Instructions and Information

Ordering Instructions:

• Getting Started - Tips for a successful online entry
• Online Form: complete and submit the form ONLINE ! You will get a printable confirmation page to include with your sample.  (auf Deutsch)
• Printable Form: print a copy of the blank form to complete by hand and submit by mail, (Feel free to make multiple blank copies to distribute to others, but be sure to provide all pages.)
• Sample Collection & Shipping  - Please note OptiGen does not send "test kits" .
• Price List 
• Online Discounts 
• Litter Rate Requirements

Links of Interest:

• Breed Links
• Scientific Links 
• ACVO - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
• CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation
• Eyevet Consulting Services -the Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre.
• OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
• UC Davis - School of Veterinary Medicine
• Owners of Blind Dogs Site - online resources
• Dealing with a Blind Pet - online resources

Articles and Publications:

• CSNB gene in Briards - Congenital stationary night blindness in the dog: common mutation in the RPE65 gene indicates founder effect - article by Dr. Aguirre and colleagues
• Discovery of prcd markers - Linkage analysis and comparative mapping of canine progressive rod-cone degeneration (prcd) establishes potential locus homology with retinitis pigmentosa (RP17) in humans - article by Dr. Acland and colleagues
• Genetic Testing Articles Written/Sponsored by OptiGen 
• Retinal Disease Studies: Publications from the Inherited Eye Disease Studies Unit, Baker Institute, Cornell University

See Also:

• Patents and Licenses