The ACVO / StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam is a philanthropic event that provides free, ocular
screening eye exams to qualified Service & Working Animals each May.
The ACVO and OFA together provide useful data to breeders about «Ocular Disorders Presumed to be Inherited in Pure Bred Dogs» collected from nationwide
screening eye exams through the BLUE BOOK available free of charge here.
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.»
Nearly 60,000 service and working animals have received free
screening eye exams since the program began, including approximately 7,500 last year.
During the entire month of May, service animals were invited to receive free
screening eye exams from participating Ophthalmologists.
The organization developed the ACVO / StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam event in 2008, and since its inception, nearly 60,000 Service and Working Animals have received free
screening eye exams — including approximately 7,500 in 2017 during the 10th Anniversary event.
During this event, eligible service animals are invited to receive a free
screening eye exam from a participating ophthalmologist.
Eligible Service and Working Animals are invited to receive a free
screening eye exam from a participating ophthalmologists.
The fourth annual ACVO National Service Dog Eye Exam Day will provide a free
screening eye exam during the month of May to Service Dog groups including guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, police detection dogs and search and rescue dogs selflessly serve the public.
Does your service dog qualify for a complimentary
screening eye exam?
Not exact matches
For one day, a Denver - area school serves as a clinic where youngsters can get
screened, have an
eye exam, shop for frames and receive new glasses in roughly an hour.
For one day, a Denver - area school serves as a clinic where students can get
screened, have an
eye exam, shop for frames and receive new glasses within an hour.
After the baseline
screening, follow up with annual
eye exams unless your doctor recommends more frequent checks.
Examples include: free
eye exams and low - cost
eye wear; dental
exams; free hearing
screenings; a family fitness series (Zumba, Kickboxing & Yoga); an annual health & fitness fair and a vibrant student garden that is integrated into the curriculum.
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.
Dr. Wisnewski has additional equipment for indepth
eye tests including tonometry (
eye pressure
screening for glaucoma), slit lamp
exam of
eye structures and lenses for retinal
exams.
The ACVO service dog
eye exam event provides free
exams given by Veterinary Ophthalmologists to
screen service animals and catch any problems before they happen so they can make sure these animals will be ready to serve for the rest of the year.
The complimentary
eye exam through your veterinary ophthalmologist is of a
screening nature.
The CHIC clearance
screenings for Great Danes are hip radiographs for hip dysplasia, CERF
eye exams, and tests for congenital cardiac disease and autoimmune thyroid disease.
Thank you for helping your Service Animal owners benefit from our ophthalmologists» free
eye exams; as of the 2017 event nearly 60,000 Service and Working Animals have been
screened.
The requirements include 1) hip dysplasia
screening from OFA or another accredited hip certification, 2) Thyroid Testing from an accredited lab, 3) an OFA (or formerly CERF)
eye exam from a veterinary ophthalmologist, and 4) a DNA test for Exercise Induced Collapse from an OFA approved lab.
One of the greatest advantages to using DNA tests over traditional
screening methods, like
eye exams, x-rays and blood tests, is that you can find out which dogs may be affected before symptoms develop.
It is not a comprehensive ocular health examination, but rather an
eye screening exam for genetic
eye abnormalities for breeding purposes, for breeders.
The 7th ACVO National Service Animal
Eye Exam event will provide a free screening - wellness eye exam to Service Animals including those provide the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindn
Exam event will provide a free
screening - wellness
eye exam to Service Animals including those provide the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindn
exam to Service Animals including those provide the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindness.
As an individual breeder, if you are considering importing a dog you should only do so if it has had its hips and elbows cleared, has had a clear
eye exam within the past year, a thyroid panel, Pelger - Huet Anomaly
screen, and has been DNA tested for MDR1, cataracts, CEA, the PRCD form of PRA, degenerative myelopathy, and cobalamin malabsorbtion.
A vet who is not board certified should not be relied upon for
screening exams or specialized treatment of
eye disease.
For Aussies, hip and
eye exams have achieved a high level of acceptance as a necessary
screening measure for breeding stock.
Eye exams are performed on all breeds of dog to
screen for hereditary
eye disease.
Additional
screening that we perform for our patients include: monitoring for
eye changes such as glaucoma, a prostate
exam for our male patients, blood pressure monitoring, and of course for our canine clients a heartworm and tick disease panel.
The ACVO / StokesRx National Service Animal
Eye Exam Event celebrated ten years of providing sight - saving
eye screening to Service and Working Animals in 2017.
For Chinese Shar - Pei,
screening tests have been recommended against the following health concerns: hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, autoimmune thyroiditis, patellar luxation, and a CERF
exam to identify various
eye and vision abnormalities.
Aside from entropion, the CERF
exam screens for several other
eye disorders that are seen in Chinese Shar - Pei.
ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite
exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry
eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical
exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (
screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)
OFA Patella certification any time after 12 months of age
Screening OFA hip radiographs after 24 months of age OFA thyroid profile at least once at age 3 or older OFA or CERF
eye exam — at least once at age three or older
The OFA CAER
exam is designed to
screen dogs for diseases of the
eye that have been proven or are suspected to have a heritable - genetic component.
The ACVO / StokesRx National Service Animal
Eye Exam event will provide a free screening - wellness eye exam to qualified Service and Working Animals including those providing the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindn
Exam event will provide a free
screening - wellness
eye exam to qualified Service and Working Animals including those providing the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindn
exam to qualified Service and Working Animals including those providing the following services: guide, hearing assistance, drug detection, police / military, search and rescue, therapy, and those assisting people with disabilities other than blindness.
The complimentary
eye exam provided through your veterinary ophthalmologist is of a
screening nature and is not appropriate for animals with known
eye issues.
The complimentary
eye exam through your veterinary ophthalmologist is of a
screening nature and is not appropriate for animals with known
eye issues.
Modeled after the OFA's
eye screening program, the new ACA (for «Advanced CArdiac»)
exam form is a triplicate form, and the research copy will allow aggregate capture of data (with dog and owner identity removed) that will be provided to breed clubs and the research community.
Owners of service animals are invited to register for the National Service Animal
Eye Exam Program and have their animal receive a free screening - wellness eye exam by specialists with the North Carolina State University Veterinary Hospi
Exam Program and have their animal receive a free
screening - wellness
eye exam by specialists with the North Carolina State University Veterinary Hospi
exam by specialists with the North Carolina State University Veterinary Hospital.