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Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
BS 1982, Michigan State University
DVM 1983, Michigan State University
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Dr. Miller's principal research interests are the regulation of intraocular pressure in both health and glaucoma; also the ocular manifestations of systemic diseases. His primary research emphasis has been to standardize methods of determining intraocular pressure (tonometry) and to elucidate the mechanisms by which glaucoma occurs in the dog, specifically as to why the drainage closes in canine primary angle-closure glaucoma. Additionally, he has an interest in clinically applicable methods of maintaining vision in dogs with glaucoma. In the area of ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, Dr. Miller has characterized feline blastomycosis, the effects of hypothyroidism on the canine eye, performed a clinical study of the effects of radiation therapy on the canine eye in dogs with spontaneously occurring nasal tumors, and is attempting to characterize some of the clinically significant biochemical features of Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome in dogs.

Comparative ophthalmology in the third year of the professional curriculum and the clinical rotation in ophthalmology for senior students; continuing education for private practitioners and resident-level training. Dr. Miller also has edited the opthalmology section fo the five-minute veterinary consult and has written over 15 book chapters.

Medical and surgical ophthalmology of all veterinary species with a special interest in glaucoma and ocular manifestations of systemic diseases.

1. Miller PE, Pickett JP. Zygomatic salivary gland mucocele in a ferret. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1989;194:1437 1438.

2. Miller PE, Miller LM, Schoster JV. Feline blastomycosis: A report of 3 cases and literature review (1961 1988). J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1990;26:417 424.

3. Miller PE, Pickett JP, Majors LJ. Evaluation of two applanation tonometers in horses. Am J Vet Res 1990;51:935 937.

4. Miller PE, Pickett JP, Majors LJ, Kurzman ID. Evaluation of two applanation tonometers in cats. Am J Vet Res 1991;52:1917-1921.

5. Miller PE, Pickett JP, Majors LJ, Kurzman ID. Clinical comparison of the Mackay Marg and Tono Pen applanation tonometers in the dog. Prog Vet & Compar Ophthalmol 1991;1:171-176.

6. Smedes SL, Miller PE, Dubielzig RR. Pseudoallescheria boydii keratomycosis in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;200:199-202.

7. Miller PE, Campbell BG. Subconjunctival cyst associated with Thelazia in a calf. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;201:1058-1060.

8. Miller PE, Pickett JP, Comparison of the human and canine Schiotz tonometry conversion tables in clinically normal dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;201:1021-1025.

9. Miller PE, Picket JP, Comparison of the human and canine Schiotz tonometry conversion tables in clinically normal cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;201:1017-1020.

10. Dubielzig RR, Hawkins KL, Miller PE. Myofibroblastic sarcoma originating at the site of rabies vaccination in a cat. J Vet Diagn Invest 1993;5:637 638.

11. Frischmeyer KJ, Miller PE, Bellay Y, Smedes SL, Brunson DB. Parenteral anticholinergics in dogs with normal and elevated intraocular pressure. Vet Surg 1993;22:230-234.

12. Miller PE, Marlar AB, Dubielzig RR. Cataracts in a laboratory colony of ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). Lab Anim Sci 1993;43:562 568.

13. Marlar AB, Miller PE, Canton DL, Scagliotti R, Murphy CJ. Canine keratomycosis: A report of nine cases and literature review. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1994;30:331 340.

14. Miller PE, Panciera DL. Effects of experimentally induced hypothyroidism on the eye and ocular adnexa of dogs. Am J Vet Res 1994;55:692 697.

15. Miller PE, Langenberg JA, Baeten LA, Moore CP. Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated corneal ulcers in captive cranes. J Zoo Wildlife Med 1994;25:449 454.

16. Stanz KM, Miller PE, Cooley AJ, Langenberg JA, Murphy CJ. Mycobacterial keratitis in a parrot. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1995;206:1177-1180.

17. Miller PE, Murphy CJ. Intraocular pressure measurement through two types of plano therapeutic soft contact lenses in dogs. Am J Vet Res 1995;56:1418-1420.

18. Miller PE, Murphy CJ. Vision in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1995;207:1623-1634.

19. Miller PE, Langenberg JA, Hartmann FA. The normal aerobic bacterial conjunctival flora of three species of captive cranes. J Zoo Wildlife Med 1995;26:545-549.

