Animal Eye Clinic

08/23/2025

Checkout thus great continuing education event with Dr. Graham. Share with all of your vet friends! 🐱 👁️ 🐈 👁️

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08/10/2025

Meet our newest doctor to join the Animal Eye Clinic family! Dr. Troy Toddy is a veterinarian who completed vet school at the University of Georgia and an internship at Cornell University. We are lucky to have Dr. Toddy as our ophthalmology specialty intern doctor, as he serves a key role in making sure that eye emergencies are seen quickly. Welcome Dr. Toddy! 👁️ 🐶 👁️ 🐈 👁️ 🐎 👁️

05/08/2025

Guardian came in today for his ACVO Service Animal Volunteer Eye Screening exam. He is a diabetic alert dog and loves his job! 👁️ 🐶 👁️ 🐶

05/06/2025

Did you know that a group of Pugs is called a Grumble?! This grumble (Frankie, Wilbur, and Winston) came in today for their 👁️ exams and were perfect patients!

05/06/2025

Did you know that the month of May is ACVO Service Animal Volunteer Eye Screening month where our ophthalmologists provide complimentary 👁️ exams to registered service animals? We look forward to this month each year and love learning about the variety of services these patients provide to their loving companions. 👁️ 🐶 👁️ 🐈 👁️ 🐴 👁️

02/27/2025

We always love a good Merlin update! 🦉 👁️ 🦉 👁️

Merlin has been exploring his habitat more and more! Thank you again Animal Eye Clinic for doing Merlin’s double cataract surgery! He has been gaining more confidence since his surgery!

01/23/2025

We were happy to help our friends at Carolina Raptor Center and are so appreciative of everything they do on a daily basis for our feathered friends! 👀 🦅 👀

01/12/2025

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Is your horse’s nighttime vision better than your daytime vision?

When comparing equine vision to human vision, the horse has a smaller visible spectrum (see image) which means they see a smaller range of colors than we do. However, horses have a structure in the back of their eye—called the tapetum lucidum—that humans do not have. This enhances vision in low light conditions and allows a horse to see better in the dark than a human does. However, reflections from the tapetum lucidum can also blur images and lead to poor depth perception at night.

Dilation of the pupil allows all species to see better in the dark. This process takes longer in a horse (45 minutes) than it does in humans (25 minutes). So, when a horse is asked to do something in a dark environment, it’s important to allow their vision proper time to fully accommodate.

Overall, the nighttime vision of a horse is better than the nighttime vision of a human. However, the horse’s nighttime vision is NOT better than the daytime vision of a human. Anytime you are asking your horse to function in a dim light situation, give them time to adjust. And if they are fearful, be patient and try to understand how things look from their perspective!
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Brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

12/27/2024

More of Merlin from our friends at Tiger World! 🦉 👁️ 🐯 👁️

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays from the Animal Eye Clinic crew! We wish you and your pets a wonderful holiday! 🎄🐴 ❄️ 🐶 ⛄️ 🐱

12/11/2024

It takes a village some days. Merlin (the Eagle Owl) underwent cataract surgery to restore his vision today. Owl 🦉 bet you that he will be so happy once he is all recovered! 👀 🦉 👀 🦉

11/22/2024

We have some exciting news! Meet Dr. Corbin Telford, who officially started with Animal Eye Clinic this month. Dr. Telford is originally from Cary, North Carolina and has more recently been practicing as a veterinary ophthalmologist in Texas. He is happy to be back in North Carolina and brings a wealth of knowledge and skill. Dr. Telford will primarily be in our north Charlotte location (Huntersville). We now have SIX board-certified veterinary ophthalmologists and will continue to do our best to help with the 👀 in the area! 🐶 👁️ 🐈 👁️ 🐴 👁️ 🐦 👁️ 🐰 👁️ 🐷