Welcome to COPLOW

COPLOW:  What is it?

The Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW) was founded in 1983 by Dr. Richard R. Dubielzig, a board certified veterinary pathologist with a long-time research interest in ocular pathology. The extent of the service has grown exponentially, currently providing histopathology services for approximately 3,000 mail-in cases annually, with further expansion expected. The COPLOW is a mail-in ocular pathology service designed to provide pathology services for clinical veterinary ophthalmologists around the country and world. Veterinary specialists in ophthalmology need a service which not only provides a timely and accurate diagnosis, but is capable of going beyond the diagnosis and investigating relevant aspects of ocular pathology to better understand the pathogenesis and prognosis of ocular disease. The laboratory is also interested in disseminating information on ocular pathology to students of ophthalmology at all levels.

The Assets of the Laboratory

Clinical:  Approximately 50% of ACVO Diplomates and practicing veterinary ophthalmologists around the world use the service occasionally or on a regular basis. The COPLOW goal is to provide a high quality, accurate, and timely mail-in ocular histopathology service specifically designed to fit the needs of board certified veterinary ophthalmologists around the world.
Research:  The COPLOW histopathology collection contains more than 23,000 specimens housed in a searchable format with access to all paraffin blocks and microscopic slides, as well as submission reports and pathology reports available in one room. We think of the collection as a resource in veterinary ocular pathology to be used to investigate the pathogenesis, prognosis, effectiveness of treatment, and epidemiology of spontaneous ocular disease in animal species.

Educational

We try to provide a resource for disseminating information on ocular pathology and ocular disease to veterinary ophthalmology students at all levels through case presentations, scientific reports, invited lectures and distance education.

New

Coplow will host the 1st COPS Meeting 2013 (Comparative Ocular Pathology Society) September 26 - 28. See updated COPS flyer for more information. Registration available through UW SVM CE. Scroll down to COPS Meeting for hotel information and registration link.

WOPTS online (not currently operative)
User: dubielzr@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Password (all caps): WOPTSCOPLOW

The Wisconsin Ocular Pathology Teaching Set (WOPTS) is now available on line. Download the teaching text as a pdf file and view the slides as Aperio images on the internet. No special software needed. The slides are scanned up to 20x and the navigation is intuitive.
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