Bringing advanced eye care to companion animals across the Waikato, working alongside your local vet to deliver expert diagnostics and surgery.
Including tonometry, gonioscopy, ocular ultrasonography, and advanced diagnostic testing.
WVO is a peripatetic veterinary ophthalmology service, working with local practices to treat companion animals in the Waikato at a number of convenient locations. We offer full ophthalmic examination and advanced diagnostics including tonometry, gonioscopy and ocular ultrasound. We routinely perform eyelid, conjunctival, and corneal surgery. Diagnostic workups to investigate blindness, ocular pain, uveitis, and ocular manifestations of systemic disease are also a big part of what we do. It is a great privilege to help provide ophthalmology services to companion animals in the Waikato region.
Jack Newton-Jackson is a local veterinary surgeon with training and experience in ophthalmology. After graduating from Massey University in 2017, Jack spent five years in the UK working in mixed practice, mostly in rural areas. During this time, Jack developed an interest in ophthalmology, completing a post graduate certificate in small animal ophthalmology in 2022. Jack has also completed further studies in veterinary public health as well as emergency medicine and surgery. After returning to Aotearoa, Jack worked for three years in a busy Christchurch practice, seeing eye patients referred from all over the South Island. Upon returning home to the mighty Waikato, Jack established a peripatetic ophthalmology service, working alongside local practices to care for eye patients in the region. Jack continues to work as a general practice vet and has an active role in promoting veterinary continued education in his field.
Full ophthalmic examination including slit lamp biomicroscopy, direct binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy, special stains, tear tests and tonometry allow us to make a thorough assessment during the consultation. Advanced diagnostics are also available such as gonioscopy to examine the drainage angle of the eye and ophthalmic ultrasound to examine and measure the internal structures.
Investigations into blindness, ocular pain, uveitis and systemic manifestations of ophthalmic disease. Much of this investigation takes place during the consultation and often results in a diagnosis during the first visit. In more complicated cases, further diagnostics such as blood tests, biopsies and advanced imaging can be arranged.
Excellent support is given to referring vets or vets considering referral, and clinical records are delivered promptly to the referring practice following the consultation.
Eye vets can help animals suffering from blindness, eye pain and eye cancers. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment can preserve a vital sense and help your pet get back to doing what they do best.
Please contact your pet's vet practice to request a referral.
Our initial consultation takes 30 minutes. We begin by discussing your concerns, followed by a quick review of your pet's medical history. We then use different instruments to examine different parts of the eyes, before discussing our findings and making a plan to help your pet. Follow up care can be provided by Jack or your regular vet, depending on your pet's condition.
Please bring your pet and their current medications.
Send your patient's full clinical history, the owner's contact details, and a brief email to the practice of your choice.
The reception team will contact the owner and make the booking.
After the patient has been seen, the history from the eye consult will be sent to the referring vet that day.
For general enquiries, vet-to-vet advice, or referral questions.
Eye clinics available at convenient locations across the Waikato.
