Georgia was a 13 year old female Impala from the Brevard county zoo. She was noted by zookeepers to have a cloudy appearance in her right eye and was exhibiting a change in feeding behavior.
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Two of our very own Diplomates, Dr. William Beltran and Dr. Sara Thomasy, are a part of research teams awarded grants from the National Eye Institute. These five research teams will develop new models for eye disease research.
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Congratulations are in order for our very own Dr. Brian Gilger who was awarded the AVMA Clinical Research Award. His research has focused on innovative delivery of ocular drugs, immune-mediated ocular diseases and wound healing. Learn more about Dr. Gilger, his award and other AVMA awards.
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Yeager sure has had his close encounters with danger, but when he was his by a car last July, he had the closest encounter of his short life. With the help of our very own resident, Dr. Sami Pederson and her mentors in this multi-specialty collaboration at Colorado State University, Yeager got a second chance at life! This is a wonderful article about how veterinarians of all specialties work together to help those pets in need.
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Diplomate, Dr. Erin Scott assistant professor at Texas A&M, was featured in an article regarding vision impairments in pets. This article is incredibly helpful for pet owners to better understand what to be on the lookout in their animals eyes.
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The ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam Event celebrated wrapping up the 11th annual event at AVMA! It’s been an amazing year for the program and we were able to promote the award winning program to a total of 7,655 attendees at the 2018 conference in Denver.
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This is fun educational article! Did you know that starfish have eyes?! Researchers have found many species of starfish that do have eyes and some are far more biologically complex than others. Learn more about starfish eye structures and how they use their eyesight.
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A cat's eyes are incredibly delicate organs. This article that features ACVO Diplomate Dr. Alexandra van der Woerdt, covers many eye problems in cats.
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The ACVO/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam Event is in full swing! Total registration was just over 7,625 animals, a new record! Our amazing membership broke another record in that 305 of you volunteered to participate in the program, YOU ARE AMAZING!
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Congratulations, Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano! The 2018 Western Veterinary Conference attendees voted her the “Small Animal Continuing Educator of the Year”.
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We have some amazingly gifted members! Congratulations to Dr. Alex LoPinto for being selected to compete on Jeopardy this past March. It was so fun watching him and rooting for likely the first DACVO to ever be on that show.
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Dr. Phil Pickett also deserves congratulations as he was awarded with Emeritus status at Virginia Tech. A little birdy told us that he is also retiring this year, so best wishes to him.
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Dr. Reuben Merideth was recently awarded “Person of the Year” by the Tucson Wildlife Center. The Tucson Mayor Proclaimed February 25,2108, "Dr. Reuben Merideht Love for Wildlife Day". He was the first to receive this award and recognition. Way to go!
Read MoreCongratulations also to our newest approved ‘Retired Member’, Dr. Jeannette da Silva Curiel.We wish her the best in her retirement and hope to still see her occasionally at the conferences!
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A lovely letter written by Dr. Seth Koch remembering his dear friend Dr. Lon Rubin.
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Tucker can see clearly now the cataracts are gone! Dr. Brady Beale, Diplomate of the ACVO, performed cataract survey on Tucker after juvenile onset diabetes cause his cataracts to develop quickly, limiting his vision. Read how the surgery was performed.
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The Horse, equine care magazine, feature an article on ACVO Diplomate, Dr. Ann Dwyer and equine corneal ulcer cytology. Read the full article.
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ACVO Diplomate, Dr. Carmen Colitz along with another zoo veterinarian perform eye surgery on two Hawaiian monk seals. Read about the surgery.
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Among four of the University of Pennsylvania Professors named among the 2017 Class of AAAS Fellows is ACVO Diplomate Dr. Gustavo D. Aguirre. Congratulations Dr. Aguirre! Read the full article from Penn News.
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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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