DSS Faculty Office: 3354A

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Comparative Ophthalmology
• Resident/Postdoctoral Fellow: Comparative Ophthalmology UW-Madison 1997-2001
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists 2001
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, NC State University 1993-94
• DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida 1989-93
• BS in Zoology, Duke University 1985-88

Dr. Bentley is interested in applications of high resolution ultrasound in ocular disease. Currently she has several research projects concerning glaucoma prophylaxis and ultrasound. Another area of interest in corneal wound healing, specifically non-healing erosions in dogs.

Course coordinator for the clinical rotation; continuing education for private practitioners and resident training.

Medical and surgical ophthalmology in all species with a special interest in corneal disease and glaucoma.

Bentley E, Murphy CJ. Topical therapeutic agents that modulate corneal wound healing. Veterinary Clin of N Am Sm Anim Pract. Ocular Therapeutics. W.B. Saunders Company, 2004, 34: 623-638.

Bentley E, Murphy CJ. Thermokeratoplasty for the treatment of spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCED) in dogs and horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2004; 224(2): 250-253.

Bentley E, McKie GA, McAnulty JF, Murphy CJ. The effect of trophic factor supplementation on the viability of corneal endothelial cells after cold storage. Proceedings from the 35th annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; 2004; Washington, DC; 15.

Carter RT, Kambampati R, Foley JD, Mineo M, Murphy CJ, Bentley E. Expression of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in experimentally wounded canine corneas and spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCEDs). Proceedings from the 35th annual meeting of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; 2004; Washington, DC; 2.

Bentley E, Miller PE, Diehl KA. High resolution ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in veterinary ophthalmology. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003; 223(11): 1617-1622.

Bentley E, Campbell S, Woo HM, Murphy CJ. The effect of chronic corneal epithelial debridement on epithelial and stromal morphology in dogs. Invest Ophthal Vis Sci. 2002;43: 2136-42.