Books
- Barnett KC. Colour Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 1990, Wolfe
- Barnett KC & Crispin SM. Feline Ophthalmology, an Atlas and Text, 1998, Saunders
- Barnett KN, Crispin SM, Lavach JD, Matthews AG. Equine Ophthalmology: an Atlas and Text, 2nd ed., 2004, Elsevier
- Barnett KC, Heinrich C & Samson J. Canine Ophthalmology: an Atlas and Text, 2002, Saunders
- Dubielzig RR, Ketring K, McLellan GJ, Albert DM. Veterinary Ocular Pathology 2010, Elsevier ltd
- Dziezyc J, Millichamp N. Colour Atlas of Canine and Feline Ophthalmology, 1st ed., 2004, Saunders
- Gelatt KN. Colour Atlas of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2001, Blackwell Publishing
- Gelatt KN. Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2 Vols, 4th ed., 2007, Blackwell Publishers
- Gelatt KN, Gelatt JP. Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery , 2011, Elsevier
- Gilger BC. Equine Ophthalmology, 2nd edition, 2010, Saunders
- Levin LA, Nilsson SF et al. Adler's Physiology of the Eye, 11th edition, 2011, Saunders
- Ketring KL, Glaze MB. Atlas of Feline Ophthalmology, 1994, Veterinary Learning Systems (new edition due March 2012)
- Ketring KL, Glaze MB. Atlas of Breed-Related Canine Ocular Disorders, 1998, Veterinary Learning Systems
- Maggs D, Miller P, Ofri R. Slatter´s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 4th ed., 2007, Elsevier
- Martin CL. Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine, 1st ed., 2004, Manson Publishing
Out of the following, candidates should familiarize themselves with the data, but not memorize all specific diseases:
ACVO Genetics Committee: DVD on “Ocular disorders proven or suspected to be hereditary in dogs”, 2009
Out of the following books, candidates should familiarize themselves with those sections applicable to veterinary ophthalmology. These should include: ocular pathology and physiology; ocular histopathology; systemic diseases relevant to the eyes and adnexa; neuro-ophthalmology; exotic animal ophthalmology; relevant diagnostic imaging principles and techniques; relevant surgical principles and techniques; relevant molecular biological principles and techniques:
- Byrne SF, Green RL, Ultrasound of the Eye and Orbit, 2nd ed, 2002, Mosby (chapters 1,2,8,11,18)
- Ettinger SJ & Feldman, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat, vol.1, 7th ed, 2009, Saunders (chapters related to systemic diseases accompanying ophthalmic diseases)
- Evans H, Christensen G, Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 3rd ed, 1993, Saunders
- Greene CE. Infectious Disease of the Dog and Cat, 4th ed, 2011, Elsevier
- Withrow SJ, MacEwen EG, Small animal clinical oncology, 4th ed, June 2007, Saunders