August 2018

KYCO Students’ Research Highlighted at ARVO Meeting

KYCO Students’ Research Highlighted at ARVO Meeting

Pictured, from left: Adam Hickenbotham O.D., MPH, PhD, KYCO associate professor of optometry, and KYCO students Sha’Mia Stinson, Kristen Lantz, Breck Dakin, Nitya Murthy and Catherine Donaldson Five students from the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry – Breck Dakin, Catherine Donaldson, Kristen Lantz, Nitya Murthy and Sha’Mia Stinson – attended the 2018 Association for […]

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AZCOPT Launches Internal Residency Programs

AZCOPT Launches Internal Residency Programs

The Arizona College of Optometry at Midwestern University has instituted new residency programs in family practice and cornea/contact lenses. The new residency programs last for a period of one year, and there is one position available in each residency. Each program provides opportunities for residents in continuing education, as well as education and lecture via […]

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NECO Opens New Student Clinical Training Center

NECO Opens New Student Clinical Training Center

New England College of Optometry (NECO) is pleased to announce the opening of its new NECO Clinical Training Center for students. The Clinical Training Center (CTC) provides a state-of-the-art learning facility with traditional and high-tech eye care instruments and advanced learning technology. The College aims to prepare students to provide care in all types of […]

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AZCOPT Associate Dean Recognized by Phoenix Business Journal

AZCOPT Associate Dean Recognized by Phoenix Business Journal

Kaila Osmotherly, OD, FAAO, Associate Dean of the Arizona College of Optometry, has been selected as a member of the Phoenix Business Journal’s annual “Forty-Under-40” class. The “Forty-Under-40” list annually recognizes up-and-coming leaders in business and the community. This year, the Phoenix Business Journal selected its Class of 2018 from a pool of more than […]

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PCO Student Awarded Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care

PCO Student Awarded Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care

 The American Academy of Optometry Foundation announced in early June the 2018 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care recipients, 23 in all, and among them was recent PCO graduate Samantha Myers, OD ’18. The award and grant recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact […]

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SUNY Optometry Honors Naidoo, Schaeffel with Honorary Degrees During 44th Commencement

SUNY Optometry Honors Naidoo, Schaeffel with Honorary Degrees During 44th Commencement

SUNY Trustee Eunice A. Lewin presented honorary degrees to Dr. Kovin Naidoo, chief executive officer of the Brien Holden Vision Institute, and Dr. Frank Schaeffel, professor of neurobiology of the eye at the Institute of Ophthalmic Research at the University of Tübingen, during SUNY Optometry’s 44th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 24. In his keynote […]

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Vivid Vision to Employ Patented Binocular Vision Treatment Device Invented by SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Benjamin Backus, Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda, Dr. Diana Ludlam

Vivid Vision to Employ Patented Binocular Vision Treatment Device Invented by SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Benjamin Backus, Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda, Dr. Diana Ludlam

Vivid Vision, a San Francisco-based eye care start-up, has signed an exclusive license agreement with The Research Foundation for The State University of New York to employ a new device to treat lazy eye and other disorders of binocular vision invented by Dr. Benjamin Backus, an associate professor at the SUNY Optometry, with his colleagues […]

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KYCO Faculty Lecture at International Forum

KYCO Faculty Lecture at International Forum

Two faculty members from the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) – Josephine Owoeye OD, MPH, and Xiaojing Yu, OD, PhD – were invited to lecture at the International Masters Class in Optometry Education Series and the International Forum of Young Scholars in Optometry. The event was held at the New Hongqiao International Medical […]

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SUNY Optometry Names Dawn Rigney Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Executive Director of Optometric Center of New York

SUNY Optometry Names Dawn Rigney Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Executive Director of Optometric Center of New York

Dawn Rigney has been named vice president for institutional advancement of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and executive director of the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the College’s affiliated foundation, effective May 17, 2018. Ms. Rigney most recently served as assistant vice president of alumni and parent relations for […]

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Dr. Arol Augsburger Presented with Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service at UMSL Graduation

Dr. Arol Augsburger Presented with Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service at UMSL Graduation

On Friday, May 11, the UMSL College of Optometry honored 39 young doctors at a beautiful graduation ceremony at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Graduates had the opportunity to listen to one of the most prestigious leaders in the profession, Dr. Arol Augsburger, who presented the keynote address. Dr. Augsburger retired as President of the […]

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