Vision is one of the pillars of perception. It plays a crucial part in understanding the world around us.
Even though dogs mainly use smell and hearing, their eyesight also matters. Moreover, healthy eyes as organs are vital for their welfare.
Join us at this webinar with Prof. DrVet. Alexandra Trbolová, PhD. to explore the most common eye diseases in young dogs.
When: 21 November 2023, 19:30 CET
Where: Zoom
Planned duration: 45-60 minutes + 30 minutes Q&A
Registration opens: 2 November 2023 at 09:00 CET
Registration closes: 20 November 2023 at noon CET
Registration fee: € 15
Early Bird until 5 November 2023 midnight CET: € 10
About the speaker:
Prof. MVDr. Alexandra Trbolová, PhD, graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice in 1987.
After graduation until now, she has been working at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice at Small Animal Clinic, since September 2015, she is head of department, and from 1.03.2019 Vice-rector for Clinical activities.
Prof. Trbolová specializes in veterinary ophthalmology since 1993. She visited Florida to received education in ophthalmology from Prof. K.N. Gelatt and D. Brooks. She attended the specialized training in Germany in Giessen and Munich (prof. Neumann and prof. Kostlin) and at University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (prof. Nell). Between 2012 and 2015 Prof. Trbolova actively participated in intensive veterinary ophthalmology specialists training, which took place under the leadership of diplomats of ACVO and ECVO (R. Ofri, T. Zemlic, N. Hakansson, D.J. Maggs). She is visiting lecturer at the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Science Brno.
Professor Trbolová scientific research projects received several grants aimed at modern methods of treatment of chronic eye diseases in dogs, cats and horses, retinal changes in aging dogs. She has introduced the use of dried amniotic membrane in veterinary ophthalmology. Her researches are directed toward hereditary eye diseases and their diagnosis. Prof. Trbolová has more than 350 scientific and professional publication.
In 2015 she founded The East European Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (EESVO) in Slovakia. She is past president of EESVO, and board member of EESVO. The main goals of the association (in cooperation with Dipl. ECVO and ACVO) are to support the education of veterinarians in veterinary ophthalmology specialization. In 2018 as president of EESVO she organized together with ESVO Ophthalmology meeting in Prague. From 2019 she is a board member of ISVO (International Society of veterinary ophthalmology)
Important to know:
- The recording of the webinar will be available for 30 days.
- You can join the webinar via Zoom. It is highly recommended to have Zoom installed to achieve seamless quality.
- You will receive your unique link to join the webinar after the registration closes.
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- All participants receive a digital certificate of attendance.
- The presentation material of the webinar will not be handed over.
