Drs. Nick Cassotis, Nancy Cottrill, Ruth Marrion, Clara Williams and Anja Welihozkiy, along with over 200 ACVO
board certified veterinary ophthalmologists across America and Canada will donate their services to provide complimentary screening eye examinations to Service Animals.
Drs. Nick Cassotis, Nancy Cottrill, Ruth Marrion, and Alison Clode, along with over 250 ACVO board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists across America, Canada and Puerto Rico will donate their services to provide complimentary screening eye examinations to active Service Animals.
«We've exceeded our expectations and are so thankful for all of our board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists who volunteered their time and helped so many service animals,» said Stacee Daniel, Executive Director of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
But if you want to make every effort to preserve your pet's vision as long as possible, have your regular veterinarian refer you to a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist as soon as glaucoma is suspected.
Health history The breeder should be able to show you proof that both the sire and dam of the litter have passed their BAER (hearing) test, and had their eyes examined (CERF tested) by a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist within the last 12 - 18 months.
While debilitating eye problems are not common, breeders usually have their Cavaliers seen by board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists on a regular basis to screen for the possibility of hereditary eye disease such as retinal dysplasia, detachment, and cataracts.
The ocular conditions discussed in this section are all disease entities that may be referred by veterinarian general practitioners to board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists for diagnosis and treatment.
When we and other board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists do screening eye exams called Canine Animal Eye Registry (CAER) exams to help dog breeders make more informed breeding decisions, we submit the forms to OFA who analyzes the data to provide «information on trends in eye disease and breed susceptibility.»
Canine Eye Registration Foundation, CERF, maintains a database containing results of examinations by board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists of canine eyes and issue certificates documenting normal appearing eyes.
After 4 years of undergraduate work at UNL, 4 years at KSU's veterinary school, and 2 additional years of internships, Tonya was about to embark on a rigorous 3 - year commitment to become a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist at Colorado State University.
Drs. Nick Cassotis, Nancy Cottrill, Ruth Marrion, Clara Williams and Anja Welihozkiy, along with over 250 ACVO board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists across America, Canada and Puerto Rico will donate their services to provide complimentary screening eye examinations to active Service Animals.
Organized by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and animal health company Merial, the program is designed to support the ocular health of working dogs through examinations by board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists who donate their time and veterinary medical facilities.
More than 250 board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will donate their time and resources to provide free eye exam screenings to thousands of eligible service animals.
With the help of more than 250 volunteer, board
certified veterinary ophthalmologists throughout the U.S., as well as Canada, Puerto Rico and Australia, more than 7,700 service and therapy animals were examined during the event.
Provides a selection of informational discussions about eye disease in domestic animals and a link to locate board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists in your area.
She can recommend a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist to examine your dog and perform the operation, if warranted.
All Shih Tzu breeding stock should be screened yearly by board
certified Veterinary Ophthalmologists, and breeding decisions should be based on the results.
Results of eye tests performed by
Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologists can be registered with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
«The best way to determine if your dog is a candidate for surgery would be for them to have a full ocular exam by a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist,» Huey says.
What is a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist?
In almost all cases except the CERF exam (because this has to be done by a board
certified veterinary ophthalmologist), we can perform these tests for you so that you can be assured that you are producing a healthy animal.
A board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist can examine your pets eyes and ensure that they are normal.
This service may only be performed by a board
certified veterinary ophthalmologist.
Dr. Marnie Ford is a board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologist who has been practicing in the lower mainland, including the Okanagan, and Vancouver Island, since 2004.
Comprehensive eye exams are performed Monday - Saturday by our board -
certified veterinary ophthalmologists.