Caryn E. Plummer,D.V.M.
Assistant Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: PlummerC@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5708
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
B.A., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1994-1997
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1998-2002
Internship/Instructorship, Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2002-2003
Residency, Comparative Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004-2006
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2006
Honor and Awards:
National Science Scholar, National Science Foundation, 1994-1997
Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society, University of Florida, 2001-present
Mark Bloomberg Scholarship, Overall Excellence for Veterinary Graduate, Pursuing Further Training in an Internship Program, 2002
Beatriz Luz Scholarship, Excellence in Internal Medicine, 2002
Merck Manual Award, Top Ten Percent of Veterinary Class, 2002
Best Clinical Poster Presentation, ACVO Annual Meeting, 2005
Research Interest:
Ophthalmology
Selected Publications:
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Plummer CE, MacKay EO, Gelatt KN. Comparison of the Effects of Topical Administration of a Fixed Combination of Dorzolamide-Timolol to Monotherapy with Timolol or Dorzolamide on Iop, Pupil Size and Heart Rate in Glaucomatous Dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 9:245-249, 2006.
Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Gelatt KG. Ivermectin Toxicosis in a Miniature Mule Foal Causing Blindness. Vet Ophthalmol 9:29-32, 2006.
Tolar EL, Hendrix DVH, Rohrbach BW, Plummer CE, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN. Evaluation of Bacterial Isolates and Sensitivities and Predisposing Factors of Dogs with Bacterial Keratitis: 97 Cases (1993-2003). J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:80-85, 2006.
Plummer CE, Specht A, Gelatt KN. Ocular Manifestations of Endocrine Disease in Small Animals. Comp Cont Educ Pract Vet. 2006 (accepted).
Ollivier FJ, Kallberg ME, Plummer CE, Barrie KP, O'Reilly S, Taylor D, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE. Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Corneal Surface Reconstruction After Excision of Corneolimbal Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Nine Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 9:404-413, 2006.
Ollivier FJ, Barrie KP, Mames RN, Kallberg ME, Greiner EC, Plummer CE, Gelatt KN, Strubbe DT, Brooks DE. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for the Treatment of Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Posterior in a Dog. Vet Ophthalmol 9(4):259–264, 2006.
Plummer CE. Exophthalmos in the Horse. Equine Vet Educ 19(11): 584-589, 2007 (invited review).
Plummer CE, Specht A, Gelatt KN. Ocular Manifestations of Endocrine Disease in Small Animals. Compend Cont Educ Pract Vet 2007; 733-743.
Ollivier FJ, Gilger BC, Barrie KP, Kallberg ME, Plummer CE, O’Reilly S, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE. Proteinases of the Cornea and Preocular Tear Film. Vet Ophthalmol 10:199-206, 2007.
Plummer CE, Smith S, Andrew SE, Lassaline ME, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Ollivier FJ. Combined Keratectomy, Strontium-90 Irradiation and Permanent Bulbar Conjunctival Grafts for Corneolimbal Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Horses (1990-2002): 38 Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 10:37-42, 2007.
Plummer CE, Ramsey DT. A Survey of Ocular Abnormalities in Miniature Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 2008 (submitted).
Blackwood SE, Plummer CE (corr), Kunkle G. Periocular Dermatitis of Dogs and Cats: A Review. Compend Cont Educ Pract Vet 2008 (accepted).
Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Ollivier FJ, Barrie KP, Brooks DE. Deep Lamellar Endothelial Keratoplasty in Ten Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 2008 (accepted).
Baker A, Plummer CE (corr), Szabo N, Brooks DE. Doxycycline Levels in Preocular Tear Film of Horses Following Oral Administration. Vet Ophthalmol 2008 (accepted).
Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Gelatt KN, Gelatt JP, Barrie KP, Brooks DE. Intranictitans tacking For Replacement Of Prolapsed Gland Of The Third Eyelid In Dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 2008 (accepted).
Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Ollivier FJ, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE. The Use of a Biosynthetic Material to Repair the Surgical Defect Following Excision of an Epibulbar Melanoma in a Cat. Vet Ophthalmol 2008 (accepted).
Brooks DE, Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Barrie KP, Ollivier FJ, Hendrix DVH, Baker A, Scotty NC, Utter ME, Blackwood SE, Nunnery CM, Ben-Shlomo G, Gelatt KN. Corneal Transplantation for Inflammatory Keratopathies in the Horse: Visual Outcome in 206 Cases (1993-2007). Vet Ophthalmol 11(2):123-133, 2008.