Hans Westermeyer

Bio

Dr. Westermeyer joined the NC State Veterinary Medicine team on January 20, 2015 as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. He grew up in Chile, South America. After obtaining his Veterinary Degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, he completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Tennessee.

Following a research fellowship at the University of California, Davis, he returned to the University of Tennessee to complete his residency training in Comparative Ophthalmology. Immediately after completing his residency, Dr. Westermeyer moved to Hong Kong for four years and worked in private practice. His research interest is in modulation of scarring after glaucoma valve surgery.

Area(s) of Expertise

PHARMACOLOGY
Modulation of fibrosis after glaucoma valve surgery, corneal reconstruction using novel materials

Publications

• Expanding the invertebrate medicine toolbox: evaluation of opisthosoma tonometry as a novel diagnostic tool for arachnids , AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (2024)
• Mydriasis in eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) following topical administration of proparacaine, 10% phenylephrine, and rocuronium bromide , VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY (2024)
• Age-associated changes in electroretinography measures in companion dogs , DOCUMENTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA (2023)
• Comparison of a blind and an ultrasound-guided technique for Retrobulbar anesthesia in dogs undergoing unilateral subconjunctival enucleation , VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY (2023)
• Equine pectinate ligament descemetization is associated with age , VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY (2023)
• Sulcus intraocular lens implantation in 17 dogs using a modified ab externo technique , VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY (2023)
• Conservation of a flagship species: Health assessment of the pink land iguana, Conolophus marthae , PLOS ONE (2022)
• Use of Cognitive Testing, Questionnaires, and Plasma Biomarkers to Quantify Cognitive Impairment in an Aging Pet Dog Population , JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (2022)
• The Biot-Stokes coupling using total pressure: Formulation, analysis and application to interfacial flow in the eye , COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING (2021)
• Veterinary Ophthalmology-Glaucoma Special Issue , VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY (2021)

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