The 3rd ACVO National Service Dog Eye Exam event will provide a free screening eye exam to Service Dog groups including: guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs and formally trained and certified therapy dogs (through the Delta Society or similar). Dogs must be active 'working dogs' that were certified by a formal training program or organization or currently enrolled in a formal training program to qualify. The certifying organization could be national, regional or local in nature. Essentially the dogs need to have some sort of certification and/or training paperwork to qualify for this particular program.
While we would like to offer these services to all dogs who offer assistance to their owners/caretakers, this event will be limited to the above groups. There are limited 'slots' available to treat these animals therefore a specific group was defined.
The definition of Service Dogs to be served during this event applies only to this ACVO National Service Dog Eye Exam event. Your veterinary ophthalmologist may offer a separate program outside of this event for Service Dogs, but you would need to speak with them separately.
Once the owner/agent has registered the animal they are asked to respect the ophthalmologist's time and show up when scheduled for the appointment. During the examination an eye health screening will be conducted on each animal.
The complimentary eye exam through your veterinary ophthalmologist is of a screening nature. Should more services be needed or desired, you may discuss your options with the specialist. It is expected that the majority of animals will be healthy and will not be in need of additional services. But should such a need arise, your veterinary ophthalmologist is the expert that can discuss the condition, present options and best treat your animal.
Data collected on each animal will remain private and be utilized for research purposes only.
