Dennis E. Brooks, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Ophthalmology
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: BrooksD@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5755
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
B.S., Biology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 1971-1974
D.V.M., Veterinary Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1976-1980
Residency, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1981-1985
Ph.D., Glaucoma, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1987
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO), 1984
Research Interests:
Glaucoma in all animals. eye problems in horses, corneal transplantation in horses
Selected Publications:
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Andrew SE, Ramsey DT, Hauptman JG, Brooks DE. Density of Corneal Endothelial Cells and Corneal Thickness in Eyes of Euthanatized Horses. Am J Vet Res 62:479-482, 2001.
Gelatt KN, van der Woerdt A, Ketring KL, Andrew SE, Brooks DE, Biros DJ, Denis HM, Cutler TJ. Enrofloxacin-associated Retinal Degeneration in Cats. Vet Ophthalmol 4(2):99-106, 2001.
Andrew SE, Tou S, Brooks DE. Corneoconjunctival Transposition for the Treatment of Feline Corneal Sequestra: A Retrospective Study of 17 Cases (1990-1998). Vet Ophthalmol 4(2):107-112, 2001.
Biros DJ, Brooks DE, Brown MP, Merritt KA, Kubilis PS. Regional and Zonal Variations in the Sulfation Patterns of Chondroitin Sulfate in Normal Equine Corneal Stroma. Am J Vet Res 63(1):143-147, 2002.
Schwab IR, Brooks DE. He Cries Crocodile Tears... British J Ophthalmol 86:23, 2002.
Kallberg MI, Brooks DE, Garcia-Sanchez GA, Komaromy AM, Szabo NJ, Tian L. Endothelin 1 Levels in the Aqueous Humor of Dogs with Glaucoma. J Glaucoma 11(2):105-109, 2002.
Andrew SE, Brooks DE. Exotic Animal Ophthalmology. Anim Eye Res 21:7-14, 2002.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Bradshaw PT, Markstein R, Lambrous GN. Effects of GLC756, a Dopamine D-1 Antagonist and D-2 Agonist, on Intraocular Pressure in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) with Laser-Induced Ocular Hypertension. Anim Eye Res 21:129-133, 2002.
Komaromy AM, Andrew SE, Sapp HL, Brooks DE, Dawson WW. Flash Electroretinography in Standing Horses Using the DTLTM Microfiber Electrode. Vet Ophthalmol 6(1):27-34, 2003.
Andrew SE, Nguyen A, Jones GL, Brooks DE. Seasonal Effects on the Aerobic Bacterial and Fungal Conjunctival Flora of Normal Thoroughbred Brood Mares in Florida. Vet Ophthalmol 6(1):45-50, 2003.
Rosa M, Cardozo LM, Pereira J, Brooks DE, Martins ALB, Florido PSS, Stussi JSP. Fungal Flora of Normal Eyes of Healthy Horses from the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vet Ophthalmol 6(1):51-56, 2003.
Komaromy AM, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Dawson WW, Sapp HL, Sherwood MB, Lambrou GN, Percicot CL. Passive Attenuation of Cortical Pattern Evoked Potentials with Increasing Body Weight in Young Male Rhesus Macaques. Documenta Ophthalmologica 106(3):231-238, 2003.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Komaromy AM, Kallberg ME, Andrew SE, Sapp HL, Sherwood MB, Dawson WW. Corneal Thickness and Endothelial Cell Density Measured by Non-Contact Specular Microscopy and Pachymetry in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) with Laser Induced Ocular Hypertension. Exp Eye Res 76(6):671–677, 2003.
Kallberg ME, Brooks DE, Komaromy AM, Miyabayashi T, Bradshaw PT. The Effect of an L-type Calcium Channel Blocker on the Hemodynamics of Orbital Arteries in Dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 6(2):141-146, 2003.
Komaromy AM, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Dawson WW, Szel A, Lukats A, Samuelson DA, Sapp HL, Gelatt KN, Sherwood MB. Long-term Effect of Retinal Ganglion Cell Axotomy on the Histomorphometry of Other Cells in the Porcine Retina. J Glauc 12(4):307-315, 2003.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Komaromy AM, Lassaline ME, Andrew SE, Gelatt KN, Stevens SR, Blalock TD, van Setten G, Schultz GS. Evaluation of Various Compounds to Inhibit Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Tear Film of Horses with Ulcerative Keratitis. Am J Vet Res 64(9):1081-1087, 2003.
Denis HM, Brooks DE, Alleman AR, Andrew SE, Plummer C. Detection of Anti-Lens Crystallin Antibody in Dogs with and without Cataracts. Vet Ophthalmol 6(4):321-328, 2003.
Brooks DE. Ophthalmomyiasis. Insights from Clinical Cases. NAVC Clinician's Brief, pp 35-36, January, 2003.
