We provide care for animals of all sizes including pocket pets, exotic species, dogs, cats, horses, and farm animals. As you can imagine they all have different needs in order to facilitate a thorough eye exam. For small animals that can be easily transported it is best to see them in a clinic setting but for large animals and exotic species it can be better to evaluate them where they live.
Horses
Horse exam appointments can be scheduled at your barn or an equine facility near you. Read more about what is needed of your facility.
What to ExpectSmall Animals
For dogs, cats, pocket pets and other small animals please schedule an appointment for them to be seen by Dr. Zimmer in the clinic.
Schedule NowExotic Species
Zoo and aquarium visits are also available. Please contact us to discuss options to schedule an exam.
Contact UsEach patient will start with a complete ophthalmic exam. Then a tailored treatment plan for your pet will be discussed with you before beginning treatment.
complete opthalmic Exam includes:
- Biomicroscopy
- Direct and Indirect ophthalmoscopy
- Fluorescein stain
- Intraocular pressure (IOP)
- Neurophthalmic exam (cranial nerve assessment)
- Schirmer tear test
After your pet’s complete ophthalmic exam, we will move on to diagnostic services and then, if necessary, we offer surgical procedures.
Diagnostic Services:
- Blood pressure
- Chromatic PLR
- Electroretinography
- Fluorescein stain
- Full laboratory services
- Gonioscopy
- Ocular and periocular biopsy
- Ocular cytology
- Ocular ultrasound
- Rose Bengal stain
- Tear testing
- Tonometry
Surgical procedures
- Bent third eyelid cartilage repair
- Brow suspension
- “Cherry eye” repair
- Corneal grafting
- Corneal laceration repair
- Diamond burr keratotomy
- Diode laser treatment of pigmented iris lesions
- Distichiasis removal
- Ectopic cilia removal
- Entropion/Ectropion correction (blepharoplasty)
- Enucleation (eye removal)
- Eyelid laceration repair
- Eyelid mass removal
- Intrastromal corneal injections
- Intravitreal chemical ablation
- Intravitreal injections for Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU)
- Keratectomy (ie. removal of sequestrum)
- Laser ablation of cystic corpora nigrans
- Luxated lens removal
- Photodynamic therapy for squamous cell carcinoma, sarcoids and other tumors
- Subconjunctival cyclosporine implants
- Subpalpebral lavage (SPL) placement and management
- Thermokeratoplasty
- Third eyelid removal due to tumors
- Ulcer treatment and management