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  • Our Services
    • Anesthesia and Pain Management
    • Cardiology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Internal Medicine
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Surgery
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2023 Free Eye Exams for Service Dogs

March 8, 2023
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) will host not its annual public service event providing free eye exams for service animals in May 2023.
Updated March 2023

ACVO event

Our ACVO board certified veterinary ophthalmologists, along with over 250 other veterinary ophthalmologists across America and Canada, will donate their services to provide complimentary screening eye examinations to active Service Animals in the 2023 ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam event.

The Service Animal’s owner/agent will incur no cost for these services. It is anticipated that through these efforts service animal health can be improved and potential disease averted for thousands of working dogs.

This is a national event. Please share this important information with your service animal clients, friends and family.

Our Participating Locations
Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital Woburn, MA
Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital  Portsmouth, NH
Veterinary Specialty Hospital- North County San Marcos, CA
Veterinary Specialty Hospital- Sorrento Valley San Diego, CA
Steps to take:

Qualification information and registration available at: www.ACVOEyeExam.org

Qualifying:

The ACVO/Epicur National Service Animal Eye Exam event will provide a free screening-wellness eye exam to Service Animals including those provide the following services:

  • Guide/Seeing Eye Dogs
  • Hearing Assistance Dogs
  • Drug Detection Dogs
  • Police/Military K-9
  • Search & Rescue Dogs
  • Therapy Dogs
  • Any dog assisting people with disabilities other than blindness

All animals must be formally trained, certified, currently working service animals or formally trained therapy animals with active registration. Those currently enrolled in a formal service animal training program may qualify, but is based upon clinic availability.

Registration and Appointments:

Register your working or service animal on the ACVO eye exam website between April 1st – 30th, 2023.

Once you have registered, you will be given a registration number, you will need this number when you call to make your appointment at the Ethos hospital nearest to you. 

Appointments for screenings must be booked for May 2023.

Special Note:

Those who were screened at previous events are welcome to participate again in the 2023 event.

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Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital
603-433-0056 | 215 Commerce Way, Ste. 100 Portsmouth, NH 03801
  • 24-HR ER: 603-433-0056
  • Our Services
    • Anesthesia and Pain Management
    • Cardiology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Internal Medicine
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Surgery
    • Compounding Pharmacy
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Appointments
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
    • Clinical Studies
    • Refill a Compounded Medication
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Submit Referrals
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • Clinical Studies
    • Compounding Pharmacy
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Veterinary Training Programs
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Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital opened its doors in 2008 with 15,000sqft of space and 11 exam rooms. At the time, the hospital felt enormous with plenty of room for growth. Now, in 2022, we are caring for 76% more pets than we were in just 2019. This has put a strain on our capacity to invite all of our clients into our hospital.

To meet the needs of the community, and serve as many pets as we can, we will be keeping curbside care in place while we lease and renovate a new, larger building nearby. We’re looking forward to a bright future in a bigger hospital where we can care for all your clever, cute, sneaky, wonderous pets. We ask you to understand and forgive us a little as we navigate the next phase in our evolution.

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