This webinar series is conducted in English

18 January 2027:  Eye examination Techniques

22 February 2027:  Diagnosis and therapy of superficial corneal ulcers in horses

15 March 2027:  Diagnosis and therapy of melting, deep and perforated ulcers in horses

19 April 2027:  Diagnosis and therapy of nonulcerative keratopathies of horses

17 May 2027:  Diagnosis and therapy of uveitis in horses

21 June 2027:  Diagnosis and management of diseases of the eyelid, conjunctiva and lacrimal system of Horses

19 July 2027:  Diagnosis and management of orbital and retinal diseases of Horses

23 August 2027:  Diagnosis and therapy of neoplasia of the eye and adnexa of the horse

This webinar is intended for veterinarians of all experience levels who are interested in equine ophthalmology

• Eye examination and therapeutic techniques including dazzle reflex, ocular photography, how to think through a horse eye exam, nerve blocks, significance of corneal colors, significance of vitreal colors and opacities, fluorescein staining, Seidel’s test and interpretation, tear film breakup time and interpretation will be discussed. Clinical cases will be discussed.
• Eye examination and therapeutic techniques including slitlamp, tonometry, OCT, and ultrasonography. Collagen cross linking, corneal cytology, diamond burring, intrastromal injections, and intravitreal injections will be covered. Clinical cases will be discussed.
• Diagnosis and therapy of superficial corneal ulcers in horses. Normal and diseased corneal healing will be discussed. Management of superficial corneal ulcers includes sterilizing the ulcer surface, reducing tear film protease activity, reduction of corneal edema, reduction of uveitis, moderation of corneal fibrosis, and replaclcement of missing corneal collagen. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.
• Diagnosis and therapy of melting, deep and perforated ulcers in horses. The mechanisms for corneal ulcers becoming deeper will be discussed. Management of melting, deep and perforated ulcers includes sterilizing the ulcer surface, reducing tear film protease activity, minimizing corneal edema, reduction of uveitis, moderation of corneal fibrosis, and replacement of missing corneal collagen. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.
• Diagnosis and therapy of nonulcerative keratopathies of horses including stromal abscesses, linear keratopathy, the five forms of immune mediated keratitis, and corneal neoplasia will be discussed. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.
• Diagnosis and therapy of various types of uveitis in horses. The differences in clinical signs and therapy for Equine Recurrent Uveitis and uveitis in corneal ulcers will be discussed. Equine glaucoma and lens disease are associated with uveitis and will be discussed. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.
• Basic and advanced corneal surgery of the horse. Debridement, diamond burring, keratectomy, corneal laceration repair, conjunctival grafting, amnion grafting, corneal collagen replacement, corneal suturing, penetrating keratoplasty, and lamellar keratoplasty will be discussed .Clinical cases will illustrate the surgical concept
• Diagnosis and management of diseases of the horse orbit, lacrimal system, conjunctiva, third eyelid, lids, and retina will be discussed. How to properly do enucleation of the horse globe will be included in this lecture. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.
• Diagnosis and therapy of neoplasia of the eye and adnexa of horses. The main emphasis will be management of SCC and melanomas involving the lids, cornea, iris, conjunctiva and third eyelid. Clinical cases will illustrate the management concepts.

This webinar will be recorded. The recording will be available free of charge in our Video Gallery for all participants for 100 days.