Eye Care for Animals offering free exams to service dogs
Eye Care for Animals will be giving free screening ocular exams to service dogs throughout the month of May.
There are 30 Eye Care for Animals locations, including one at 10 W. 7th St. in Upland.
As part of the 4th annual ACVO National Service Dog Eye Exam Event, all locations will provide the free exams for active "working dogs" who are certified by a formal training program or organization, or are currently enrolled in a formal training program.
The veterinary specialists will look for problems such as redness, squinting, cloudy corneas, retinal disease, early cataracts and other abnormalities, as early detection and treatment are critical to working dogs.
Registration for the exam is available through April on the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists website at http://www.acvoeyeexam.org/
Service dogs include guide dogs, hearing dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, formally trained and certified therapy dogs and other service animals, such as horses and cats.
For more information on Eye Care for Animals visit http://www.eyecareforanimals.com/
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