Dr. Terri McCalla received a BS in Animal Health Science from the University of Arizona, followed by her DVM degrees from both Oregon and Washington State Universities in 1984.  She completed a 3 year residency in Comparative Ophthalmology from the University of Missouri and became board-certified in the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) in 1989. She also received a MS in Comparative Pathology in 1990.  From 2001 to 2020, Dr. McCalla was the owner of her solo referral practice, Animal Eye Care, in Bellingham WA.

Dr. McCalla’s clinical interests are many and include: complementary alternative medicine and the role of antioxidants in the treatment of ocular disease in animals; retinal disease; the role of stress in animal wellness; and  feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) ocular disease. She co-invented the veterinary vision supplement, Ocu-GLO^®, and is co-founder of Animal HealthQuest Solutions LLC, a veterinary nutraceutical research and development company.

The eyes of dogs and cats are beautiful and wonderfully complex, but easily damaged in many ways that can be reduced in severity and sometimes even prevented if “caught” early in the disease process, or before ocular tissues even begin to be injured.  Dr. McCalla is passionate about reducing the risk of damage to the eyes of animal at high risk for ocular disease, by educating owners to help them make the best pet healthcare decisions and by helping veterinarians expand their knowledge about veterinary ophthalmology.

Dr. McCalla lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and three cats. Their son has autism, which has transformed his parents into advocates for all beings in our Animal Kingdom without a voice. All pets and their owners deserve to live their best lives together.