s backkk! 🐾 The DVS Sponsorship Program returns for its FIFTH year! 👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️

If you’re a Black student curious about a career in veterinary medicine, the DVS Sponsorship Program lets you step into the scrubs of a vet student for a day (or three 👀).

We’re teaming up with the Ontario Veterinary College Dean’s Office and Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care to offer seven Black students the chance to join the 2025/2026 Discover Vet School (DVS) Sponsorship Program!

What’s Included:
✅ Free access to the three-day DVS program
✅ Private tour of the Ontario Veterinary College campus
✅ Networking dinner with students, and veterinary professionals.
✅ Need-based transportation assistance for eligible applicants

What’s DVS?
DVS is a 3-day immersive experience designed to give participants a taste of veterinary school through interactive labs, lectures, and hands-on activities. Faculty and student vets will lead sessions on everything from:

🐕 Small and large animal care
🦓 Wildlife and exotic animal medicine
🚑 Emergency & shelter medicine
🌍 Vets Without Borders & One Health

Event Dates:
The event takes place on three Saturdays — one in January, one in February, and one in March! Exact dates coming soon 👀✨

Who’s Eligible?
✔️ Black students of any age
✔️ Priority for new applicants who haven't received a previous sponsorship
✔️ Preference for applicants with demonstrated financial need

Applications open November 1, 2025! 🗓️ Deadline to apply: December 14, 2025, at 11:59 PM

🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/cYAen1uEwdZ4fKk4A
🔗 Learn more about Discover Vet School: https://discovervetschool.square.site/about
🔗 See past student experiences: https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/news/node/891

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10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! We loved this spooky wreath at !

Have fun trick or treating, and if you have to drive a car tonight please drive extra slowly and carefully.

10/22/2025

We left you hanging last week, so here is the answer!

This cat has anterior uveitis. Keratic precipitates are clumps of fibrin, protein, and white blood cells that have precipitated out of the aqueous humor and adhered to the corneal endothelium (inside of the cornea). Keratic precipitates are visible in the ventronasal cornea. There is also marked rubiosis iridis visible in the temporal half of the iris. These two findings are diagnostic for uveitis. Typically patients with uveitis have miotic pupils, however this patient also has an optic nerve lesion not visible in this photograph that caused mydriasis.

10/21/2025

Wishing a joyous Diwali to all those celebrating!

10/15/2025

Welcome to !

This is the left eye of a 11y FS DSH.

What's your diagnosis?

10/08/2025

It's everyone's favorite season...construction!

Please note that to enter the parking lot of City View Animal Hospital for an appointment with Dr. Amber Labelle, you will need drive East on Merivale Road and turn right into the parking lot entrance that is before the building. You cannot turn onto Burris Lane and then enter the parking lot. You also cannot turn left from westbound Merivale into our parking lot.

The diagram below has a yellow arrow where you will turn right off of Merivale Road into our parking lot.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but such is the price of upgrading and maintaining critical infrastructure! Thank you for your patience.

10/08/2025

It's everyone's favorite season...construction!

Please note that to enter the parking lot for an appointment with Dr. Amber Labelle, you will need drive East on Merivale Road and use the entrance on the west side of the building. This means you are turning right into the parking lot at the entrance that is before the building. You cannot turn right onto Burris Lane and then enter the parking lot. You also cannot turn left from westbound Merivale into our parking lot.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but such is the price of upgrading and maintaining critical infrastructure! Thank you for your patience.

Emergency sewer work

City staff alerted our office today (September 29) that an emergency / urgent repair of a section of failing sanitary sewer along Merivale Road is needed. The segment requiring repair is highlighted in yellow on the map below, left. This work is to start tomorrow.
It will likely require that the north-east bound lanes are closed for approximately 4 weeks, with two-way traffic split onto the south-west bound lanes.
On the map below, the orange area represents where city crews will be working. The blue trapezoid represents the intersection area at Burris Lane / Merivale Road which will be closed, along with the closure of Burris Lane for that same time. Working hours will be approved for 7:00am - 10:00pm as well as on weekends, in order to expedite the repair.

This will mean that the only entrance and exit to our facility will be off of Merivale near Merivale Auto Centre.

City staff have indicated that residents should not expect to have their water service affected during this time, nor do they expect any sewer restrictions, however, they did indicate that it will be noisier and apologized to our anxious clients and for the inconvenience.

10/01/2025

It's reverse Wednesday today; we are giving you the answer for last week's challenge!

This cytology image shows epithelial cells and neutrophils, many of which are degenerate. There are also extracellular coccobacilli bacteria and in a couple of neutrophils, intracellular organisms. The patient responded well to broad-spectrum topical antibiotics.

09/30/2025

On this 10th anniversary of the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s release of the 94 Calls to Action, only 14 actions have been implemented.

It is incumbent upon Canadians to demand our government right this historic and ongoing wrong. Wearing an orange shirt today is not enough; we demand action.

https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2025/03/05/trc-calls-to-action-status-may-13-2022/

From• As of Sept. 30, 2022, 12 of the Calls to Action are Not Started and 21 are Stalled. That’s 35% of the 94 Calls to Action that are experiencing significant problems in achieving any progress towards reconciliation. Consider as well that incarceration rates of Indigenous people are going up. The number of Indigenous children in foster care continues to increase. Structural barriers and systemic racism in Indigenous health and justice are still the norm.

A majority of provinces are opposed to UNDRIP – the international instrument endorsed by almost 150 countries – including Canada – to enshrine the rights that “constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world.”

After more than 7 years, is reconciliation working. What do you think?