The main purpose of the scheme is to ensure that there is no evidence of hereditary eye disease in dogs which are used for breeding. Breeders are often adivsed to submit dogs for annual eye tests, since some diseases have late onset of clinical signs. However, it is also possible for litters of pupppies to be tested for congenital hereditary conditions such as Collie Eye Anomaly and multifocal retinal dysplasisa when they are between six and twelve weeks of age.

To learn more about hereditary eye disease in dogs, a leaflet is available to download below (pdf). The text originally appeared in "You And Your Vet".
Hereditary Eye Disease in Dogs - Downloadable document

There are 29 appointed eye panellists around the country who can issue official certificates. If you decided to get your dog tested please download and read the procedures leaflet below, which outlines the correct procedure to take.
Procedure Notes - Downloadable document

Eye Panellists
The BVA keeps a list of all the eye panellists appointed to issue eye certificates. This is a pdf document, which can be downloaded here.

Publication of results
Eye Scheme results are only published where a specific condition is known to be inherited and certified as such. The results are entered as affected/unaffected for each certifiable condition.