veterinary ophthalmology

A relatively recent specialty within the field of veterinary medicine, devoted exclusively to treating the eyes of non-human animals.

His dog, at the age of ten, had become completely blind. Whereas her blindness would once have been permanent, it could now be reversed. Dr. Jane Cho, a surgeon practicing in Westchester County, New York, had performed a miracle, in his view, had given back the world to his dog by restoring her vision. With each additional year of newly-sighted life, he felt enhanced gratitude toward the doctor and her staff, thankful for the gift of veterinary ophthalmology.