Genetic Eye Disease - Testing Schemes

British Veterinary Association (BVA): Eye Scheme

• http://www.bva.co.uk/Canine-Health-Schemes/Eye-scheme/

"The BVA screening programme for hereditary eye disease in dogs is run in conjunction with the Kennel Club and the International Sheep Dog Society." The Scheme now covers 12 hereditary eye conditions in over 50 breeds. The main purpose of the Scheme is to ensure that there is no evidence of hereditary eye disease in dogs used for breeding."

Check out the CHS EYE DISEASE GUIDE 2019 -  »»»»»»»»»

(Internal) 20190124 CHS Eye disease guide 2019 v1 web(1).pdf

The examination process and appeals procedure;

• http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Canine_Health_Schemes/Information for Owners %28EPWP 1%29 2015.pdf

More on BVA...
Hereditary eye disease in dogs
The British Veterinary Association and The Kennel Club
Reprinted from In Practice, January 2008
(updated January 2010)

• Hereditary eye disease and the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
  • http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Canine_Health_Schemes/Eye_Leaflet(1).pdf
• What is the Eye Scheme?
  • http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Canine_Health_Schemes/What%20is%20the%20Eye%20Scheme.pdf
• ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BREEDS AND EYE CONDITIONS for certification under the Inherited Eye Disease Status section of the Certificate of Examination (ie those specified in Schedule A of the current Procedure Notes and for which "Clinically Unaffected" or " Clinically Affected" boxes should be ticked):
  • http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Canine_Health_Schemes/Schedule%20A%202015.pdf

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA): Eye testing information http://www.offa.org/eye_overview.html

Veterinary Ophthalmology related sites

• American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO): www.acvo.org
• British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (BrAVO): www.bravo.org.uk
• European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ECVO): www.ecvo.org
• European Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ESVO): www.esvo.org
• Japanese College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (JSCVO): www.jscvo.jp
• Societe Francaise d'Etudes et de Recherches en Ophtalmologie Veterinaire: www.sferov.org
• The Danish Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology: www.dsvo.dk
• The Swedish Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology: www.ssvo.se