IAEP Fall Meeting

Wednesday November 4th, 2015
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 21st, 2015

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 Speaker

Dr. Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD

Dr. Brooks passed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1984. Dr. Brooks received a PhD in 1987 from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Brooks has been a scientist & clinician in academia and is a Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology. He was the President of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists from 1997-1998. Dr. Brooks has written over 170 academic scientific publications, 76 book chapters , received $2.3 million in research grants, & has given over 300 lectures both nationally & internationally in comparative ophthalmology. His book, Equine Ophthalmology, was published in 2002 and again in 2008. A book, Small Animal Ophthalmology, was published in 2011. He received the British Equine Veterinary Association’s Sir Frederick Smith Memorial Lecture & Medal Recipient in 2007, and received the Frank J. Milne State of the Art Award at the AAEP in 2010. Dr. Brooks has extensive experience in amnion grafting, corneal transplantation & cataract surgeries of the horse.

He will be speaking about various topics in equine ophthalmology.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30 – 10:30 Eye Exam of the Horse

Break-Visit Vendors

11:00 – 12:00 Corneal Haze: Immune Mediated Keratitis and Stromal Abscesses

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30 – 3:30 Eye Emergencies of the Horse, including superficial and deep corneal ulcers

Break-Visit Vendors

4:00 – 5:00 Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU)