About The Webinar
This webinar focuses on lens diseases in dogs and helps the small animal practitioner to diagnose and manage the most common conditions affecting this part of the eye.The crystalline lens is a transparent structure located behind the iris and allows the eye to focus. Its transparency and correct location are essential for good vision.
After covering the basic anatomy and physiology of the lens, the webinar provides techniques that should be used to examine this structure correctly. Furthermore the most common conditions affecting the lens will be described with a focus on lens trauma, cataracts and lens luxation. Diagnosis and treatment of these conditions are explained and treatment options are discussed so that the veterinary surgeon can confidently recognize lens-related emergencies and less urgent conditions and give the best advice to clients.