Bright Light Veterinary Eye Care

01/15/2025

Welcome to Wednesday!

This is the left eye of a 17y MC poodle.

What's your diagnosis (or diagnoses)?

01/14/2025

We are announcing today that we are expanding the species we serve to include porgs after our first ever porg exam today!

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01/13/2025

Thank you to The Veterinary Kaleidoscope for this fantastic episode with veterinarian and Mom Dr. Julia and her trans son, Ed hosted by Dr. Kate Toyer.

We veterinarians are trusted medical professionals and by ensuring we are well-informed about the realities of medical care for trans youth and adults, we can help counter misinformation, disinformation, and hate. Trans rights are human rights, and trans kids have a right to medical care in every Canadian province (with special shout out to Egale Egale Canada and Skipping Stone Skipping Stone for their advocacy work).

Podcast Episode · The Veterinary Kaleidoscope · 01/13/2025 · 1h 7m

01/08/2025

Thanks to the Open Access policies at the Canadian Veterinary Journal (Canadian Veterinary Medical Association official publication), we are delighted to share this recent publication by Dr. Amber Labelle and co-authors. This study is the first of its kind, describing the clinical appearance, histopathology, clinical outcomes, and co-occurrence with dermal melanoma.

You can access a free copy of the paper at the link below.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11411471/pdf/cvj_10_1048.pdf

Equine intraocular melanocytic neoplasia

ABSTRACT

Objective

To describe the clinical appearance, histopathology, and treatment of equine intraocular melanocytic neoplasia in adult horses.

Animals and procedure

A retrospective review of medical records was conducted. Data recorded included signalment, ocular examination findings, physical examination findings, therapeutic interventions, and case outcomes. Histopathologic characteristics of enucleated globes were evaluated. A Student’s t-test was used to evaluate differences in the interval from diagnosis to last known outcome between horses receiving therapeutic interventions and horses undergoing monitoring alone.

Results

Of the 55 horses included, Arabian was the most common breed (15/55, 27%). Gray was the most common coat color (85%). Physical examination was completed for 75% of horses at time of diagnosis, and of those, 67% had cutaneous melanoma. The interval from diagnosis to last known outcome was not different (P = 0.312) between horses that underwent monitoring alone (median: 2.0 y) and those that received treatment (mean: 2.25 y).

Conclusion

Equine intraocular melanocytic neoplasms are highly associated with cutaneous melanoma and gray coat color, and they are more prevalent than previously published reports suggest.

Clinical relevance

A complete ophthalmic examination is indicated for all horses with cutaneous melanoma. Additional research into the timing and rationale for treatment of intraocular melanocytic neoplasia is necessary.

01/06/2025

Mark your calendars...our first OFA clinic of 2025 will be hosted by The Ottawa Kennel Club on February 2nd. Registration information below.

Save The Date!!

12/20/2024

Happy Holidays to our community!

We will be closed Tuesday, December 24-Thursday December 26 and Tuesday, December 31-Thursday, January 2nd. We will have limited office hours over the next two weeks, so please expect delays in responses by email or by text. Capital City Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital is accepting ophthalmic emergency cases during this time.

- If you are a current client who needs medication refills, please complete the prescription refill request on our website and allow at least 72 hours for the request to be fulfilled.

- Questions, rescheduling, or scheduling recheck appointments can be answered by calling City View Animal Hospital at 613-696-7727.

- If you are a small animal primary care veterinarian, you can submit referrals using the referral form on our website, and they will be scheduled by City View Animal Hospital.

- If you are an equine veterinarian, you can submit referrals during this time and they will be scheduled on Monday, January 6th.

- OFA requests can be submitted on our website or by calling City View Animal Hospital at 613-696-7727.

- If you are an existing client with an emergency, please contact your primary care veterinarian or your nearest emergency clinic. Emergency specialty eye care is available at Capital City Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital (613-244-7387).

We look forward to connecting with you after the holidays. Happy New Year!

12/09/2024

Did you make the correct diagnosis?

This horse has a corneal perforation and iris prolapse. Note the presence of hemorrhage near the pigmented iris tissue and fibrin in the anterior chamber. The anterior chamber is shallow, the pupil is not visible. Some horses with iris prolapse can develop a solid seal and heal their perforation. While they will likely remain dyscoric with an anterior synechiae (adhesion between iris and cornea), they can maintain some limited vision in the best cases scenarios. Any horse with persistent blepharospasm for more than 48 hours after acute perforation will need an enucleation in order to restore their comfort and quality of life.

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]