Bret A Moore, DVM, PhD, DACVO
AST PROF
Department:
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Email:
bret.moore@ufl.edu
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2020-2024
VEM5877 Vet. Ophthalmology Clerkship
2021-2024
VEM5241 Vet Ophthalmology
2021-2024
VEM5242 Small Anim Ophthalmol
2022-2024
VEM5204 Pnt Care Clin Skill 4
2024
VEM5286 Vet Clin Pharmacology
Board Certifications
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DiplomateAmerican College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Research Profile
My research occupies a unique niche that combines vision, visual ecology, and clinical ophthalmology. I ask questions that explore unknown or unexplained morphological and physiological adaptations in vision, and seek to understand the role of multiple visual parameters simultaneously in order to better understand a given species ‘visual space’. For example, how may acute vision, color vision, and other specializations in the retina may impact an animal’s interaction with their environment, conspecifics, and in the detection of predators. Clinically, my research interests are focused on understanding disease processes as well as diagnostic and surgical methodology in exotic animal species. By taking this multifaceted approach to vision and studying these topics and their interactions together, questions can be answered that not only bridge the gap across disciplines, but also become translatable to other disciplines such as conservation biology and the development of new biotechnologies.
Areas of Interest
- Comparative Vision and Optics
- Exotic Animal Ophthalmology
- Microsurgical Techniques
- Visual Ecology
Publications
2024
Evaluation of the common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) cornea using light and scanning electron microscopy.
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia.
53(1)
[DOI] 10.1111/ahe.12987.
[PMID] 37850266.
2024
Supplemental vibrissal extensions as an alternative to improve the tactile sensitivity of blind dogs – a preliminary approach investigation.
Veterinary research communications.
[DOI] 10.1007/s11259-024-10342-y.
[PMID] 38427268.
2023
Cataracts Across the Tree of Life: A Roadmap for Prevention and Biomedical Innovation.
American journal of ophthalmology.
249:167-173
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.01.007.
[PMID] 36716847.
2023
Clinical and histopathological features of proliferative corneal lesions in Cyprininae fishes: Implications for treatment and insights into corneal tumors.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.13133.
[PMID] 37485736.
2023
Collagen crosslinking impacts stromal wound healing and haze formation in a rabbit phototherapeutic keratectomy model.
Molecular vision.
29:102-116
[PMID] 37859806.
2023
Ocular lesions in cats diagnosed with systemic sporotrichosis.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
26(6):476-488
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.13019.
[PMID] 35960710.
2023
Polyautoimmunity manifest as inflammatory myopathy, uveitis, and progressive cutaneous depigmentation in a mixed breed dog: a case report.
BMC veterinary research.
19(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12917-023-03764-4.
[PMID] 37817164.
2023
SELECTED OPHTHALMIC TESTS AND OCULAR DIMENSIONS IN RELATION TO ACTIVITY PATTERN IN THREE NEOTROPICAL NONHUMAN PRIMATES: BLACK-TUFTED MARMOSET (CALLITHRIX PENICILLATA), GUIANAN SQUIRREL MONKEY (SAIMIRI SCIUREUS), AND AZARA’S NIGHT MONKEY (AOTUS AZARAE INFULATUS).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
54(2):244-251
[DOI] 10.1638/2022-0065.
[PMID] 37428686.
2023
The development of the normal Schirmer tear test results during the dog’s first year of life.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
26(3):184-190
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.13087.
[PMID] 36943769.
2023
Two is not necessarily better than one: A double lens in a pre-metamorphic adult axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
26(2):176-179
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.13027.
[PMID] 36152337.
2022
Assessment of tear film osmolarity using the IPen® Vet osmometer in Pug and Shih-Tzu dogs with and without keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
25(3):219-224
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12966.
[PMID] 34929058.
2022
Canine endotheliitis: Clinical characteristics, advanced imaging features, and treatment.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
25 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):185-192
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12967.
[PMID] 34971485.
2022
Multimodal ocular imaging of known and novel corneal stromal disorders in dogs.
BMC veterinary research.
18(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12917-022-03214-7.
[PMID] 35346188.
2022
Ocular disease caused by the trematode Philophthalmus lachrymosus in free-living kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) of Brazil.
The Journal of veterinary medical science.
84(10):1447-1452
[DOI] 10.1292/jvms.22-0193.
[PMID] 36047247.
2022
The eye of the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla): Ophthalmic examination findings and diagnostic tests.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
25(3):263-268
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12964.
[PMID] 34918878.
2021
Lip Commissure to Eyelid Transposition Flap to Correct Eyelid Agenesis in Cats in a Shelter Setting – a Case Series.
Topics in companion animal medicine.
45
[DOI] 10.1016/j.tcam.2021.100557.
