The theme of the fourth annual Houston Area Insight Expo, scheduled to take place April 25 at the University of Houston, is “Looking Into Leisure.” The event will address leisure-time pursuits for the visually impaired through workshops on audio-described venues, book services and clubs, outdoor activities, martial arts and physical training, crafts and gardening, ham […]
Dr. Vladimir Yevseyenkov, Assistant Professor at Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry and the Midwestern University Eye Institute, was invited to participate in a White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) regional forum, which was held in Phoenix on March 31. The WHCOA has been held once a decade since 1961 and is designed to help […]
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Disease at New England College of Optometry Dr. Frances Rucker has been awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $1.5 million from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health in support of her research project “cone sensitivity to temporal changes in color and luminance and the […]
Dr. Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr., who was Dean of Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) from 1955 to 1971 and President from 1972 to 1982, died at the age of 94 on April 7. As noted by ICO, for more than 50 years, Dr. Rosenbloom served not only as a skilled practitioner but also as a […]
ASCO’s journal Optometric Education is undergoing some changes and will emerge as a more technologically advanced and user-friendly publication with its Summer 2015 issue in July. The journal will appear online in a new format, equipped with new digital capabilities that will make its content more easily searchable via Google Scholar and other search engines. […]
ASCO Executive Director Marty Wall, MPA, CAE, will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by the Southern College of Optometry at the college’s commencement ceremony in May. After nearly 25 years of stellar leadership and dedication to the achievement of ASCO’s ever-expanding goals, Marty will retire from his Executive Director position […]
ASCO staff member LaShawn Sidbury, CMP, has been promoted to the position of Director, Meetings and Special Interest Groups. When LaShawn joined ASCO in 2007, she was responsible for managing seven Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and planning 19 events per year. She now manages 14 SIGs and 30 meetings per year, including the Association’s Summer […]
Sara Lau has begun a long-term assignment with ASCO as Office Manager. Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, Sara lived in Miami for 12 years before returning recently. While in Miami she worked for a nonprofit religious corporation and gained experience in a wide range of association functions, including board and committee liaison, executive support, […]
The number of applicants using ASCO’s Optometry Residency Match (ORMatch) application service was 3% higher for 2015 than during the previous match cycle. According to results released March 9, 73% of the applicants were matched with an optometry residency program, and 86% of the available positions were filled. This year, 210 residency sites with 411 […]
ASCO and its Ethics Educators Special Interest Group are pleased to announce Molly Spatcher as the winner of the 2015 Student Award in Clinical Ethics. This annual national award, sponsored by International Vision Expo, provides the winner with $1,000 and a commemorative plaque. Molly, whose winning essay is titled “Going Nuclear: An Ethical Dilemma in […]
