Dr. Van Brunt is a Louisiana native and grew up in his hometown of Mandeville, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Following internship, he completed an ACVO approved residency program at the Animal Ophthalmology Clinic in Dallas, Texas. After completion of the third year of residency, he took the ACVO Board certification exam and was awarded diplomate status by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. After working as an associate in Dallas, Dr. Van Brunt followed his dream of moving back home to Louisiana and establishing his Ophthalmology Referral Center, Southern Veterinary Eye Care, in Mandeville, Louisiana. Dr. Van Brunt’s special interests are micro-incision cataract surgery, corneal repair and reconstruction, and Ahmed Valve implantation for treatment of glaucoma.