[PMID] 34233226.
2021
Ocular examination findings and measurements of tear production and tonometry of ring-tailed coatis (nasua nasua).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
24(3):210-217
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12866.
[PMID] 33547755.
2021
Retrospective and prospective study of progressive retinal atrophy in dogs presented to the veterinary hospital of the Federal University of Parana, Brazil.
Open veterinary journal.
11(3):370-378
[DOI] 10.5455/OVJ.2021.v11.i3.6.
[PMID] 34722198.
2021
The crested caracara (Caracara plancus) eye: Morphologic observations and results of selected diagnostic tests.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
24(5):533-542
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12939.
[PMID] 34554632.
2021
Window Collisions by Birds in Brazil: Epidemiologic Factors and Radiographic and Necropsy Assessments.
Journal of avian medicine and surgery.
35(3):313-324
[DOI] 10.1647/20-00009.
[PMID] 34677030.
2020
A novel surgical technique for enucleation in rabbits to reduce the risk of intra- and post-operative orbital hemorrhage.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
23(2):409-413
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12737.
[PMID] 31944539.
2020
Adaptations for amphibious vision in sea otters (Enhydra lutris): structural and functional observations.
Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology.
206(5):767-782
[DOI] 10.1007/s00359-020-01436-4.
[PMID] 32666146.
2020
Antimicrobial activity of topical dyes used in clinical veterinary ophthalmology.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
23(3):497-505
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12746.
[PMID] 32026609.
2020
Reference values for selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in two species of microchiroptera bats (Artibeus lituratus and Anoura caudifer).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
23(1):61-66
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12690.
[PMID] 31309723.
2020
The ophthalmic health and refractive state of working dogs in South Brazil.
Open veterinary journal.
10(1):22-30
[DOI] 10.4314/ovj.v10i1.5.
[PMID] 32426253.
2020
Whole genome sequencing for mutation discovery in a single case of lysosomal storage disease (MPS type 1) in the dog.
Scientific reports.
10(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-63451-4.
[PMID] 32300136.
2019
A novel cellular structure in the retina of insectivorous birds.
Scientific reports.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-019-51774-w.
[PMID] 31645645.
2019
A novel herpesvirus associated with chronic superficial keratitis and proliferative conjunctivitis in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
22(1):67-75
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12570.
[PMID] 29656541.
2019
Acremonium and trichosporon fungal keratoconjunctivitis in a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
22(6):928-932
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12700.
[PMID] 31339654.
2019
Clinical findings and normative ocular data for free-living Anna’s (Calypte anna) and Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri) Hummingbirds.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
22(1):13-23
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12560.
[PMID] 29461005.
2019
Erratum: Author Correction: Identification of genes required for eye development by high-throughput screening of mouse knockouts.
Communications biology.
2
[DOI] 10.1038/s42003-019-0349-y.
[PMID] 30854487.
2019
Genome-wide screening of mouse knockouts reveals novel genes required for normal integumentary and oculocutaneous structure and function.
Scientific reports.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-019-47286-2.
[PMID] 31371754.
2019
Once in a blue moon: Lipid keratopathy and intrastromal hemorrhage in a Mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix).
Veterinary ophthalmology.
22(6):933-936
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12722.
[PMID] 31733050.
2019
PRESUMED PHOTORECEPTOR DYSPLASIAS IN PEREGRINE FALCONS ( FALCO PEREGRINUS) AND PEREGRINE FALCON HYBRIDS.
Journal of wildlife diseases.
55(2):325-334
[DOI] 10.7589/2018-02-055.
[PMID] 30277829.
2019
The use of sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles for contrast-enhanced ocular ultrasonography of the pecten oculi in birds.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
22(4):423-429
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12608.
[PMID] 30109756.
2018
A Population Study of Common Ocular Abnormalities in C57BL/6N rd8 Mice.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.
59(6):2252-2261
[DOI] 10.1167/iovs.17-23513.
[PMID] 29847629.
2018
Identification of genes required for eye development by high-throughput screening of mouse knockouts.
Communications biology.
1
[DOI] 10.1038/s42003-018-0226-0.
[PMID] 30588515.
2018
Identification of genetic elements in metabolism by high-throughput mouse phenotyping
Nature Communications.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41467-017-01995-2.
[PMID] 29348434.
2018
Lipoidal corneal degeneration in aged falcons.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
21(4):332-338
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12508.
[PMID] 29350449.
2018
The Orientation of Visual Space from the Perspective of Hummingbirds.
Frontiers in neuroscience.
12
[DOI] 10.3389/fnins.2018.00016.
[PMID] 29440985.
2017
Blind free-living kiwi offer a unique window into the ecology and evolution of vertebrate vision.
BMC biology.
15(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12915-017-0424-0.
