Richard McMullen, Dr. med. vet. graduated from the veterinary medicine faculty of the University of München, Germany in 2002 and immediately joined the university's Clinic for Horses, as a doctoral candidate. He obtained his doctorate in 2005 evaluating the role of equine adenoviruses in cases of putative viral keratitis or keratopathies. In 2006 he obtained advanced certification in equine ophthalmology, in Germany (Zusatzbezeichnung Augenheilkunde Pferd), followed by a residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at North Carolina State University (NCSU), in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2006 to 2009. He remained on faculty at NCSU as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology from 2009 until November 2012. Dr. McMullen is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO and ECVO). In January 2013 he joined the Equine Clinic München-Riem where he has established and runs the Equine Ophthalmology Service, one of the few equine-only ophthalmology services in the world. He has published several articles and book chapters within his equine research areas of interest: Intraocular lens development and phacoemulsification in the horse, equine vision and streak retinoscopy, the clinical use of digital infrared photography to enhance the diagnosis and monitor progression of various ophthalmic diseases, the evaluation of endoscopic laser cyclophotocoagulation (ECP), and standing ophthalmic surgery in the horse. In January 2017, Dr. McMullen will be returning to the US to join the faculty of Auburn University.