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Peer O, Mazaki-Tovi M, Sebbag L, Ofri R. Relationship between body adiposity, metabolic status, and intraocular pressure in dogs. J Vet Int Med 2026 (in press).
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Peer O, Sebbag L, Zahavi A, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N, Ofri R. Trace Element Levels in Canine Tear Film. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2026;29:e70004
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Arad D, Mordechai EM, Goncharov Y, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Enhanced Tear Film Concentrations of Cefazolin and Chloramphenicol Using Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid in Canine Eyes. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2026
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Barbosa SF, Sebbag L, Raposo ACS, De Farias CR, Ori AP. Tear crystallization patterns in dogs with evaporative dry eye disease treated with hyaluronic acid and tacrolimus. Veterinary Research Communications 2026;50:27.
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Sebbag L, Kahane N, Sarfaty H. Concurrent iridociliary adenoma and haemorrhagic uveal cysts causing rapid intraocular mass progression in a dog. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2026;14:e70255
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Peer O, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Schirmer tear test-1 with open or closed eyelids: An evaluation in brachycephalic and nonbrachycephalic dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025;28:21-27.
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Bowden AC, Allbaugh RA, Gall AJ, Costa MO, Leis M, Sebbag L. Ocular diagnostics, ophthalmic findings and conjunctival microbiome in the Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025;28:73-80
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Handel KW, Ofri R, Goncharov Y, Arad D, Sebbag L. Evaluation of 0.1 and 1 atropine eyedrops in cats: A comparative study of tolerance, stability and efficacy. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025;28:714-721.
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Soueid Y, Baransy S, Goncharov Y, Keinan Y, Sebbag L. Canine corneal endothelial cell analysis using vital dyes and light microscopy. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025;28:675-682
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Arad D, Handel KW, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Ivermectin-induced blindness in a Jack Russell terrier dog: Diagnosis and monitoring with electroretinography and chromatic pupillary light reflexes. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2025;13:e70206.
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Handel KW, Brenner O, Arad D, Peer O, Keinan Y, Mazaki-Tovi M, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Presumed primary muscular lymphoma with ocular presentation in a cat. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports 2025;11
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Arad D, Ofri R, Sebbag L, Rimer D, Mazaki-Tovi M. The effect of glycemic control on diabetic cataract progression rate in dogs: A preliminary study. The Veterinary Journal 2025;106491.
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Arad D, Sebbag L, Handel KW, Soueid Y, Fruchter B, Aharon N, Peer O, Ofri R. From novice to proficient: Comparing veterinary student learning curves of tonometry using TonoPen, TonoVet and TonoVet Plus. Research in Veterinary Science 2025;196:105906
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Peer O, Thomasy SM, Ness E, Knych HK, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Ocular tolerance and tear film pharmacokinetics of 1% penciclovir cream in cats. Research in Veterinary Science 2025;196:105909.
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Fruchter B, Kuzi S, Soueid Y, Peer O, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Management of Haws Syndrome in Cats With Gastrointestinal Diet: A Case Series. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025
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Peer O, Handel KW, Arad D, Sebbag L, Ofri R. Clinical manifestations of Florida spot keratopathy in dogs and cats: One hundred cases 2021-2024. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2026;29:e13311.
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Sebbag L. Non-healing corneal ulcer secondary to reopened conjunctival incision following cherry eye correction in a dog. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2025;e70047.
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Sebbag L, Barbosa SF, Ori AP. Tacrolimus and hyaluronate therapy enhance tear film stability in canine evaporative dry eye disease. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025.
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Zahavi A, Peer O, Sinai N, Cohen Vardizer Y, Sebbag L, Ofri R, Girshevitz O, Goldenberg-Cohen N. Elemental Composition Analysis of Sheep Tears Using Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025.
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Soueid Y, Cremer N, Aharon N, Fruchter B, Sebbag L. An Ex Vivo Morphometric Study of the Feline Corneal Endothelium: 100 Eyes. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025.
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Cochran SW, Millichamp NJ, Sebbag L. Beyond the Ocular Surface: Nasal Sensory Input as a Driver of Reflex Lacrimation in Dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025.
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Peer O, Sebbag L, Ofri R. Development of a proptosis model as a surgical training tool for veterinary students and practitioners. Veterinary Record 2025.
