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Thanks to the generosity and resources of more than 2070 board certified veterinary ophthalmologists across the U.S.A., Canada, Hong Kong, and Puerto Rico, more than 5,200 Service and Working Animals received free sight-saving eye exams during the ACVO/Epicur Service Animal Eye Exam Event in May this year.
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO®) is proud to announce that registration for the 2023 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam event is now open!
Thanks to the generosity and resources of more than 200 board certified veterinary ophthalmologists across the U.S.A., Canada, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, and Spain, more than 4,000 Service and Working Animals received free sight-saving eye exams during the ACVO/Epicur Service Animal Eye Exam Event in May this year.
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO®) is proud to announce that registration for the limited 2022 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam event is now open!
As a reminder, the event this year is running on a limited basis, so appointments and locations may be limited in your area. Registration of the event does not guarantee qualifications, nor an appointment.
We are pleased to announce that after working with our diplomate members and our sponsor, the 2022 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam Event will be taking place in 2022 on a limited basis!
Our ACVO members are all very concerned about the global health and economic risks associated with COVID-19, and our thoughts are with those directly affected by this disease. Due to concerns of the health safety of clients, doctors, and employees in the pandemic, continued uncertainty of the course of the pandemic, and overextension of staff from increased caseloads due to limitations created by existing COVID-19 protocols, the members of ACVO feel it is in the best interest of everyone to cancel the 2021 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam Event. The event will not be able to be rescheduled this calendar year.
Our ACVO members are all very concerned about the global health and economic risks associated with COVID-19, and our thoughts are with those directly affected by this disease. In order to adhere to CDC guidelines and not increase risk unnecessary exposure of the public, our doctors and their staff, ACVO has decided to cancel the 2020 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam Event. The event will not be able to be rescheduled this calendar year.
Thanks to the generosity and resources of more than 300 board-certified veterinary ophthalmologists across the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Spain and Puerto Rico, more than 8,000 Service and Working Animals, including, guide, hearing assistance, disability assistance, drug detection, police/military, search and rescue, and registered therapy animals, received free sight-saving eye exams last month.
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO®) is proud to announce that registration for the 2019 ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam event is now open. Service and Working Animal owners and handlers across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico can register their animal to receive a free eye exam from one of 300+ veterinary ophthalmologists participating in the program through April 30, 2019.
We want to extend a very special thank you to Stokes Pharmacy for generously being the name-sake sponsor of this event. Stokes works in partnership with our ophthalmologists and sponsorship team year after year to help provide our Service and Working Animal friends with sight-saving screenings.
Registration for the 2019 ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam Event opens April 1! The event is celebrating 12 years of providing sight-saving eye screening to Service and Working Animals. Last year ACVO board certified ophthalmologists saw over 7,600 animals!
As we finalize this year's event, we want to extend a thank you for participating in another successful year of free eye exams for Service and Working Animals! A record-breaking 305 board-certified veterinary ophthalmologists generously donate their time and services for the event.
The 2018 NAVC Veterinary Innovation Council (VIC) Award winners were announced early last month at the NAVC meeting in Orlando, Florida. Among the 10 winners was the ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam Event in the Organization: Other category.
We would like to thank all those who voted and all those who make the program possible including but not limited to: the generous volunteer ophthalmologists and their staff, amazing sponsors and supporters of the program. Because of you, thousands of Service and Working Animals receive sight-saving eye exams every year.
We had 12 Service and Working Animals from various organizations join us with their handlers and representatives to meet and mingle during the 10th Anniversary Service Animal Event Celebration in Baltimore, MD. Read their stories and view pictures from the event!
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Read about the overwhelmingly attended and entertaining 10th Anniversary Service Animal Reception held during the 2017 ACVO Conference in Baltimore, MD.
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We awarded two winning video's, each in their own category of professionally produced and grass roots. The winners were announced at the 10th Anniversary Service Animal Celebration at the 2017 ACVO conference in Baltimore, Maryland and both received a GoPro with the dog harness. Check out the winning videos here.
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ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam Event Celebrates its 10th Anniversary! Read all about the 10th Anniversary event here.
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