Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care

12/04/2024

It’s Wednesday.

This is the left eye of a 2y QH Mare.

What’s your diagnosis? What are you going to do next?

12/04/2024

It's Wednesday.

This is the left eye of a 2y QH Mare.

What's your diagnosis? What are you going to do next?

12/03/2024

HOLIDAY HOURS 2024

We will be closed for appointments December 23- January 3.

Prescription refills will be available on the days that City View Animal Hospital is open. City View Animal Hospital will be closed December 25-26 and January 1st.

Please ensure you are monitoring your medication needs and allowing plenty of time for refill requests.

Happy Holidays!

12/03/2024

Did you make the correct diagnosis?

Embryology is very important for a deep understanding of the diseases of the eye. When the lens and vitreous are developing while the puppy is in utero, the lens is wrapped in a network of blood vessels called the Tunica Vasculosa Lentis (TVL) and the vitreous is comprised of a network of blood vessels called the Primary Vitreous. This network includes the hyaloid artery, which connects the optic nerve and lens. When the network of blood vessels in the vitreous does not regress correctly and remains in partial or complete form, the condition is termed Persistent Hyperplasticity's Primary Vitreous (PHPV). When the network of blood vessels surrounding the lens does not regress correctly and remains in partial or complete form, the condition is termed Persistent Hyperplastic Tunica Vasculosa Lentis (PHTVL). The two conditions are frequently observed together, and are known as PHPV/PHTVL. Once common in Dobermans, PHPV/PHTVL is now seen in all breeds of dogs but not commonly in many breeds of dogs. The condition ranges from mild (faint fibrosis on the posterior lens capsule) to moderate (persistent hyaloid artery) to severe (cataract, bleeding into the lens, bleeding into the vitreous, blood vessels including hyaloid artery in the vitreous, retinal detachment, blindness).

This dog has PHPV/PHTVL and posterior lenticonus, which is a posterior deformation of the contour or shape of the posterior lens capsule. This patient is at risk of developing vision threatening complications from this condition, including blinding cataract and retinal detachment.

OFA Companion Animal Eye Registry Exams are recommended for all dogs produced by and used in reputable breeding programs in order to continue to work towards the elimination of blinding, painful, and heritable ocular disease. You can learn more at https://ofa.org/diseases/eye-disease/.

11/27/2024

This is the left eye of a 9 month old female Airedale terrier. What's your diagnosis?

11/20/2024

“Syrus here. Pizza slinger! Can you donate $40 towards trans pizza day? I’ve been connecting trans folks with free yummy pizza every year on Trans Day of Remembrance since 2017.

I started doing this after I was gifted a pizza from a stranger for TDOR during a particularly hard year in 2016.

It really helped me, and over the years, your pizzas have helped so many others! Community has been incredible and together we have sent hundreds of pizzas out over the years.

I’ve been working with Wendy to figure out safety this year. Due to increased threats to trans folks safety this year it doesn’t feel safe to be directly connecting folks to trans people, though I’m happy to say we’ve had such gentleness and kindness over the years and never had an issue. Regardless, this year we will not be connecting folks directly to ensure that we KEEP EVERYONE SAFE!

Here’s how it will go this year:

If you are a non-trans or cis person wanting to send some pizza love you can send a donation here via gofundme or directly via etransfer to the pizza fund at transpizzafund(at)gmail(dot)com. Please donate any amount that you can- send enough for a pizza or two, or for some dipping sauce or soda!

We will send out pizza funds in $40 CAD instalments to trans folks who sign up via an anonymous google form. Everyone still gets to send pizza love and everyone still gets pizza! We will send the funds starting tomorrow and for the next two weeks to December 4 inclusive.

THANK YOU for donating to send some pizza love- this year especially.

Our trans kin deserve love, care, justice and our solidarity and rage. We should all get to live long enough to become elders. We should all get to move our bodies and play any sport we want to play. We should all get to use public bathrooms to relieve ourselves when we have to use the toilet. We should all be free. We are all inherently valuable.

Lets keep our trans kin feeling loved and cared for , and importantly lets keep them safe!

Please feel free to leave a message of love for pizza receivers when you donate and we will make sure these messages get to our trans kin!

Best wishes and much love

11/11/2024

🚨 Attention Future Vets & Animal Enthusiasts! 🐾

Are you a Black student dreaming of a career in veterinary medicine? Or maybe you’re a parent or guardian of the next great “dogtor”? 🐶 Have you ever wondered what it’s like to step into the shoes (or scrubs) of a vet student? We’ve got you covered!

