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Content linked is from "SUGGESTED RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR ACVO EXAMINATION" Revised October 2010.
All Written Examination questions are supported by a journal reference within the past seven publication years or from a textbook or journal article on the list of "classic" references.

Textbooks (links to NCSU Libraries' catalog records)

Anatomy, Histology, Embryology

  • Prince. Comparative anatomy of the eye. Prince, Jack Harvey. Springfield, Ill., Thomas. 1956 (recommend review of the rabbit, pig, ruminant sections; other species covered in more contemporary texts- see below).
  • Evans and Christensen. Miller's anatomy of the dog (Ocular and orbital sections) 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1993. (Chapters on eye, orbit, and cranial nerves).

Laboratory and Exotic Animals

Physiology

Pharmacology

Pathology, Immunology

For all of these texts, review general ocular pathology, the histology and basic mechanisms of pathologic lesions for each section of the eye, and pathologic features of diseases directly applicable to veterinary medicine.

Neuro-Ophthalmology

  • Gelatt (ed.) Veterinary ophthalmology. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007. (Most recent edition). (Chapter by Shamir and Ofri).
  • Miller's anatomy of the dog. Evans, Howard. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1993 (cranial nerve section).
  • Handbook of veterinary neurology. Michael D. Lorenz. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2012 (chapter on blindness, anisocoria, and abnormal eye movements). [NB: this is listed on reading list as Oliver and Lorenz. Handbook of Veterinary Neurologic Diagnosis.]

Surgery

Clinical Ophthalmology

Journals (links to NCSU Libraries' Journal List) - Past Seven Years (preceding January 1 of the year of the examination)

** Note: Beginning with journal publication dates of January 1, 2010 and later, no questions on the Written examination will be derived from case reports that involve single animals. Review of images in such case reports is suggested for Image Recognition exam preparation.

Veterinary Journals:

(Note: Articles from these veterinary journals should be reviewed for any situation or disease which involves ocular, periocular, or neuro-ophthalmic structures or systemic conditions relevant to ophthalmic disease.)

Other Journals:

Note: Review of basic science and human clinical journals should be limited to those articles dealing with situations or diseases directly applicable to veterinary ophthalmology (i.e.-where a common domestic animal is used as a animal model. Review of human clinical conditions or basic science articles unrelated to veterinary ophthalmology is not necessary for exam preparation.

 

Supplemental ("Classic") Journal Article List [Revised 10/07]

Access to articles requires NCSU ID and password unless article citation is followed by (Open Access).

 

 

Library Tips and More Info

Search the catalog for additional ophthalmology resources available at NCSU Libraries.

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