You Can Do It! Recognizing and Treating the Top 3 Equine Eye Diseases
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Rachel Allbaugh, DVM, MS, DACVO
Rachel Allbaugh, DVM, MS, DACVO
Dr. Rachel Allbaugh is a veterinary ophthalmologist at Iowa State University, where she also received both her BS and DVM degrees. After graduation, she completed a private practice internship in North Carolina and a veterinary ophthalmology residency and master’s degree at Kansas State University. She was on faculty at Kansas State University until 2011, then returned home to Iowa and is now a full professor in ISU’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and the Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary Medicine.
Rachel’s passion for veterinary ophthalmology began with her childhood cat’s nearly blinding eye disease. Since that time, she has been devoted to the field, enjoying clinical practice, teaching, and research. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and helping advance veterinary medicine through education efforts and scholarly pursuits with 70 peer reviewed publications and 200 presentations. Rachel also helps to serve the profession through active participation and leadership roles in numerous professional organizations with her varied professional efforts earning her numerous awards.
In her free time, Rachel loves spending time with her family and friends, as well as being outside riding her horses, hiking, watersports, and any other outdoor activity.
Overview:
Squamous cell carcinoma, infectious keratitis, and uveitis are the three most common equine ocular diseases. Without timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment, each can quickly lead to blindness and/or loss of an eye. Attendees will learn how to identify and appropriately manage such frustrating conditions to improve patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize clinical features suggestive of ocular squamous cell carcinoma
- Review management of simple and complicated corneal ulcers
- Differentiate corneal stromal abscess from primary uveitis
- Identify clinical signs and exam findings consistent with uveitis
- Consider management options for equine recurrent uveitis
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
