ABVO Books (2014 Information)

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Anatomy, Histology, Embryology

  • Evans and Christensen. Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog, Ocular and Orbital Sections. WB Saunders Co, 1992 (chapters on eye, orbit, and cranial nerves). — Vet Reserve and Book Stacks SF 767 D6 M649A 1993

Physiology

Pharmacology

  • Gelatt (ed.). Veterinary Ophthalmology, 5th edition. Wiley-Blackwell 2013. (Chapter 7 by Regnier, Clode, Rankin and Herring) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 891 V586 2013

Pathology

  • Dubielzig R, et al. Veterinary Ocular Pathology: A Comparative Review. Elsevier, 2010. — Not available at Tufts
  • Jubb and Kennedy, Pathology of Domestic Animals (Most recent edition; eye chapter only; review general ocular pathology, the histology and basic mechanisms of pathologic lesions for each section of the eye, and pathologic features of diseases directly applicable to veterinary medicine). — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 769 J91p 2007

Neuro-Ophthalmology

  • Gelatt (ed.). Veterinary Ophthalmology, 5th edition. Wiley-Blackwell 2013. (Chapter 34 by Webb and Cullen). — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 891 V586 2013
  • Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog. WB Saunders, (Most recent edition; cranial nerve section). — Vet Reserve and Book Stacks SF 767 D6 M649A 1993

Surgery

  • Eisner. Eye Surgery, An Introduction to Operative Technique. Springer-Verlag, (Most recent edition) — not available at Tufts
  • Troutman RC. Microsurgery of the anterior segment of the eye. Volume 1: Introduction and Basic Techniques. Mosby. 1974. — Not available at Tufts
  • Gelatt (ed.). Veterinary Ophthalmology, 5th edition. Wiley-Blackwell 2013. (Chapter 11 by Wilkie) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 891 V586 2013
  • Seibel BS: Phacodynamics: Mastering the Tools and Techniques of Phacoemulsification Surgery. Slack Inc. (Most recent edition). — Not available at Tufts
  • Veterinary Clinics of North America. 27:5. Surgical Management of Ocular Disease. September, 1997 — Vet Book Stacks SF 891 V523 1997

Clinical Ophthalmology

  • Gelatt (ed.). Veterinary Ophthalmology, 5th edition. Wiley-Blackwell 2013. — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 891 V586 2013
  • Gilger BC. Equine Ophthalmology, 2nd edition. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2011. — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 959 E93 G55 2011
  • Veterinary Clinics of North America (All issues and sections specifically relating to ophthalmology from the year 2000 to present. Individual issues/sections specified elsewhere in this reading list are also recommended.) NOTE: the following list may be incomplete, it is a list of issues and does not include sections of issues.
      • Equine practice 20(2) 2004: Updates in ophthalmology — available online
      • Exotic animal practice 5(2) 2002: Ophthalmology — available online
      • Food animal practice 26(3) 2010: Production animal ophthalmology — available online
      • Small animal practice 30(5) 2000: Infectious disease and the eye — Vet Book Stacks SF 986 E93 I54 2000
      • Small animal practice 34(3) 2004: Ocular therapeutics — available online
      • Small animal practice 38(2) 2008: Ophthalmic immunology and immune-mediated disease — available online

     

    This list is based on the 2014 reading list. This page was last updated May 2014.