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Whinery N, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L, Walton R. Incidence of concurrent systemic injuries with traumatic proptosis and its effect on outcome: 100 dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2024;10:1271189.
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Sebbag L, Peer O. Marginal resection and infracyanine green-mediated photodynamic therapy in the management of feline eyelid squamous cell carcinoma: Two cases. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2024;27:374-381.
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Van Vertloo LR, Sebbag L, Allbaugh RA, Allenspach K, Borts DJ, Mochel JP. Systemic absorption and gastrointestinal adverse effects from topical ketorolac and diclofenac ophthalmic solutions in healthy dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2024;262:940-949.
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Sebbag L, Ofri R, Arad D, Handel KW, Peer O. Using a smartphone-based digital fundus camera for screening of retinal and optic nerve diseases in veterinary medicine: A preliminary investigation. Veterinary Record 2024;194:e4088.
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Kubai MA, Roy MM, Stinman CC, Kenne DE, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L. Topical blood products modulate the effects of ophthalmic antibiotics against common bacterial pathogens in dogs with infectious keratitis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2024;11:1417842.
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Fruchter B, Kuzi S, Peer O, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Clinicopathological findings in cats with haws syndrome. Veterinary Record 2024;195:e4646.
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Arad D, Peer O, Ofri R. The 100 most-cited articles published in the Veterinary Ophthalmology journal between 1998-2022: A bibliometric study. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:288-96.
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Shilo-Benjamini Y, Peer O, Abu Ahmad W, Ofri R. The effect of anesthetic induction with ketamine, propofol or alfaxalone on intraocular pressure in cats: a randomized masked clinical investigation. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 2023;50:63-71.
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Handel KW, Ofri R, Sebbag L. Accuracy of data in abstracts of veterinary ophthalmology research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:393-397.
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Shiraishi H, Vernau KM, Kim S, Good KL, Hollingsworth SR, Sebbag L, et al. Symblepharon in kittens: a retrospective study of 40 kittens and 54 eyes 2002-2022. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2023;25:1098612X221150160.
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Sebbag L, Sanchez RF. The pandemic of ocular surface disease in brachycephalic dogs: The brachycephalic ocular syndrome. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:31-46.
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Iwashita H, Sebbag L, Leonard BC, Saito A. A review of diagnostic tests for qualitative and quantitative tear film deficiency in dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:May-15.
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Bedos L, Allbaugh RA, Roy M, Kubai MA, Sebbag L. Precorneal retention time of ocular lubricants measured with fluorophotometry in healthy dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:81-88
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Oksa-Minałto J, Maggs DJ, Akimova J, Ilgaža A, Sebbag L. Ocular surface physiology and aqueous tear secretion in cats of diverse cephalic conformations. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:109-118.
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Sarfaty H, Ezra-Elia R, Kahane N, Sandalon S, Segev Y, Sebbag L. Brow rhytidectomy with or without Stades-like procedure for correction of pseudoptosis and trichiasis-entropion of the upper eyelid in Chow Chow and Shar-Pei dogs: A retrospective study of 27 dogs (2019-2022). Veterinary Ophthalmology 2025;28:364-370.
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Page LE, Kubai MA, Allbaugh RA, Bedos L, Roy MM, Mochel JP, Sebbag L. Increased drug concentration and repeated eye drop administration as strategies to optimize topical drug delivery: A fluorophotometric study in healthy dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:331-338.
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Sebbag L, Peer O. Role of inflammation in canine primary glaucoma. Animals 2023;14:110.
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Ross M, Avni-Magen N, Peer O, Berkowitz A, Ofri R. Treatment with chloroquine is retinotoxic in captive African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). Attenuation and recovery of electroretinographic responses. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2022.
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Wegg ML, Pollard D, Ofri R. Retrospective evaluation of pre-surgical electroretinography results in a mixed-breed canine population presented for cataract removal surgery. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2022.
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Bedos L, Wickham H, Gabriel V, Zdyrski C, Allbaugh RA, Sahoo DK, Sebbag L, Mochel JP, Allenspach K. Culture and characterization of canine and feline corneal epithelial organoids: A new tool for the study and treatment of corneal diseases. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2022;9:1050467.
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Rebibo L, Frui-Zlotkin M, Ofri R, Nassar T, Benita S. The dose-dependent effect of a stabilized cannabidiol nanoemulsion on ocular surface inflammation and intraocular pressure. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2022;617:121627.
