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The Ophthalmologist's Guide to Guide Dogs
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Where do guide dogs come from? How are they trained, and how do they functionally support patients with visual impairment or blindness? What steps should you follow to "prescribe" a guide dog? Which patients qualify, and how much does it cost? In today’s episode, host Dr. Ben Young invites Jake Koch and his dog Forli from Guide Dogs for the Blind to share everything the ophthalmologist needs to know about guide dogs.
Learn more about the services offered by Guide Dogs for the Blind.
For all episodes or to claim CME credit for selected episodes, visit www.aao.org/podcasts.
71 episodes
Manage episode 380318012 series 2997867
Where do guide dogs come from? How are they trained, and how do they functionally support patients with visual impairment or blindness? What steps should you follow to "prescribe" a guide dog? Which patients qualify, and how much does it cost? In today’s episode, host Dr. Ben Young invites Jake Koch and his dog Forli from Guide Dogs for the Blind to share everything the ophthalmologist needs to know about guide dogs.
Learn more about the services offered by Guide Dogs for the Blind.
For all episodes or to claim CME credit for selected episodes, visit www.aao.org/podcasts.
71 episodes
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