Introducing a puppy to a household of cats—what could go wrong? If introductions are hasty or the cat feels cornered, a swatted warning is usually the feline go-to for saying back off. But things can go wrong if the swat lands home, especially if those claws are aimed for the eyes. Some dogs get lucky […]
The Eye
So far, we’ve learned to diagnose and treat diseases of many different organs. However, I think the eyes are the most unique in that we can directly observe most of the pathology in them with our bare eyes or with the assistance of simple instruments. Of course, sometimes we do need to use more advanced diagnostic […]
Ulcers, Ulcers, and More Ulcers
During my clinical rotation with ophthalmology, I began to feel that every patient assigned to me was destined to have a corneal ulcer. Even patients presenting for other issues began to surprisingly also have an ulcer. But as unfortunate as it was for each of my patients, with every additional corneal ulcer I saw I […]
