A multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Ava Bittner, Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, has been awarded a $10,000 research prize from Envision to fund a one-year investigation into the efficacy of telerehabilitation. The team will evaluate the use of HIPAA-secure videoconferencing to deliver follow-up low vision services to visually impaired individuals […]
An investiture ceremony for Dr. Lewis Reich, the new President of Southern College of Optometry (SCO), is planned for May 13 in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Reich, who had been serving as Interim President, will be formally installed as the college’s seventh president. Also: SCO planned to award two honorary degrees at its commencement ceremony in […]
New England College of Optometry (NECO) has appointed Dr. Robert B. DiMartino to the position of Vice-President and Dean of Academic Affairs. According to NECO President Dr. Clifford Scott, “Bob joins us with his impressive background as a leader, researcher, teacher, clinician and academic administrator. As President, I could not be happier about this appointment […]
ASCO recently participated in a MediaplanetUSA national campaign to raise awareness about maintaining healthy vision and hearing by placing ads calling attention to optometry as a desirable career choice. Part of the campaign is a print supplement that was distributed with USA Today on March 18. The supplement contains information about new technologies to help […]
ASCO and the American Board of Optometry (ABO) are currently offering a special benefit to qualified, full-time optometry faculty. ABO will waive the $1,500 examination fee for faculty members who sign up to take the July 2016 Board Certification exam and agree to complete a one-time feedback survey about the exam and to review and […]
The ASCO Strategic Planning Task Force, ASCO Board of Directors, ASCO staff and other invited guests convened for a first strategic planning session. Not since 2002 has ASCO embarked on a comprehensive Strategic Plan. The day-long planning session, adjacent to the Board of Directors meeting, was held in Scottsdale, Ariz. Divided into four groups, all […]
The Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University is ASCO’s newest member. The college’s inaugural class of approximately 60 students will begin their studies in fall 2017. The new four-year program, located in Downers Grove, Ill., will provide a strong foundation in the basic and visual sciences, the application of scientific principles to diagnosis and management […]
ASCO President Dr. David A. Heath was honored at a gala event at the Consulate General of China in New York in March as one of 10 of the region’s past recipients of major Chinese honors. This was the first time that China’s Consulate General in New York had gathered a group of major foreign […]
On March 10, 2016, ASCO’s Board of Directors gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a condensed, but no less productive, meeting. Two new optometric institutions were welcomed as members of ASCO: the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry and the Chicago College of Optometry at Midwestern University. Both Founding Deans, Dr. Andrew Buzzelli and Dr. […]
Check out Education Enhanced Through Patient Care, the latest addition to ASCO’s series of podcasts. This installment features Dr. Nathan Lighthizer, Assistant Dean of Clinical Care Services and Assistant Professor at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry, and Dr. Elizabeth Steele, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Optometry at the University […]
