About Us
Eye Vet offers a comprehensive referral service in the medical and surgical treatment of a wide range of ophthalmic disorders. We offer your animal a specialised service in order to provide the best outcome when eye problems occur.
The goal is to resolve the ophthalmic problem or control it in the best possible way until treatment may be continued at your regular veterinary practice, which referred you. BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Testing for breeding dogs is also available.
Natasha Mitchell and Fiona McKeever work exclusively treating animals eyes. Based at Mulcair Veterinary Clinic (Newport), they work with the team in this well-equipped newly-renovated modern and spacious practice to provide a complete medical and surgical ophthalmology service. There is ample parking and room to walk dogs.
Natasha travels to Cork and Galway once a month seeing eye cases. Natasha holds the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology. A diploma is the highest qualification which can be obtained. She is also a Veterinary Council of Ireland Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology, and a BVA eye panellist. Fiona is completing a Residency in Veterinary Ophthalmology, and once she passes her Board exams she will be Ireland’s first specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology to be trained in Ireland.
Our Team
Natasha Mitchell MVB MANZCVS DVOphthal MRCVS
Natasha graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine from University College Dublin in 1998. She worked mainly with small animals in Australia and the UK, where she developed a keen interest in ophthalmology after realising it was one of her weakest subjects. She obtained an RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2004. She later joined the Eye Veterinary Clinic in Herefordshire where she completed an alternative residency programme for the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology which she obtained in 2011.
Natasha is a Veterinary Council of Ireland recognised specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology. She has published journal articles, textbook chapters and two textbooks, as well as creating education apps in veterinary ophthalmology. She is a panellist for the BVA/KC/ISDS scheme and undertakes eye testing in dogs intended for breeding. She has been involved in co-hosting a veterinary podcast, The VetPod. She is a Mentor for the Fellowship in Veterinary Ophthalmology provided by the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS), and has a Resident program.
Outside of work, she enjoys caring for her many animals; dogs, cats, cattle and horses. She enjoys competing in Dressage and Eventing, and heading off on horse-riding adventures overseas.
Fiona McKeever MVB MANZCVS GPCert(Ophthal) MRCVS
Fiona graduated from the UCD school of Veterinary Medicine in 2018 and spent her first year in mixed animal practice in County Down. After three years of general practice, she decided to start an Ophthalmology internship in south England where her passion for ophthalmology really took off. During this time, she completed the post-graduate certificate program with Harper Adam’s University.
She is completing a Residency programme with Eye Vet under Natasha Mitchell, which is the training required to become a registered specialist. In June 2024, she obtained a membership qualification with the ANZCVS board for medicine, which is the final stepping stone before sitting her diploma examination in ophthalmology.
In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, swimming, and hiking around the country with her friends.