20. Miller PE, Nelson MJ, Rhaesa SL. Effects of topical administration of 0.5% apraclonidine on intraocular pressure, pupil size and heart rate in normal dogs. Am J Vet Res 1996;57:79-82.

21. Miller PE, Rhaesa SL. Effects of topical administration of 0.5% apraclonidine on intraocular pressure, pupil size and heart rate in normal cats. Am J Vet Res 1996;57:83-86.

22. Miller PE, Nelson MJ, Rhaesa SL. Effects of topical administration of 0.5% apraclonidine on intraocular pressure, pupil size and heart rate in normal dogs. Abstract reprinted in J Am Vet Med Assoc 1996;208:887.

23. Miller PE, Rhaesa SL. Effects of topical administration of 0.5% apraclonidine on intraocular pressure, pupil size and heart rate in normal cats. Abstract reprinted in J Am Vet Med Assoc 1996;208:894.

24. Kern TJ, Murphy CJ, Paul-Murphy J, Buyukmihci NC, Burling K, Miller PE, Oppenheim Y, Riis RC. Disorders of the third eyelid in birds: 17 cases. J Avian Medicine & Surgery 1996;10:12-18.

25. Lindsay DS, Steinberg H, Dubielzig RR, Semrad S, Konkle D, Miller PE, Blagburn BL. Central nervous system neosporosis in a foal. J Vet Diagn Invest. 1996;8:507-510.

26. Miller PE, Stanz KM, Dubielzig RR, Murphy, CJ. Mechanisms of acute intraocular pressure increases after phacoemulsification. Am J Vet Research 1997;58:1159-1165.

27. Miller PE, Galbreath EJ, Kehren JC, Steinberg H, Dubielzig RR. Photoreceptor cell death by apoptosis in canine sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome. Am J Vet Res. 1998;59:149-152.

28. Stuhr CM, Miller PE, Murphy CJ, Schoster JV, Thomas CB. The effects of intracameral carbachol on post-operative intraocular pressure rises after cataract extraction in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;212:1885-1888.

29. Miller PE, Stanz KM, Dubielzig RR, Murphy, CJ. Mechanisms of acute intraocular pressure increases after phacoemulsification. Abstract reprinted in J Am Vet Med Assoc 1997;211:1256.

30. Adams WM, Miller PE, Vail DM, Forrest LJ, MacEwen EG. An accelerated technique for irradiation of malignant canine nasal and paranasal sinus tumors. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 1998;39:475-481.

31. Miller PE, Paul-Murphy J, Sullivan R, Cooley AJ, Dubielzig RR, Murphy CJ, Fadly AM. Orbital lymphosarcoma associated with reticuloendotheliosis virus in an Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;213:377-380.

32. Bentley E, Miller PE, Murphy CJ, Schoster JV. Combined cycloablation and gonioimplantation for treatment of glaucoma in dogs: 18 cases (1992-1998). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1999:215:1469-1472.

33. Massa KL, Murphy CJ, Miller PE, Korsower CS, Young KM. Usefulness of aerobic microbial culture and cytologic evaluation of corneal specimens in the diagnosis of infectious ulcerative keratitis in animals. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1999;215:1671-1674.

34. Harris BP, Miller PE. Ophthalmomyiasis interna anterior associated with Cuterebra sp. in a cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2000;216:352-354.

35. Miller PE, Schmidt GM, Vainisi SJ, Swanson JF, Herrmann MK. The efficacy of topical prophylactic antiglaucoma therapy in primary closed angle glaucoma in dogs: A multicenter clinical trial. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 2000;36:431-438.

36. Lannek EB, Miller PE, Development of glaucoma after phacoemulsification for removal of cataracts in dogs: 22 cases (1987-1997). J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2001;218:70-76.

37. Kroll MM, Miller PE, Rodan R. Intraocular pressure measurements obtained as part of a comprehensive geriatric health examination from cats seven years of age or older. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2001; 219:1406-1410.

38. Whiteman AL, Klauss G, Miller PE, Nayden DK, Dubielzig RR. Morphologic features of degeneration and cell death in the neurosensory retina in primary angle-closure glaucoma in dogs. Am J Vet Res 2002; 63:257-261.

39. Bentley E, Diehl KA, Miller PE. Use of high-resolution ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in veterinary ophthalmology. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003; 223:1617-1622.

