Ophthalmology

Dr. Tony Basher is the only practicing veterinarian who is a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is also a Diplomate of the Small Animal Surgery (soft tissue) in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Basher has special interest in soft tissue surgery with emphasis in ophthalmic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and head and neck surgery. He is skilled in soft tissue procedures, microsurgical techniques and cryosurgery. In addition to managing medical and surgical eye diseases, Dr. Basher provides eye certification examinations (CERF) for dogs.

Dr. Basher graduated with distinction from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1981. He completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, and a three-year surgical residency with a Masters degree at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. For several years, Dr. Basher was a tenured professor of surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.  He then undertook and completed an ophthalmology residency at Colorado State University, before later joining the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego.

Dr. Basher has authored numerous scientific articles, reviews, and book chapters in surgery and ophthalmology. He maintains a research interest in wound healing. Dr. Basher has served on committees for the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and speaks at international, national and local meetings.