Clinical Connections - Autumn 2020

EXCITING DEVELOPMENT OFFERS NEW
OPHTHALMOLOGY PROCEDURES
MAnew operating microscope within the Ophthalmology Service will enable the RVC team to offer procedures that are currently only available within very few centres in Europe. The presence of the new system, which will
be located at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA), will allow the current system to move to RVC Equine and enhance what can be offered there.
For nearly 50 years, veterinary ophthalmology has been progressively refined and microsurgical procedures performed under the operating microscope
aria-Christine Fischer, Charlotte Dawson, Roser Tetas Pont, Christiane Kafarnik and Serena Maini
are now commonplace for surgery of the cornea and intraocular structures. Advancements in the development of ophthalmic operating microscopes have taken place and they enhance surgical success of corneal procedures, facilitate vitreoretinal interventions and improve training of veterinary students and ophthalmic surgeons.
The RVC Ophthalmology Service is currently formed by four European College of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ECVO) diploma holders, an ECVO board-eligible clinician and four ECVO residents. The
team has expanded since early last year, with Maria-Christine Fischer, Christiane Kafarnik and Serena Maini all joining.
The Ophthalmology Service will soon have a new operating microscope with keratometer, retinal viewing system, HD camera and video recorder. These will not only help maximise clinical outcomes for referred patients but also aid specialist training and undergraduate teaching and support research. The Zeiss Opmi Lumera 700 ophthalmic microscope and associated equipment is being purchased with the support of the Animal Care Trust.
CLINICAL CONNECTIONS RVC Clinical Services Newsletter Autumn 2020
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