Monthly ophthalmology clinics are held in Cork, in the mornings at Riverview Veterinary Clinic in Carrigaline and in the afternoons at Animal Care Hospital, Douglas. The next dates are Tuesday 21st September, Tuesday 19th October, Tuesday 16th November and Tuesday 14th December. Appointments can only be made through referral with your own veterinary surgeon, please discuss this with them.

Monthly ophthalmology clinics are held in Galway at Ark Veterinary Clinic in Knocknacarra. The next dates are Thursday 23rd September, Thursday 28th October, Thursday 25th November and Thursday 30th December. Appointments can only be made through referral with your own veterinary surgeon, please discuss this with them.

Dechra are running a competition, and the prize is attendance at the European Veterinary Ophthalmology conference on Friday 14th May in Malahide, Co Dublin. Bovine eye conditions, including enucleation techniques, and small animal eyelid disease are the topics on the day.

If you are a vet interesting in entering the competition, please write a 200 word case report on any eye case you have treated with Fucithalmic, and contact Dechra for information on how to submit it. lisa.isherwood@dechra.com

Good luck!!

This year, the European Veterinary Ophthalmology conference is taking place in Malahide, Co Dublin. It runs from Thursday 13th May to Sunday 16th May. There is an interesting varied programme. On Friday 14th the programme will suit small animal and bovine practitioners who wish to learn about eyelid disease and other eye conditions. For more details, please see the website www.evo2010.com

Optimmune ointment has been out of stock. This is an informaion leaflet designed to help vets to make a choice about what they might do in the meantime. Optimmune is expected to return soon. Please click here for an information leaflet.

Natasha wishes to send a big thank you and happy Christmas to all the referring vets who have supported her thoughout the year, and thank you to the owners and patients too! Over the Christmas period, there will not be official opening hours; but Natasha will be available to answer calls to give advice, and will be available to see any emergency cases. Therefore please do not hesitate to call if there are any queries.

There will be a talk for the Midland Veterinary Clinical Society on Thursday 5th November in the Hudson Bay Hotel in Athlone. The talk will review the approach to the small animal eye consult. Vets interested in attending should contact the Midland Veterinary Clinical Society for more information.

There will be a talk for the Kerry Veterinary Clinical Society on Tuesday 3rd November in the Manor West Hotel in Tralee. The talk is sponsored by Chanelle and will review ocular examination techniques and common conditions involving the conjunctiva and cornea in small and large animals. Vets interested in attending should contact the Kerry Veterinary Clinical Society for more information.

Natasha is giving a talk on “Approach to the small animal eye consult” for the Cork Veterinary Clinical Society on Tuesday 15th September in the Rochestown Park Hotel. If you are a vet interested in attending, please contact the Cork Veterinary Clinical Society for more information.

Natasha will be working at the Eye Veterinary Clinic in Leominster, Herefordshire, UK from 20th-31st July. During this time, she is still contactable by email or phone to give advice. For cases which need to be seen during this time, please contact Primrose Hill Veterinary Hospital in Dun Laoghaire on 01 2803303 to be seen by Michael Woods, or contact the Veterinary College on 01 7166000.