Several Southern College of Optometry faculty members recently received recognition: Glen Steele was presented the Distinguished Service Award by Dr. Bhagya Segu, the American Public Health Association’s Vision Care Section Chair. Dr. Steele was recognized for his longtime commitment to pediatric vision and optometric education leadership. Dan Fuller was inducted as a Diplomate in the […]
The Eye Institute (TEI) of Salus University was recently honored with the Montgomery County School Nurse Association’s (MCSNA) Health Partnership Award. TEI was selected in recognition of its School Vision Programs, which provides comprehensive vision care services and eyeglasses throughout the academic year to students in Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Delaware counties. Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, […]
Collaboration Creates the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute at the University of Houston. Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, and the University of Houston announced today a long-term strategic partnership to train the health care leaders of tomorrow with a focus on advancing population health, improving health […]
Midwestern University’s optometry programs are among the vanguard of U.S.-based optometry programs, offering virtual reality simulated heads for students to practice disease diagnosis. The Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) and the Chicago College of Optometry (CCO) offer cutting-edge simulation technology via the Virtual Reality Lab, which provides students with a “virtual head” that contains three-dimensional […]
On Sunday, September 16, 2018, New England College of Optometry (NECO) hosted 140 students at the NECO Clinical Training Center (CTC) to participate in the fall STAPLE program (Soft Toriec and Prebyopic Lens Education). STAPLE includes two separate workshops during the year, one held in the fall focused on soft-toric contact lenses, and one in […]
SUNY Optometry associate clinical professor Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez has received the 2019 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry. The Academy will provide a maximum of $50,000 in direct costs per year for up to two years, potentially renewable once for a total of up to four years of funding. The College will […]
SUNY Optometry professor Dr. Mark Rosenfield has edited a new textbook, Clinical Cases in Eye Care (Wolter Kluwer, October 2018) with Dr. Denise Goodwin, Pacific University, and Dr. Eunice Myung Lee, Southern California College of Optometry. The textbook provides more than 120 clinical case examples to illustrate the current scope of primary eye care practice. […]
SUNY Optometry’s student chapter of VOSH International (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) traveled to Grenada this July to help provide eye exams to 1,286 Grenadians alongside optometrists from the organization’s North Carolina chapter. Many patients visit VOSH vision clinics every year and rely on these services for their eye care. “We could not be more […]
SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center sits at the intersection of government-, foundation- and industry-sponsored research to advance vision care for all. One of its latest projects is set to change the way doctors diagnose and manage ocular abnormalities. The Heidelberg OCT-VIS Study, conducted from April 2018 to August 2018, led to 510(k) clearance from the […]
The American Optometric Association Foundation announced UHCO has been awarded a grant through the 2018 Healthy Eyes Healthy Children (HEHC) Community Grant Program. The “See Clearly Now” Project will provide grant funding to Dr. Rebekah Montes and her colleagues to promote awareness of vision issues and ocular health within an underserved community by highlighting the importance […]
