American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists – October 23-26, 2024
Event
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) held its annual meeting from October 23-26, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia.
Awards
Basic Science Research Manuscript
Dr. Hannah Gafen, Louisiana State University, for “Alterations to the bovine bacterial ocular surface microbiome in the context of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis”
Clinical Research Manuscript
Dr. Taylor Opgenorth, University of Wisconsin-Madison, for “Comparison of preoperative retrobulbar bupivacaine and postoperative subcutaneous liposome-encapsulated bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing enucleation”
Case Report/Case Series Manuscript
Dr. Richard Pytak, Eye Care for Animals, for “Dissolution of presumed calcareous corneal degeneration with 13.8% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid solution in 17 dogs”
Review Manuscript
Dr. Billie Beckwith-Cohen, Michigan State University, for “Manifestations of systemic disease in the retina and fundus of cats and dogs”
New Diplomates
Drs. Billie Beckwith-Cohen, Taylor Belk, Erica Bono, Jessica Burn, Kourtney Dowler, Valérie Dufour, Karen Fisher, Jenelle Francis, Steven Hanes, Jonathan Hirsch, William Irving, Haley Jost, Martha Julien, Mary Landis, Geneviève Lavallée, Paoul Martinez, Danielle Micceri, Michael Minaldi, Melanie Mironovich, Leah Moody, Laison Nguyen, Taylor Opgenorth, Lauren Page, Benjamin Reynolds, Elyse Salpeter, Alex Schenk, Elizabeth Soler, Tara Stonex, and Taylor Wickware
Officials
Drs. David Ramsey, Williamston, Michigan, president; Kathy Good, Davis, California, vice president; Sandra van der Woerdt, New York City, secretary-treasurer; William Miller, Flowood, Mississippi, immediate past president; and regents—Drs. Caroline Betbeze, Starkville, Mississippi; Tammy Michau, Denver; and Shannon Boveland, Auburn, Alabama
A version of this story appears in the February 2025 print issue of JAVMA