William Irving

William graduated veterinary science from James Cook University, Townsville, in 2017. He began to have a specialist interest in ophthalmology in his final year of vet school, which grew as years went on. Following university he completed the Queensland Veterinary Specialist rotating internship in 2018 in Brisbane, then 2 years of emergency and critical care work with Pet Emergency and general practice work within Brisbane. During this time as well undertaking several externships in Ophthalmology around Australia.

He then moved to Sydney and worked as an Ophthalmology Intern at Animal Referral Hospital before starting at Eye Clinic for Animals.

William is currently a resident at Eye Clinic for Animals, and is in training to become a Veterinary Ophthalmology Specialist.

Publications:

William Irving, Cameron Whittaker, Kelly Caruso, Benjamin Reynolds, Paul McCarthy, Jeff Smith. Bullous keratopathy in a dwarf rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 2023

Ranocchia, J., Irving, W. and Haase, B. Exclusion of previously described variant in LTBP2 for primary glaucoma in Australian Burmese cats. Anim Genet. 2023

Irving, W, Annear, M, Whittaker, C, Caruso, K, Reynolds, B, McCarthy, P, Smith, J
Effect of dexmedetomidine added to retrobulbar blockade with lignocaine and bupivacaine in dogs undergoing enucleation surgery. Vet Ophthalmol. 2023; 00: 1- 10

Caruso K, Reynolds B, Whittaker C, Smith J, Irving W, McCarthy P, Hamzianpour N, Boo G. Use of subdermal hyaluronic acid injections and a free labial mucocutaneous graft for the repair of feline eyelid agenesis. Vet Ophthalmol. 2022 May;25(3):209-218.

Reynolds B, Whittaker C, Caruso K, Annear M, Hamzianpour N, Irving W, McCarthy PMG, Smith J. An investigation into the development of qualitative tear film disorders in dogs following cryoepilation for distichiasis. Vet Ophthalmol. 2023 Apr;26 Suppl 1:168-172.

Presentations:

Clinical Outcomes of Empirical Selection of Chloramphenicol and Ofloxacin in the Treatment of Keratomalacia. American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Conference. 2020

Effect of dexmedetomidine added to retrobulbar blockade with lignocaine and bupivacaine in dogs undergoing enucleation surgery. American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Conference. 2021

Canine Eyelid Reconstruction Using a Free Labial Mucocutaneous Graft Following Large Mass Resection. American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology Conference. 2022

Clinical features of primary glaucoma in Australian Burmese cats. Australian College of Veterinary Sciences’ Science Week Conference. 2022

Superficial keratectomy for the treatment of spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCEDs). Australian College of Veterinary Sciences’ Science Week Conference. 2023