Who needs a veterinary ophthalmologist?

Many eye problems can be dealt with by a local general practitioner. However, as in human medicine, the information explosion of the last 2-3 decades has meant that no one individual can know everything about every body system.

If your doctor is unsure of the exact nature of a particular eye condition, he/she may then send you to a specialist.

Veterinary ophthalmologists only deal with eye problems. They do not deal with anything other than the eyes, in spite of how trivial something may be. This includes but isn’t limited to flea control, worming, vaccination, desexing, teeth cleaning etc. Therefore, please do not ask your veterinary ophthalmologist to treat something other than the eye. If there are other issues that need to be addressed, then you will be referred back to your local veterinarian for treatment.