The New England College of Optometry (NECO) and its patient care subsidiary New England Eye, along with the Essilor Vision Foundation, conducted a pilot program this spring and summer called KidsVision for Life, providing free vision screenings, comprehensive eye exams and eyeglasses to children in need at The Boys and Girls Club of Boston’s Yawkey […]
The State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY) partnership with The Bowery Mission, one of New York City’s most respected organizations providing services to the city’s homeless and residents in need, has expanded to East Harlem. Last year the college signed an agreement to provide those served by The Bowery Mission’s lower Manhattan […]
This summer, Southern College of Optometry (SCO) launched its new TearWell: Advanced Dry Eye Treatment Center. The standalone clinic is dedicated solely to dry eye treatment and is the first clinical facility in the area to offer the LipiFlow thermal pulsation treatment. Drs. Whitney Hauser and Alan Kabat, both known for their research and work […]
Dr. Earle L. Hunter, former Executive Director of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and Special Assistant to Dr. Larry Davis, Dean of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry (UMSL), and former Dean Dr. Jack Bennett, passed away in April. The UMSL EyeWire newsletter noted that Dr. Hunter “was the epitome of a gentleman: […]
The University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) is part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine whether commercially available soft bifocal contact lenses slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Investigators at UHCO and The Ohio State University College of Optometry were awarded grants from the NIH’s National Eye Institute, worth […]
Researchers at Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU) have received a $665,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute to study the relationship between a common childhood vision condition, convergence insufficiency, and reading performance. The grant will fund the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial – Attention and Reading Trial (CITT-ART), a national multicenter clinical trial […]
Dr. Timothy A. Wingert is the new Dean of the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry (RSO). He replaces Dr. Andrew Buzzelli, who resigned to become the Founding Dean of the Kentucky College of Optometry. In conjunction with his new role, Dr. Wingert is also serving as a member of the ASCO […]
Dr. Karla Zadnik, the Glenn A. Fry Professor in Optometry and Physiological Optics, became The Ohio State University’s (OSU) first female Dean on June 1. She succeeds Dr. Melvin D. Shipp, who stepped down in May, as Dean of The OSU College of Optometry. In conjunction with her new role, Dr. Zadnik is also serving […]
Dr. Lori Grover has been appointed Dean of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. Dr. Grover, who previously was Director of the Center for Translational Health Science and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Solutions at Arizona State University, is highly regarded for her extensive experience in optometric education, clinical care […]
Senior leadership from Walmart & Sam’s Club Health & Wellness judged the company’s 2014 Project Foresight contest in Philadelphia, Pa., in June, choosing the following winners: • First place and $15,000 scholarship: Jeremy Chartash and Jay Harrelson, NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry • Second place and $5,000 scholarship: Alexander Martin and Faustino Santiago, New […]
