Proudly serving the pet owners and veterinarians of the New Orleans metropolitan area.

Services

Below is a list of procedures and common conditions treated by Metairie Veterinary Ophthalmology Specialists. 

Please call us if you have any questions about these or other services.

   Surgery
   MVOS performs a wide variety of ocular surgical procedures:
     ·  Cataract surgery with artificial lens replacement
     ·  Diamond burr debridement for indolent corneal ulcers 
     ·  Corneal surgeries for deep corneal ulcers, sequestrums, or non-healing ulcers
     ·  Cherry eye repair
     ·  Eyelid surgeries to correct abnormal position of eyelids (entropion and ectropion) 
     ·  Cryotherapy for distichiasis (abnormal eyelid hairs) and eyelid tumors 
     ·  Treatment of ectopic cilia 
     ·  Prophylactic and therapeutic diode laser retinopexy 
     ·  Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation for glaucoma 
     ·  Enucleation (eye removal) for intraocular tumors, end stage glaucoma and globe rupture 
     ·  Evisceration and prosthesis 
     ·  Glaucoma shunt placement
     ·  Parotid Duct Transposition  
  

   Diagnostic Tests/Equipment

     ·  Electroretinography 
     ·  Retinoscopy
     ·  Gonioscopy
     ·  Ocular ultrasonography 
     ·  OFA eye certification exams 

   Ophthalmic Conditions Treated

     Below is a list of some of the more common ophthalmic conditions treated:
     ·  Cataracts 
     ·  Corneal ulcers 
     ·  Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye)
     ·  Conjunctivitis
     ·  Uveitis
     ·  Feline herpetic keratitis 
     ·  Glaucoma