For the fourth year, we’re excited to partner with the Ontario Veterinary College and Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care to offer seven Black students the opportunity to join the 2025 Discover Vet School (DVS) sponsorship program! 🎓✨

What’s Included:
✅ Free access to the 2025 DVS Program
✅ Private tour of the Ontario Veterinary College campus
✅ Networking dinner with students, and veterinary professionals.
✅ Need-based transportation assistance available

What’s DVS?
The DVS Lecture Series 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:
📅 Saturday, January 18, 2025
📅 Saturday, February 1, 2025
📅 Saturday, March 22, 2025

This program is perfect for high schoolers, undergrads, or any Black students with a passion for animal science! Whether you’re just starting to explore your love for animals or seriously considering vet school, this is the experience for you.

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 9, 2024! 🗓️
Deadline to apply: December 1Discover Vet School Lecture Seriess.gle/cYAen1uEwdZ4fKk4A

🔗 Learn more about Discover Vet School: https://www.facebook.com/ovcdiscovervetschool.ca/

🔗 See past student experiences: https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/news/node/891

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10/30/2024

Welcome to Wednesday! This is cytology from the cornea of a dog with a corneal ulcer. There is an epithelial cell in the center of the field. What are the ovoid opacities surrounding the nucleus of the cell in the image?

10/29/2024

There are a few OFA exam spots left for this weekend! Thanks The Ottawa Kennel Club for organizing and hosting.

⏰ Just a reminder that The Ottawa Kennel Club is hosting two OFA Health Clinics this coming weekend. There are still some time slots available for both clinics.

❤️ Sunday 3rd November: OFA Echocardiogram Clinic with Dr. Ashley Jones DVM DACVIM. Limited appointments available in the morning and afternoon for echos and auscultations.

Link to registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TnC_btF-bgORzUVoMAxLKMOvtxD5WMePHr_sQOvr6SY/edit

👀 Also on Sunday 3rd November: OFA Eye Clinic with Dr. Amber Labelle DVM MS DACVO. Limited appointments available in the afternoon. Clinic fee is $65.00 (OFA not included) Register atOFA Online

For all clinic information, please contact Lynn Benson by email at [email protected]

10/25/2024

Did you make the correct diagnosis?

This mass was confirmed with histopathology to be squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). It demonstrates classic features of a SCC: pink/white exophytic and ulcerated mass arising from the conjunctiva.

Surgical excision is expected to be curative in this case, and adequate margins were obtained.

10/18/2024

We have a deep appreciation for registered veterinary technicians, and we couldn't help people and pets without them!

We also know the veterinary profession is facing many challenges, including ensuring all veterinary technicians make a living wage, and that EVERYONE working in veterinary medicine makes a living wage. Simultaneously, we are struggling to ensure that veterinary care is accessible to all families.

Appreciations weeks are great...but structural change including economic reform, regulatory reform, and reductions in inequality are better.

We ❤️ you RVTs!

10/16/2024

Welcome back to Wednesday!

This is the right eye of an 9y Belgian Mare. What's your diagnosis?

10/15/2024

Thank you to the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) for this purrfect learning opportunity!

"The Farley Foundation is hosting a free webinar for cat owners at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23. Presented by board-certified feline specialist, Dr. Liz O'Brien, The Lion in Your Living Room is a one-hour webinar to teach cat owners everything they need to know about feeding, stimulating and providing their pet with enrichment. Additionally, the first 50 registrants will receive a custom cat collar!

We encourage you to share the webinar information with your cat-owning clients. To register, they can visit bit.ly/478fAkv."

10/11/2024

We will be closed on Monday, October 14th.

If you celebrate Thanksgiving, have a joyous celebration!

10/11/2024

Did you make the correct diagnosis?

This is a normal iris in a merle-coated, heterochromic dog. The pigment is particularly striking and beautiful!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate on Monday, and a reminder that our office will be closed on Monday, October 14th.

10/09/2024

Welcome to Wednesday.

This is the right eye of a 2y MC merle chihuahua.

What's your diagnosis?

10/08/2024

Posted • .acmv Understanding that animals are sentient encourages more in-depth study of their behavior and communication. This can lead to better human-animal interactions and improved care practices across many species.

Learn more about this year’s campaign through the link in our bio.

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La prise en compte de la sentience animale stimule une recherche plus poussée sur leurs comportements et leurs modes de communication. Cette compréhension approfondie favorise des interactions plus harmonieuses entre humains et animaux, tout en permettant d’affiner les pratiques de soins pour diverses espèces.

Pour plus d’informations sur la campagne de cette année, cliquez le lien dans notre bio.