Skip to main content Skip to main menu
UF Health University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA
We're Hiring!
Bret A Moore

Bret A Moore, DVM, PhD, DACVO

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Email: bret.moore@ufl.edu
CV: View Curriculum Vitae

On This Page

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. VEM5877 – Vet. Ophthalmology Clerkship

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  2. VEM5241 – Vet Ophthalmology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  3. VEM5242 – Small Anim Ophthalmol

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  4. VEM5204 – Pnt Care Clin Skill 4

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  5. VEM5286 – Vet Clin Pharmacology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate
    American 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

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  1. Comparative Ophthalmology Residency

    University of California Davis

  2. Rotating Internship

    Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego

  3. D.V.M.

    Purdue University

  4. Ph.D. (Visual Ecology)

    Purdue University

  5. B.S. (Neurophysiology)

    Purdue University

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
bret.moore@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100126
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610