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Sebbag L, Silva APSM, Santos ÁPB, Raposo ACS, Ori AP. An eye on the Shih Tzu dog: Ophthalmic examination findings and ocular surface diagnostics. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2023;26:59-71
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Bowden AC, Allbaugh RA, Smith JS, Mochel JP, Sebbag L. Kinetics and minimal inhibitory concentrations of ceftiofur in tear film following extended-release parenteral administration (Excede®) in dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2022;9:975113
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Wilcox PA, Strong TD, Sebbag L, Allbaugh RA. Effect of topical nitric oxide donors (0.03% nitroglycerin and 0.1% hydralazine) on intraocular pressure in healthy canine eyes. Veterinary Medicine and Science 2022;8:2367-2373.
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Sarfaty H, Ezra-Elia R, Sebbag L. Prevalence and characteristics of ocular diseases in Sphynx cats: A retrospective assessment 2012-2021 and comparison with non-Sphynx cats. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2022;25:367-375
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Park S, Sebbag L, Moore BA, Casanova MI, Leonard BC, et al. Multimodal ocular imaging of known and novel corneal stromal disorders in dogs. BMC Veterinary Research 2022;18:117.
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Arad D, Komoron S, Peer O, Sebbag L, Ofri R. Mucoadhesive polymers enhance ocular drug delivery: proof of concept study with 0.5% Tropicamide in dogs. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2022;38:141-147
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Arad D, Deckel R, Peer O, Ross M, Sebbag L, Ofri R. Is it necessary to wait several minutes between applications of different topical ophthalmic solutions? A preliminary study with tropicamide eye drops in healthy dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:374-379.
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O'Leary LM, Allbaugh RA, Schrunk DE, Olsen TE, Sebbag L. Variable accuracy, precision, and consistency of compounded famciclovir formulated for management of feline herpesvirus-1 in cats. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:627-638
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O'Leary LM, Sebbag L, Moody LM, Diehl KA, Allbaugh RA. Acute corneal hydrops of presumed traumatic origin: An uncontrolled case series (three horses). Equine Veterinary Education 2022;34:e11-e15.
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Romaneck A, Sebbag L. Case report: clinical remission in a cat with severe bilateral eosinophilic keratitis receiving combined immunosuppressive therapy (triamcinolone acetonide and tacrolimus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2021;8:580396
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Foote BC, Smith JS, Bowden AC, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L. Case Report: Successful management of refractory keratomycosis in an alpaca using penetrating keratoplasty and combination antifungal therapy (caspofungin 0.5% and terbinafine 1%). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2021;8:644074.
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Sebbag L, Thomasy SM, Leland A, Mukai M, Kim S, Maggs DJ. Altered corneal innervation and ocular surface homeostasis in FHV-1-exposed cats: a preliminary study suggesting metaherpetic disease. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2021;7:580414
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Bertram M, Allbaugh RA, Mochel JP, Peraza J, Page L, Sebbag L. Influence of Schirmer strip wetness on volume absorbed, volume recovered, and total protein content in canine tears. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:425-428.
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Uhl LK, Henriksen ML, Saxmose Nielsen S, Gemensky-Metzler AJ, Sebbag L, Todd JM. Cataracts and phacoemulsification in the Siberian Husky: A retrospective and multicentric study 2008-2018. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:252-264
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Terhaar HM, Allbaugh RA, Mochel JP, Sebbag L. Serum albumin and total protein concentration in the tear film of horses with healthy or diseased eyes. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:20-27.
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Foote BC, Smith JD, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L. Histologic effects of MicroPulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in normal equine eyes. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2021;24:59-70.
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Lucyshyn DR, Good KL, Knickelbein KE, Chang MW, Strøm AR, Hollingsworth SR, Thomasy SM, Leonard BC, Sebbag L, Wiggans KT, Maggs DJ. Subcutaneous administration of triamcinolone as part of the management of feline eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2021;23:575-583.
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Gentile D, Allbaugh RA, Adiguzel MC, Kenne DE, Sahin O, Sebbag L. Bacterial cross-contamination in a veterinary ophthalmology setting. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2020;7:571503
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Sebbag L, Crabtree EE, Sapienza JS, Kim K, Rodriguez E. Corneal hypoesthesia, aqueous tear deficiency and neurotrophic keratopathy following micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:171-180.