40. Paglia, D, Miller PE, Dubielzig RR. James Wardrop and equine recurrent uveitis. Archives of Ophthalmology, 2004;122:1218-1223.

41. Smith LJ, Bentley E, Shih A, Miller PE. Systemic lidocaine infusion as an analgesic for intraocular surgery in dogs: A pilot study. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 2004;31:53-63.

42. Collier LL, Collins BK, Miller PE, Roberts SM. Excision and cryosurgical ablation of severe periocular papillomatosis in a dog. Clinical Case Conference. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1994;204:881 885.

43. Miller PE. Hypocalcemic cataract: Views in veterinary medicine. Perspectives: A resource for women in veterinary medicine. March/April 1994, p. 27.

44. Contributor (5 illustrations) to Ketring KL and Glaze MB (eds). Atlas of feline ophthalmology. Trenton New Jersey, Veterinary Learning Systems. 1994, pp. 35,70,71,94,122.

45. Miller PE. Glaucoma. In: Bonagura JD and Kirk RW (eds). Current Veterinary Therapy XII: Small Animal Practice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WB Saunders Co. 1995;1265-1272.

46. Miller PE, Dubielzig RR. Ocular tumors. In: Withrow SJ and MacEwen EG (eds). Clinical Veterinary Oncology, Second Edition. WB Saunders Co. 1996:420-431.

47. Miller PE. The Blind Quiet Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Baltimore, Maryland, Williams and Wilkins Co. 1997:22-23.

48. Miller PE. The Red Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Baltimore, Maryland, Williams and Wilkins Co. 1997:138-139.

49. Miller PE. Episcleritis. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Baltimore, Maryland, Williams and Wilkins Co. 1997:560.

50. Miller PE. Ophthalmic images. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult. Malvern, Pennsylvania, Williams and Wilkins Co. Edited and provided the majority of the 52 color slides for this section which appears in the CD-ROM version of the text. 1997.

51. Miller PE. Exotic Small Mammal Ophthalmic Cases. In: Brown SA, Rosenthal K (eds). Self assessment color review of small mammals. London, England, Manson Publishing Ltd. 1997.

52. Miller PE. Neurogenic Vision Loss. Current Veterinary Therapy 4 - Food Animal Practice. JL Howard, RA Smith (eds). Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co. 1999;654-657.

53. Miller PE. Ferret Ophthalmology. Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia. 1997;6:146-151.

54. Miller PE. Corneal and Scleral lacerations. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Second Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2000: 36-37.

55. Miller PE. Blind Quiet Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Second Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2000: 26-27.

56. Miller PE. Red Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Second Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2000: 158-159.

57. Miller PE. Episcleritis. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Second Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2000: 668.

58. Miller PE. Ophthalmic images. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Second Edition. Baltimore Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Edited and provided the majority of the 52 color slides for this section which appears in the CD-ROM version of the text. 2000.

59. Miller PE, Dubielzig RR. Ocular tumors. In: Withrow SJ and MacEwen EG (eds). Clinical Veterinary Oncology, Third Edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co. 2001:532-545.

60. Slatter D, Miller PE. Structure and Function of the Eye. In: Slatter D (ed). Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. 2001:1-20.

61. Miller PE. Glaucoma. In: Slatter D (ed). Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, 3rd Edition. WB Saunders Co. 2003:1454-1477.

62. Miller PE. Equine Vision and Optics. In: Robinson NE (ed). Current Therapy in Equine Medicine 5th edition. St. Louis: Saunders 2003:454-457.

Miller PE. Corneal and Scleral lacerations. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2003:284-285.

64. Miller PE. Blind Quiet Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2003: 160-161.

65. Miller PE. Red Eye. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:2003: 1118-1119.

66. Miller PE. Episcleritis. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2003:418-419.

67. Miller PE. Ophthalmic images. In: Tilley LP, Smith FWK (eds). The Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third Edition. Baltimore Maryland, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Edited and provided the majority of the 50+ color slides for this section which appears in the CD-ROM version of the text. 2003.

68. Miller PE, Murphy CJ. Equine Vision: Normal and Abnormal. In Gilger BC (ed) Equine Ophthalmology. Pages 371-408. To be published February 2005. Elsevier Inc. St Louis MO.

69. Miller PE, Dubielzig RR. Ocular tumors. In: Withrow SJ and MacEwen EG (eds). Clinical Veterinary Oncology, Third Edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co. In Press.