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Welcome to the Vet Candy Blog—your go-to destination for veterinary education, career growth, and real-life insights from the world of animal health.
From free RACE-approved CE courses and clinical updates to NAVLE prep and career advice, our content is designed for veterinarians, vet techs, and students who want to stay informed, inspired, and ahead in their careers.
Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
UC Davis Teams Up With Ohio State to Perform Groundbreaking Eye Surgery
A young wolverine at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is seeing the world more clearly thanks to a groundbreaking veterinary eye procedure. Edward, a 2-year-old male wolverine, is now the first of his species to receive a custom-designed intraocular lens following cataract surgery—an achievement that required collaboration between zoo veterinarians, a wildlife ophthalmologist, and even a human optometrist.
New Hope for Blindness: Scientists Unlock Game-Changing Gene Therapy for Advanced Vision Loss
A groundbreaking breakthrough out of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine could change the future for patients facing blindness due to inherited retinal diseases. For the first time, researchers have developed powerful new genetic tools that actually work in advanced stages of retinal degeneration—when most vision-saving options have already run out.
Advancing Ocular Care: Purdue Engineers Develop Smart Soft Contact Lenses for Chronic Disease Management
Purdue University's College of Engineering has embarked on a groundbreaking endeavor to enhance ocular health with the development of specialized smart soft contact lenses. These lenses aim to revolutionize the management of chronic ocular diseases such as glaucoma, corneal neovascularization, and dry eye syndromes. Spearheaded by Dr. Chi Hwan Lee, an expert in StickTronics and wearable biomedical devices, the research teams have secured two grants totaling $6.7 million from the National Eye Institute (NEI).
Flat-faced dogs are more likely to suffer from cherry eye
Photo credit: ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE (RVC), CC-BY 4.0
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