VetCE on Demand: Geriatric Globes - Best Practices for Treating Ophthalmic Disease in Senior Dogs and Cats

Course overview

While ophthalmic diseases may present in companion animals at any age, those affecting senior patients may be particularly challenging to manage. Common contributing factors include intolerance of ophthalmic medications and presence of comorbidities that may complicate treatment or administration of general anesthesia. However, there is an expanding range of options for managing many geriatric eye diseases in dogs and cats; and many can be administered or performed by primary care veterinarians and their animal care teams. This course lists the most common eye diseases presenting in geriatric dogs and cats, with a focus on those best practices for management and techniques to preserve vision and/or comfort in our aged small animal patients.