2000 Volume 19 Pages 1-9
The Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology, JSCVO, was established in the afternoon of March 23rd, 1981, by Prof. K. SUGIURA and some veterinary researchers and clinicians.
On February 21st, 1982, the official magazine of the JSCVO, “Animal Eye Research”, was published, and since then it has been published periodically and constantly. The magazine has been open to all overseas comparative ophthalmologists.
Now, we have two Overseas Editorial Advisors, Prof. K. N. GELATT for the New World and Oceanic countries, and Prof. B. CLERC for Eurasian (except East Asia) and African countries.
On July 29th of 1988, the Japanese College of Veterinary and Comparative Ophthalmologists, JCVCO, was started. It conbines two sub-colleges, the Japanese College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the Japanese College of Comparative Ophthalmologists. The first is for veterinarians and the other is for non-veterinarian comparative ophthalmologists having a Ph. D degree.
The Society has a totally of three Honorary Members in the U.S. and a long-resident American professor in Japan. The College also has nine Overseas Honorary Diplomates in North America and the EU.
The object of the research or clinical work of the JSCVO and JCVCO is not only the eye troubles of companion animals, but the overall ocular conditions of vertebrates in general, i.e. Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fishes17, 18, 27, 28).
This paper describes the history of both organizations, the JSCVO and JCVCO, from March 23rd 1981 to July 14th, 1999.