Ollivier FJ, Samuelson DA, Brooks DE, Lewis PA, Kallberg ME, Komáromy AM. Comparative Morphology of the Tapetum Lucidum (Among Selected Species). Vet Ophthalmol 7(1):11-22, 2004.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Sapp HL, Komáromy AM, Stevens GR, Dawson WW, Sherwood MB, Lambrou GN. Time-specific Intraocular Pressure Curves in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) with Laser-induced Ocular Hypertension. Vet Ophthalmol 7(1):23-27, 2004.
Komáromy AM, Andrew SE, Denis HM, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN. Hypertensive Retinopathy and Choroidopathy in a Cat. Vet Ophthalmol 7(1):3-9, 2004.
Scotty NC, Cutler TJ, Brooks DE, Ferrell E. Diagnostic Ultrasonography of Equine Lens and Posterior Segment Abnormalities. Vet Ophthalmol 7(2):127-139, 2004.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Schultz GS, Blalock TD, Andrew SE, Komaromy AM, Cutler TJ, Lassaline ME, Kallberg ME, Van Setten GB. Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Tear Film of the Horse: Detection, Identification and Origin. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 242(2):165-171, 2004.
Kuester LA, Komaromy AM, Brooks DE, Lewis PA, Bennett F, Chisholm M. Optic Nerve Head Morphology of fhe Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis . Vet Ophthalmol 7(3):169-174, 2004.
Pigatto JAT, Andrade MC, Laus JL, Santos JM, Brooks DE, Guedes PM, Barros PSM. Morphometric Analysis of the Corneal Endothelium of Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) Using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Vet Ophthalmol 7(3):205-208, 2004.
Komaromy AM, Andrew SE, Brooks DE, Detrisac CJ, Gelatt KN. Periocular Sarcoid in a Horse. Vet Ophthalmol 7(3):141-146, 2004.
Brooks DE, Källberg ME, Cannon RL, Komàromy AM, Ollivier FJ, Malakhova OE, Dawson WW, Sherwood MB, Kuekuerichkina EE, Lambrou GN. Functional and Structural Analysis of the Visual System in the Rhesus Monkey Model of Optic Nerve Head Ischemia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45(6):1830-1840, 2004.
Landry MP, Lassaline ME, Komaromy AM, Kallberg ME, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN. Aggressive Ulcerative Keratitis in a Dog. Vet Med 99(6):498-506, 2004.
Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Van Setten GB, Schultz GS, Gelatt KN, Stevens GR, Blalock TD, Andrew SE, Komaromy AM, Lassaline ME, Kallberg ME, Cutler TJ. Profiles of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Equine Tear Fluid During Corneal Healing in 10 Horses with Ulcerative Keratitis. Vet Ophthalmol 7(6):397-406, 2004.
Brooks DE. Removal of the Third Eyelid. NAVC Clinician's Brief 3(1):47-49, 2005.
Lassaline ME, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE, Ellison GW. Orbitotomy for Retrobulbar Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in a Dog. Vet Ophthalmol 8(1):1-6, 2005.
Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Komaromy AM, Ollivier FJ, Lambrou GN. Optic Nerve Head Neuroretinal Rim Blood Flow Differences in Monkeys with Laser-Induced Glaucoma. Vet Ophthalmol 8(2):113-119, 2005.
Garcia-Sanchez GA, Whitley RD, Brooks DE, Trigo F, Pinon A. Ahmed Valve Implantation to Control Intractable Glaucoma after Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation in a Dog. Vet Ophthalmol 8(2):139-144, 2005.
Barros PSM, Safatle AMV, Godoy CA, Souza MSB, Barros LFM, Brooks DE. Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for the Ocular Reconstruction of the Ocular Surface in Three Cases. Vet Ophthalmol 8(3):189-192, 2005.
Lassaline ME, Brooks DE, Ollivier FJ, Komaromy AM, Kallberg ME, Gelatt KN. Equine Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Corneal Ulceration and Keratomalacia in Three Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 8(5): 311-318, 2005.
Dawson WW, Dawson JD, Hope GM, Brooks DE, Percicot CL. Repeat Sample Intraocular Pressure Variance in Induced and Naturally Ocular Hypertensive Monkeys. J Glaucoma 14(6):426-431, 2005.
Tolar EL, Hendrix DVH, Rohrbach BW, Plummer CE, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN. Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics and Bacterial Isolates in Dogs with Bacterial Keratitis: 97 Cases (1993-2003). J Am Vet Med Assoc 228(1):80-85, 2006.
Brooks DE. Painful Ocular Lesion. NAVC Clinician's Brief 4(1):49-51, 2006.
Plummer CE, Kallberg ME, Ollivier FJ, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN. Suspected Ivermectin Toxicosis in a Miniature Mule Foal Causing Blindness. Vet Ophthalmol 9(1):29-32, 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.
Ollivier FJ, Kallberg ME, Plummer CE, Barrie KP, O'Reilly S, Taylor DF, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE. Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Corneal Surface Reconstruction after Excision of Corneolimbal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Nine Horses. Vet Ophthalmol 9(6):404-413, 2006.
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(1):1, 37-42, 2007.