Pacific University College of Optometry (PUCO) alumnus and current member of the university Board of Trustees Dr. Douglas R. (Doug) Weberling has been named the sixth recipient of the Kamelia Massih Prize for a Distinguished Optometrist. Dr. Weberling earned his bachelor’s degree at Pacific in 1972 and a doctorate in optometry in 1974 before going […]
Volk Optical is the recognized industry leader in ophthalmic imaging, offering the finest aspheric optics, portable ocular diagnostic imaging platforms and unique surgical systems. The first ever indirect ophthalmoscopic lens was developed 50 years ago by ophthalmologist Dr. David Volk. In those early years, Dr. Volk was frustrated by a lack of tools for seeing […]
Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Salus/PCO) named Instructor Dr. Bhawan Minhas as the new Director of On-Campus Residency Programs. Transitioning from her role as director of EHR Training, Dr. Minhas will oversee the development, implementation and outcomes of the on-campus residency program curricula and will participate in the recruitment of residency candidates for all […]
Ashley Noble, a third-year student at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry (NSU) received two awards during the National Optometric Association’s 48th annual convention in July 2016 in Chicago. She received the Cave Memorial Award and the Dr. Robert Johnson Pediatric/Vision Therapy Award for demonstrating a commitment to community service related to pediatric conditions, binocular […]
A revitalized practice management curriculum is being introduced at Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) in response to the real-world needs of the profession. Beginning in fall 2016, students in the ICO entering class will experience enhanced programming to best prepare them to handle the business aspects of optometry. ICO says practice management fundamentals have always […]
This summer, Marshall B. Ketchum University opened Ketchum Health, the new home of the University Eye Center, which moved from main campus in Fullerton, Calif., to Anaheim. Ketchum Health is designed to be the university’s interprofessional healthcare center. As it continues to develop, it will include a general medical practice as well as a dispensing […]
Dr. Roger L. Boltz, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO), has been named Educator of the Year by the Texas Optometric Association (TOA). The TOA recognized his dedication and hard work in furthering the profession and providing leadership during his longstanding tenure at […]
By combining data from optometry patients’ eyes with advanced computational methods, Indiana University researchers have created a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye. Their work is published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. According to Dr. Thomas Gast, an ophthalmologist and senior scientist at Indiana University School of Optometry (IUSO) and one of […]
Dr. Lewis Reich was formally inaugurated as the seventh president of Southern College of Optometry (SCO) during a ceremony at the college’s midtown Memphis campus. A number of representatives delivered greetings from their respective constituencies, including the local and academic communities, alumni, students, family and faculty/staff. ASCO President Dr. Karla Zadnik represented the academic and […]
Emeritus Dean Dr. Frederick W. Hebbard, of The Ohio State University College of Optometry (OSU), passed away on Aug. 14, 2016, at age 93. A remembrance of his life is being planned. Having served in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Hebbard entered optometry school at the University of California, Berkeley after World War II. He received […]
