President’s Point of View
Message From Dr. David A. Damari
It is my honor and privilege to be named President of ASCO at our Annual Meeting in Washington, DC this past June. Because we educate people to enter an independent, doctoral-level health-care profession, our member institutions often face multiple challenges. It seems too many people, including me, feel we …
School and College News
Indiana University Schools of Optometry Presents Poster on Capitol Hill
by Judith Gertzog, ASCO intern Dr. Carolyn Begley, a faculty member at Indiana University School of Optometry, presented a poster titled, “Why is the Tear Film Important?” at the Dry Eye: An Updated …
UMSL Students Receive Top Award
Kate Hamm (UMSL ’19), and Rachel Simpson (UMSL ’19) were honored as one of the eight teams invited to Washington, D.C. to compete for two large scholarships via Project Foresight, the Walmart Care Partners …
UHCO Grad named Young Optometrist of the Year from the AOA
Angelique Sawyer, OD, ’08, was awarded the Young Optometrist of the Year Award from the American Optometric Association. Dr. Sawyer has been in practice less than 10 years and demonstrates remarkable …
The Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science is Celebrating 50 Years!
This year, the School of Optometry & Vision Science celebrates 50 years since moving to the University of Waterloo in 1967. To mark …
AZCOPT Redesigns, Expands Pre-clinical Laboratory
The Arizona College of Optometry at Midwestern University has re-opened their pre-clinic laboratory at their campus in Glendale, Arizona. The re-design and expansion of the 4,407-square-foot lab and attached …
Salus PCO Student Receives 2017 Norman E. Wallis Award
Jamie (Roden) Pucci ’18 OD received the 2017 Norman E. Wallis Award for achieving the highest score on the National Board of Examiners in Optometry Part I Basic Science Examination. The award was presented …
Salus PCO Ophthalmic Laser Course Prepares Doctors of Optometry for Wider Scope of Practice
In June, Salus University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) clinical and didactic faculty, members of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association and the first cohort of Accelerated Optometry Scholars …
New Free Online Resource on Scleral Indentation
Pacific University’s College of Optometry’s new scleral indentation website http://web5.lib.pacificu.edu/scleralindentation/ is now available. The website is also available through the ASCO website …
NECO Faculty and Alumni Honored by AAOF
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announced their 2017 awards to recognize great accomplishments and contributions to the field of optometry. The AAOF annually distributes awards, grants, …
Thirty-eight NECO Residents Honored at Annual Conference
Optometry programs traditionally involve four years of study toward an OD degree. Upon graduation, many graduates choose to pursue an additional year of post-graduate training in a specialized area as a part …
Eight Students Welcomed to 2017 Summer Research Training Program
New England College of Optometry (NECO) recently welcomed eight students into the 2017 Summer Research Training Program. Funded by a a research training grant from the National Eye Institute of the National …
University of Houston, College of Optometry Student is AOSA’s WCO National Liaison
Rachel Reed, UHCO OPT II, is the American Optometric Students Association’s National Liaison to the World Congress of Optometry (WCO). She has been selected to attend the 2nd World Congress of Optometry in …
Clinical Procedures Lab and Virtual Reality Simulation Lab Now Open at Salus PCO
After more than two years of planning and five months of construction, equipment delivery and assembly, the revamped Optometry Clinical Procedures Lab is now open, along with the newly added Virtual Reality …
UMSL Professor Named Section Chair by the AOA
Dr. Edward S. Bennett, College of Optometry, University of Missouri-Saint Louis Professor and Assistant Dean for Student and Alumni Relations, was installed as Chair of the AOA Section on Contact Lenses and …
Dr. Jan Bergmanson Receives International Accolade
The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) presented the prestigious IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards and IACLE Travel Award at the 40th British Contact Lens Association …
UMSL Student Named National Liaision at AOA Meeting
Taylor Dahms (UMSL’18), was named the National Liaison for the Contact Lenses and Cornea Section during Optometry’s Meeting in June. And she loved it. “It was very inspiring to see some of our greatest …
MCPHS Optometry Professor Publishes New Text on Clinical Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit
Drs. Thomas Freddo (right) and Edward Chaum (left) with copies of their new textbook. Thomas F. Freddo, OD, PhD, FAAO, Adjunct Professor of Optometry at MCPHS, recently published a new textbook entitled, …
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight
William Beecher, a jewelry store owner in Southbridge, Massachusetts began producing the first steel and gold spectacles in America around 1843. Two years later, an industrious and creative young man named George Wells obtained work in Beecher’s optical shop and quickly became an asset. By 1869 Beecher, …
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