RVC launches Opthalmology Service
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a new specialist Opthalmology Service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). The Service is equipped with the most up-to-date and state-of-the-art equipment available and it is hoped that it will also benefit from the on-hand support of leading edge veterinary care at Europe's largest small animal hospital.
A multi-disciplinary team will also be based at the hospital to deliver the best possible care for patients. All opthalmology cases will be supported by dedicated anaesthesiologists, and the opthalmologists will draw upon the expertise of specialists in imaging, oncology, neurology, emergency and critical care, internal medicine, dermatology, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery.
Working on a referral basis, the Opthalmology Service will provide the following services to all species:
· Cataract surgery.
· Corneal reconstruction surgery.
· Corrective and reconstructive eyelid surgery.
· Ongoing glaucoma treatment and management.
· Lens luxation surgery.
· Intraocular and extra-ocular referral work on dogs, cats and rabbits.
Rick Sanchez DipECVO, head of the new service, said: "The superb team of specialists and dedicated nurses already established at the RVC creates a perfect environment to exercise clinical excellence and offer our animal patients the very best care we strive to provide as specialists.”
"In addition, I see the creation of the new Opthalmology Service as the final piece of the puzzle within the wide array of clinical expertise offered at QMHA. In my opinion it is this wide array of expertise that makes the QMHA at the RVC a leading centre for clinical, teaching and research excellence in veterinary medicine in the UK."
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