Dr. Leis is an assistant professor (ophthalmology) in the WCVM's Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the WCVM in 2012. During her veterinary program, Dr. Leis worked as a WCVM small animal research student and as a student clinical employee at the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre.

After graduation, Dr. Leis completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the WCVM. She completed her three-year residency in veterinary ophthalmology in 2016.

 

• BSc, College of Arts and Science, U of S
• DVM, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, U of S
• MVSc, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, U of S
  
• Diplomate, ACVO

• Post-operative ocular hypertension and glaucoma following cataract surgery
• Changes of the ocular surface microbiome in healthy and diseased states

• Bauer, B.S., Leis, M.L., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2020.  Diagnostic Ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 61(3): 321-322.

• Osinchuk, S.C., Salpeter, E.M., Lavallee, G., Leis, M.L., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2020.  Effect of intracameral epinephrine on heart rate, post-operative ocular hypertension, and long-term outcome following canine phacoemulsification.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 23(5): 872-878.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12812

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Kingsley, N.B., Walder, C., Archer, S., Leis, M.L., Bellone, R.R., Bauer, B.S.  2020.  Risk factors for equine recurrent uveitis in a population of Appaloosa horses in western Canada.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 23(3): 515-525.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12749

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Osinchuk, S.  2020.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 61(1): 89-90.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Osinchuk, S.  2020.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 61(11): 1215-1216.

• Leis, M.L., Costa, M.O.  2019.  Initial description of the core ocular surface microbiome in dogs: Bacterial community diversity and composition in a defined canine population.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 22(3): 337-344.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12599

• Leis, M.L., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(1): 95-96.

• Osinchuk, S.C., Leis, M.L., Salpeter, E.M., Sandmeyer, L.S., Grahn, B.H.  2019.  Evaluation of retinal morphology of canine sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome using optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 22(4): 398-406.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12602

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Bauer, B.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(11): 1233-1234.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Bauer, B.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(9): 1007-1008.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Bauer, B.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(3): 319-321.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Bauer, B.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(5): 539-540.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M., Osinchuk, S.  2019.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 60(7): 789-790.

• Holly, V.L., Zwicker, L.A., Starrak, G., Leis, M.L., Bauer, B.S., Osinchuk, S., Sandmeyer, L.S., Grahn, B.H.  2018.  Odontogenic parakeratinized cyst resulting in exophthalmos and palatine, maxillary, and zygomatic bone erosion in a dog.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 21(5): 539-543.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12538

• Leis, M.L., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2018.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 59(9): 1017-1018.

• Leis, M.L., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2018.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 59(11): 1227-1228.

• Leis, M.L., Dodd, M.-M.U., Starrak, G., Vermette, C.J., Gomis, S., Bauer, B.S., Sandmeyer, L.S., Schwean-Lardner, K., Classen, H.L., Grahn, B.H.  2017.  Effect of prolonged photoperiod on ocular tissues of domestic turkeys.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 20(3): 232-241.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12395

• Leis, M.L., Lucyshyn, D., Bauer, B.S., Grahn, B.H., Sandmeyer, L.S.  2017.  Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome in western Canada: 93 cases.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(11): 1195-1199.

• Leis, M.L., Salpeter, M.E., Bauer, B.S., Godson, D.L., Grahn, B.H.  2017.  Primary bilateral corneal nerve sheath neoplasm in a dog.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 20(4): 365-371.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12398

• Osinchuk, S., Petrie, L., Leis, M., Schumann, F., Bauer, B., Sandmeyer, L., Madder, K., Buchanan, F., Grahn, B.  2017.  Congenital nuclear cataracts in a Holstein dairy herd.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(5): 488-492.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Gagnon, J., Bauer, B.S.  2017.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(5): 515-517.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M.L., Bauer, B.S.  2017.  Diagnostic ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(3): 307-308.

• Sandmeyer, L.S., Leis, M.L., Bauer, B.S., Grahn, B.H.  2017.  Diagnostic Ophthalmology.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(7): 757-758.

• Schwean-Lardner, K., Vermette, C., Leis, M., Classen, H.L.  2016.  Basing turkey lighting programs on broiler research: A good idea? A comparison of 18 daylength effects on broiler and turkey welfare.  Animals, 6(5): 27.  https://www.doi.org/10.3390/ani6050027