Dr. Jacqueline Pearce received her DVM in 2003 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She did a 1 year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Purdue University from 2003-2004. She completed a residency in comparative ophthalmology and a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Missouri from 2004-2007. Dr. Pearce became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2007. She was an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Missouri from 2007-2017 where her research focus was inherited retinal diseases. She was a part-time staff Ophthalmologist at Animal Eye Consultants in the Chicagoland area from 2012-2017. In the summer of 2017 she moved back to her hometown of Vancouver, Canada to start the Ophthalmology Service at VCA Vancouver Animal Emergency and Referral Center. Dr. Pearce enjoys all aspects of veterinary ophthalmic surgery and medicine and even does some exotic animal work for Vancouver Aquarium on the side.