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Sebbag L, Riggs A, Carnevale J. Oculo-skeletal dysplasia in five Labrador Retrievers. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:386-393.
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Sebbag L, Moody LM, Allbaugh RA, Mochel JP. Nerve growth factor in dogs: Assessment of two immunoassays and selected ocular parameters following a nicergoline challenge per os. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:199-204.
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Sebbag L, Moody LM, Mochel JP. Albumin levels in tear film modulate the bioavailability of medically-relevant topical drugs. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2020;10:1560.
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Allbaugh RA, Wehrman RF, Sebbag L. Comparison of topically administered 0.05% difluprednate and 1% prednisolone acetate for inhibition of aqueocentesis-induced breakdown of the blood-aqueous barrier in healthy dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2020;81:260-266.
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Sebbag L, Uhl LK, Schneider B, Hayes B, Olds J, Mochel JP. Investigation of Schirmer tear test-1 for measurement of tear production in cats in various environmental settings and with different test durations. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2020;256:681-686.
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Bolzanni H, Ori AP, Raposo ACS, Sebbag L. Aqueous tear assessment in dogs: impact of cephalic conformation, inter-test correlations and test-retest repeatability. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:534-543.
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Mansour TA, Woolard KD, Vernau KL, Ancona DM, Thomasy SM, Sebbag L, Moore BA, Knipe MF, Seada HA, Cowan TM, et al. Whole genome sequencing for mutation discovery in a single case of lysosomal storage disease (MPS type 1) in the dog. Scientific Reports 2020;10:6558.
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Sebbag L, Mochel JP. An eye on the dog as the scientist's best friend for translational research in ophthalmology: focus on the ocular surface. Medicinal Research Reviews 2020;40:2566-2604.
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Sebbag L, Soler EA, Allbaugh RA, Mochel JP. Impact of acute conjunctivitis on ocular surface homeostasis in dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:828-833.
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Sebbag L, Kirner NS, Wulf LW, Mochel JP. Tear film pharmacokinetics and systemic absorption following topical administration of 1% prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension in dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2020;7:571350.
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Hewitt JS, Allbaugh RA, Kenne DE, Sebbag L. Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates from dogs with ulcerative keratitis in Midwestern United States. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2020;7:583965.
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Page L, Allbaugh RA, Mochel JP, Peraza J, Bertram M, Sebbag L. Impact of diurnal variation, sex, tear collection method, and disease state on tear protein levels in dogs. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2020;23:994-1000.
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Foote BC, Smith JS, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L, Ben-Shlomo G. Novel use of a combination of extracellular matrices for wound healing following resection of a large inferior eyelid mass in a miniature Hereford. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2020;257:833-839.
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Strauss RA, Genschel U, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L, Ben-Shlomo G. Evaluation of microbial contamination of canine plasma eyedropper bottles following clinical use in canine patients. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2019;22:222-228.
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Sebbag L, Allbaugh RA, Strauss RA, Strong TD, Wehrman RF, Foote BC, Ben-Shlomo G. MicroPulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in the treatment of canine glaucoma: Preliminary results (12 dogs). Veterinary Ophthalmology 2019;22:407-414.
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Uhl LK, Saito A, Iwashita H, Maggs DJ, Mochel JP, Sebbag L. Clinical features of cats with aqueous tear deficiency: a retrospective case series of 10 patients (17 eyes). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2019;21:944-950.
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Sebbag L, Yan Y, Smith JS, Allbaugh RA, Wulf LW, Mochel JP. Tear fluid pharmacokinetics following oral prednisone administration in dogs with and without conjunctivitis. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2019;35:341-349.
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Lerch M, Allbaugh RA, Sebbag L, Mochel JP, Weller P, Borts DJ. Paper spray high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry for quantitation of voriconazole in equine tears. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2019;411:5187-5196.
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Sebbag L, Allbaugh RA, Weaver A, Seo YJ, Mochel JP. Histamine-induced conjunctivitis and breakdown of blood-tear barrier in dogs: a model for ocular pharmacology and therapeutics. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2019;10:752.
