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College of Veterinary Medicine

Elephants Need Eye Doctors, Too! English Version

A smiling girl sits with a friendly elephant who hugs her with its trunk.

Elephants Need Eye Doctors, Too! teaches children how eyes work and why eye care is important for both people and animals. The book explores how different animals see the world, how eye doctors and veterinarians check vision, and what happens during an eye exam. With engaging illustrations and real veterinary examples, readers discover that animals can have the same eye problems people do and that specialists help keep everyone’s eyes healthy. The story inspires curiosity about science and helps children understand that caring for animals includes caring for their vision.

Text lists the book’s authors, acknowledgments, and summary about how eye doctors and veterinarians help people and animals see.
A list of chapter titles appears beside a small illustration of an elephant having its eyes checked.
A camel and an eye diagram show how eyelids and eyelashes protect eyes from dust and debris.
A girl holding a cat stands beside an elephant as different pupil shapes for goats, people, and cats are compared.
A labeled eye diagram explains how light enters the eye and is focused on the retina for the brain to process.
A girl reads a book in bed while text explains predator and prey eye placement and how it affects field of vision.
A girl in a dark bedroom looks toward glowing animal eyes as text explains the tapetum lucidum.
A girl and an elephant each paint pictures while the text explains that some animals see fewer colors than people
A bright red apple is shown next to a dull brown version to demonstrate how a pig might see it.
Three views of the same flower show how people, birds, and bees each see different color patterns.
An eye doctor examines a girl’s eye to check for vision problems or injuries.
A veterinarian examines an elephant’s eye while text explains cataracts and how they can be treated
A girl points to her eye while an elephant squirms as the text compares questions asked by human eye doctors and veterinarians.
A girl uses an eye chart while an elephant imagines wearing giant glasses during an eye test.
A veterinarian watches a boy walk his dog through a space to check how well it sees.
An eye doctor moves an object for a girl to follow while the text explains that veterinarians test pets in a similar way.
A veterinarian uses an instrument to check a cat's eye while a boy observes.
A doctor puts eye drops into a boy’s eyes to widen his pupils for examination.
A veterinarian uses a slit lamp to examine a bird’s eye while a family watches.
A girl cares for her pet rabbit while text explains using drops and medicine to help scratched eyes heal.
Dr. LaTisha Taylor, a veterinary eye doctor, smiles while standing in a stairway with a quote about her work.
Dr. Taylor examines a dog’s eye using a portable slit lamp.
A vocabulary list about eye anatomy and tools appears beside a girl holding her pet rabbit.