Nicole MacLaren, DVM, DACVO

The precorneal tear film is a substantial structure both in its size and functional importance. Yet it's difficult to directly evaluate.

The ability to accurately perform ocular diagnostics plays a crucial role in many aspects of evaluation of the ophthalmic patient. First and foremost, take the history.

Lens opacities and position will be discussed via lots of photos. Treatment of the associated abnormalities will be discussed. However there are three main points to take home from this discussion.

Ocular emergencies [ER] have been written about extensively and there are many good texts to access.

The precorneal tear film is a substantial structure both in its size and functional importance.

Lens induced uveitis is greatly under-diagnosed and under-treated.

The veterinary technician [VT] plays a crucial role in many aspects of evaluation of the ophthalmic patient in our hospital.