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Sebbag L, Allbaugh RA, Wehrman RF, Uhl LK, Ben-Shlomo G, Chen T, Mochel JP. Fluorophotometric assessment of tear volume and turnover rate in healthy dogs and cats. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2019;35:497-502.
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Sebbag L, Kirner NS, Allbaugh RA, Reis A, Mochel JP. Kinetics of fluorescein in tear film after eye drop instillation in beagle dogs: does size really matter? Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2019;6:457.
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Sebbag L, Harrington DM, Mochel JP. Tear fluid collection in dogs and cats using ophthalmic sponges. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2018;21:249-254.
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Sebbag L, Allbaugh R, Strong T, Strauss R, Wehrman R, Foote B, Peterson C, Ben-Shlomo G. Lack of effect of a topical regenerative agent on re-epithelialization rate of canine spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects: A randomized double-masked placebo-controlled study. The Veterinary Journal 2018;233:63-65.
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Sebbag L, McDowell EM, Hepner PM, Mochel JP. Effect of tear collection on lacrimal total protein content in dogs and cats: a comparison between Schirmer strips and ophthalmic sponges. BMC Veterinary Research 2018;14:61.
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Sebbag L, Showman L, McDowell EM, Perera A, Mochel JP. Impact of flow rate, collection devices, and extraction methods on tear concentrations following oral administration of doxycycline in dogs and cats. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2018;34:452-459.
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Moore BA, Roux MJ, Sebbag L, Cooper AN, Edwards SG, Leonard BC, Imai DM, Griffey SM, Bower L, Clary DA. A population study of common ocular abnormalities in C57BL/6N rd8 mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2018;59:2252-2261.
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Ori AP, Pontes Rebouas M, Flores Martins Filho E, Drea Neto FdA, Raposo AC, Sebbag L. Photography-based method for assessing fluorescein clearance test in dogs. BMC Veterinary Research 2018;14:269.
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Moore BA, Leonard BC, Sebbag L, Edwards SG, Cooper AN, Imai DM, Straiton E, Santos L, Reilly C, Griffey SM. Identification of genes required for eye development by high-throughput screening of mouse knockouts. Communications Biology 2018;1:236.
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Sebbag L, Park SA, Kass PH, Maggs DJ, Attar M, Murphy CJ. Assessment of tear film osmolarity using the TearLab™ osmometer in normal dogs and dogs with keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2017;20:357-364.
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Sebbag L, Pesavento PA, Carrasco SE, Reilly CM, Maggs DJ. Feline dry eye syndrome of presumed neurogenic origin: a case report. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports 2017;4.
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Sebbag L, Reilly CM, Eid R, Maggs DJ. Goblet cell density and distribution in cats with clinically and histologically normal conjunctiva. Veterinary Ophthalmology 2016;19:38-43.
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Sebbag L, Thomasy SM, Woodward AP, Knych HK, Maggs DJ. Pharmacokinetic modeling of penciclovir and BRL42359 in the plasma and tears of healthy cats to optimize dosage recommendations for oral administration of famciclovir. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2016;77:833-845.
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Sebbag L, Kass PH, Maggs DJ. Reference values, intertest correlations, and test-retest repeatability of selected tear film tests in healthy cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2015;246:426-435.
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Sebbag L, Harkin KR, Habekost A, Gumber S, Lee T. Abdominal chronic expanding hematoma causing iron-deficiency anemia in a dog. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 2014;50:350-355.
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Sebbag L, Park SA, Kass PH, Maggs DJ, Murphy CJ. Tear film osmolarity measurements using the TearLab™ osmometer in normal dogs and dogs with dry eye disease. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2014;55:1967.
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Sebbag L, Smee N, van der Merwe D, Schmid D. Liver failure in a dog following suspected ingestion of blue-green algae (Microcystis spp.): a case report and review of the toxin. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 2013;49:342-346.
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Rankin AJ, Sebbag L, Bello NM, Crumley WR, Allbaugh RA. Effects of oral administration of anti-inflammatory medications on inhibition of paracentesis-induced blood-aqueous barrier breakdown in clinically normal cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2013;74:262-267.
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van der Merwe D, Sebbag L, Nietfeld JC, Aubel MT, Foss A, Carney E. Investigation of a Microcystis aeruginosa cyanobacterial freshwater harmful algal bloom associated with acute microcystin toxicosis in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 2012;24:679-687.