[PMID] 28915882.
2017
Does retinal configuration make the head and eyes of foveate birds move?
Scientific reports.
7
[DOI] 10.1038/srep38406.
[PMID] 28079062.
2017
Doppler ultrasonography of the pectinis oculi artery in harpy eagles (Harpia harpyja).
Open veterinary journal.
7(1):70-74
[DOI] 10.4314/ovj.v7i1.11.
[PMID] 28540254.
2017
The consequences of avian ocular trauma: histopathological evidence and implications of acute and chronic disease.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
20(6):496-504
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12453.
[PMID] 28070965.
2017
THE EYE OF THE AZARA’S AGOUTI ( DASYPROCTA AZARAE): MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND SELECTED OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
48(4):1108-1119
[DOI] 10.1638/1042-7260-48.4.1108.
[PMID] 29297794.
2017
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
251(11):1241-1243
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.251.11.1241.
[PMID] 29154709.
2016
Antimicrobial susceptibility and minimal inhibitory concentration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from septic ocular surface disease in different animal species.
Open veterinary journal.
6(3):215-222
[PMID] 27928519.
2016
FOVEA: a new program to standardize the measurement of foveal pit morphology.
PeerJ.
4
[DOI] 10.7717/peerj.1785.
[PMID] 27076997.
2016
The eye of the Barbary sheep or aoudad (Ammotragus lervia): reference values for selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests, morphologic and biometric observations.
Open veterinary journal.
6(2):102-13
[DOI] 10.4314/ovj.v6i2.6.
[PMID] 27419103.
2015
Posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep-disordered breathing: a review of comorbidity research.
Sleep medicine reviews.
24:37-45
[DOI] 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.11.001.
[PMID] 25644985.
2015
Vision in avian emberizid foragers: maximizing both binocular vision and fronto-lateral visual acuity.
The Journal of experimental biology.
218(Pt 9):1347-58
[DOI] 10.1242/jeb.108613.
[PMID] 25750415.
2015
Vision in two cyprinid fish: implications for collective behavior.
PeerJ.
3
[DOI] 10.7717/peerj.1113.
[PMID] 26290783.
2014
Do American goldfinches see their world like passive prey foragers? A study on visual fields, retinal topography, and sensitivity of photoreceptors.
Brain, behavior and evolution.
83(3):181-98
[DOI] 10.1159/000357750.
[PMID] 24663005.
2014
Mosaic and concerted evolution in the visual system of birds.
PloS one.
9(3)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0090102.
[PMID] 24621573.
2013
Interspecific differences in the visual system and scanning behavior of three forest passerines that form heterospecific flocks.
Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology.
199(4):263-77
[DOI] 10.1007/s00359-012-0790-6.
[PMID] 23400841.
2013
Looking above the prairie: localized and upward acute vision in a native grassland bird.
Scientific reports.
3
[DOI] 10.1038/srep03231.
[PMID] 24292817.
2012
A novel method for comparative analysis of retinal specialization traits from topographic maps.
Journal of vision.
12(12)
[DOI] 10.1167/12.12.13.
[PMID] 23169995.
2012
Oblique color vision in an open-habitat bird: spectral sensitivity, photoreceptor distribution and behavioral implications.
The Journal of experimental biology.
215(Pt 19):3442-52
[DOI] 10.1242/jeb.073957.
[PMID] 22956248.
2012
The retinal wholemount technique: a window to understanding the brain and behaviour.
Brain, behavior and evolution.
79(1):26-44
[DOI] 10.1159/000332802.
[PMID] 22142853.
2011
Testing the terrain hypothesis: Canada geese see their world laterally and obliquely.
Brain, behavior and evolution.
77(3):147-58
[DOI] 10.1159/000326053.
[PMID] 21546769.
Grants
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
The success, risk factors, and risk mitigators of phacoemulsification in veterinary ophthalmology: a 22-institution multivariate analysis to guide current therapy and future prospective studies.
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ACVO VISION FOR ANIMALS FOUNDATION
Jul 2022
– Jul 2023
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Voclosporin 2 mg/mL Ophthalmic Solution for the treatment of immune-mediated keratoconjunctivitis sicca in client-owned dogs.
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH
Nov 2021
ACTIVE
Genetics of X-linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy in Greyhounds
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
via AMER KENNEL CLUB CANINE HLTH FOU
Education
Comparative Ophthalmology Residency
2016-2020
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University of California Davis
Rotating Internship
2015-2016
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Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego
D.V.M.
2011-2015
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Purdue University
Ph.D. (Visual Ecology)
2010-2015
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Purdue University
B.S. (Neurophysiology)
2006-2010
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Purdue University
Contact Details
Emails:
- Business:
- bret.moore@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100126
GAINESVILLE FL 32610