The Dick Vet Equine Hospital and Practice regularly hosts CPD for referring practices and veterinarians. Sessions are aimed at practitioners of all experience levels and take place on the Easter Bush Campus. Visual deficits in horses - 3 June 2026 A one-day programme for vets looking to expand their skills in equine visual deficiencies.Gain skills and techniques to use in everyday practice.The content focuses on visual deficits in horses from both ophthalmic and neurological aetiologies and offers sessions on the management of horses with compromised vision. All equipment is provided, but delegates can bring their own ophthalmoscopes for the practical sessions if preferred. Numbers are limited to allow for the maximum benefit.£250To register, please email EQH@ed.ac.ukSpeakers:Dr Caroline Hahn DVM, MSc, PhD, DipECEIM, DipECVN, MRCVS - Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical NeurosciencesProf. Claudia Hartley BVSc, CertVOphthal, DipECVO, FHEA, FRCVS - Professor of Veterinary OphthalmologyDr David Kayes BVM&S, MSc, MRCVS - Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology Dr Gemma Pearson BVMS, Cert AVP (EM), MScR, CCAB, PhD, MRCVS - Director of Equine Behaviour, The Horse Trust.TimeProgramme08:45Registration and refreshments09:00Lectures General considerations for ophthalmic examinations How horses see: Functional vision in the horse from an ophthalmological perspective How horses see: Functional vision in the horse from a neurological perspective Causes of visual deficits in horses 1 11:15Break11:45Lecture Causes of visual deficits in horses 2 12:30Lunch13:30Practicals Nerve blocks and ocular ultrasound Ophthalmic examination 15:00Break15:30Lectures Managing the behaviourally refractory ophthalmology cases Behavioural medicine approach to ophthalmology cases 17:00Close To register, please contact EQH@ed.ac.uk with your name, practice name, contact details and any dietary requirements. This article was published on 2026-04-07
