On-Demand EVA Webinar | Melting Corneal Ulcers in the horse | Prof Richard McMullen
26 August, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 27 August, 2026 @ 8:30 pm AEST
Free - $50.00
Melting corneal ulcers (e.g., keratomalacia) in horses will be described and discussed. Additionally, key ophthalmic examination steps, additional diagnostic tests and advanced imaging will be presented to help the veterinary practitioner manage these cases in practice.
Dr. McMullen, a world-renowned expert in Equine Ophthalmology, brings decades of international experience from Germany, the USA, and Switzerland. A Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, he currently serves as Professor of Equine Ophthalmology in Switzerland.
Who should attend
Veterinarians / Practice Managers / Young Members / Students
Further details
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Our speakers
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- Name
- Prof Richard McMullen
- Biography
Prof Richard McMullen, Dr. med. vet., Dipl ACVO, Dipl ECVO graduated from the veterinary medicine faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) of Munich, Germany in 2002. He also obtained his doctorate from LMU in 2005 evaluating the role of equine adenoviruses in cases of putative viral keratitis or keratopathies. In 2006 he obtained advanced certification in equine ophthalmology, in Germany (Zusatzbezeichnung Augenheilkunde Pferd), which was followed by a residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at North Carolina State University (NCSU), in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2006 to 2009. He remained on faculty at NCSU as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology from 2009 until November 2012. Dr. McMullen is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO and ECVO). From January 2013 to October 2016 he ran the Equine Ophthalmology Service at the Equine Clinic Munich-Riem. He joined the faculty of Auburn University in January, 2017 and remained there until October 2023. While at Auburn he established a stand-alone Equine Ophthalmology Service and was promoted to full professor with tenure. In January, 2024 Dr. McMullen returned to Europe and took a position as an Equine Ophthalmologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. He has published several articles and book chapters within his equine research areas of interest including: Intraocular lens development and phacoemulsification in the horse, equine vision and streak retinoscopy, the clinical use of digital infrared photography to enhance the diagnosis and monitor progression of various ophthalmic diseases, the evaluation of endoscopic laser cyclophotocoagulation (ECP), optical coherence tomography, photodynamic therapy, and standing ophthalmic surgery in the horse.
