Ophthalmology

New cutting edge equipment treating eye defects at Swindon animal hospital

New cutting-edge equipment to treat eye defects

We have recently invested in a new state-of-the-art piece of equipment to treat pets with eye problems while they ...

Husky eyes a bright future after blinding cataracts removed

The grateful owner of a diabetic Husky who had gone almost totally blind has hailed their treatment as “remarkable” ...

Tearful puppy is now happier than ever

A much-loved Great Dane with multiple eyelid problems, one of which was causing chronic tear overflow, has had her ...

Joey’s a Vision of Surgical Success

A much-loved dog with severe eye problems which were rapidly deteriorating is now looking forward to a brighter future ...
Cat called Stan

Multidisciplinary Care for Stan

The bravery of a much-loved family cat who was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle, making him ...

Adorable Mollie’s new lease of life after catarct surgery

A virtually blind Cocker Spaniel has been given a new lease of life thanks to intricate cataract surgery by ...

A bright future ahead for dogs with sunglasses

Our Ophthalmology team has been advising that dogs who need protection from bright light are fitted with specially designed ...

Teamwork saves cat with cancer from losing an eye

The combined efforts of our soft tissue and ophthalmology teams has succeeded in saving a cat with a progressive ...
Eastcott saves deaf cat from going blind

Eastcott saves deaf cat from going blind

Kafka, a deaf one-year old cat with cerebellar hypoplasia, who has undergone cataract surgery Our Ophthalmology team has succeeded in ...

Murphy’s looking good after Eastcott eye surgery

Life’s looking good again for an ageing sprocker spaniel whose sight was blighted by swollen and ulcerated eyes and ...

Coronal Rhytidectomy and eyelid surgery

2 year old, male entire Neapolitan Mastiff Neo presented to our Ophthalmology department on 7th May due to entropion ...

Small Animal Cataract Surgery Referral Service

Full Small Animal Cataract Service A bi-manual surgical technique is used with our state of the art Alexos phacoemulsification ...

Anterior Lens Luxation in Dogs

Anterior lens luxation (ALL) can occur as a result of a primary inherited weakness in the attachments of the ...

Avoiding Ruptured Diabetic Cataracts in Dogs

Ruptured diabetic cataracts: An avoidable emergency A recent review of our cataract surgery patients found that approximately 50% of ...

Macular Corneal Dystrophy (MCD) in Dogs

Macular Corneal Dystrophy (MCD) A novel diagnosis in Labrador Retrievers This 9-year old female Labrador presented to me in 2014 ...

Aggressive Keratomalacia in a White Boxer Dog

Keratomalacia in Small Animals Keratomalacia, or “corneal melting”, is a process of degeneration and liquefaction of the corneal stroma, ...

Keratomycosis in a dog

Keratomycosis in an 8 year old Border Collie dog caused by Hormographiella aspergillata, the asexual reproductive form of the ...

Bilateral Entropion and Sequestrum In an older cat

Bilateral Entropion and Sequestrum in an Older Cat This 13-year old DSH cat presented with sore eyes due to ...

Bilateral Pyogranulomatous Meibomianitis In a Dog

Bilateral Pyogranulomatous Meibomianitis in a Dog A 2.5-year-old Cairn Terrier was referred for excision of two enlarging eyelid masses ...

Pigmentary Keratitis In Pugs

Pigmentary Keratitis In Pugs Pugs are becoming increasingly popular as a breed due to their fun-loving nature and small ...

Corneral Laceration and Iris Prolapse In A Puppy

Corneal Laceration & Iris Prolapse In A Puppy A large corneal laceration and iris prolapes was seen in the ...

Dog With Bilateral Diabetic Cataracts and (unrelated) Benign Limbal Melanoma

Bilateral Diabetic Cataracts followed by (unrelated) Benign Limbal Melanoma in an 8-year old dog This 8 year old Fox ...