On Sunday, April 15, 2018, close to 100 undergraduates, high school students, parents, and guests visited the University of Houston, College of Optometry for our annual UHCOpen House event. Over 20 UHCO students, faculty, and staff members guided guests on tours of the College, shared demos in our labs and clinics, and led a student […]
SUNY Optometry’s Career Development Center presented its seventh annual career symposium, Graduation to Optometric Stardom, on Sunday, April 8. The event’s cast of 13 presenters included nine College alumni and represented the five main modes of optometric practice: private practice, corporate, hospitals, academia and industry. “Our goal is to ensure that 90% of our graduates will […]
Dr. Diane Calderon will begin as chief of the primary care service at SUNY Optometry’s University Eye Center on July 9. Dr. Calderon received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) in 2003 and completed a residency in primary care optometry at PCO in 2004. She began her career as […]
The American Academy of Optometry is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Student Travel Fellowship Awards. The travel fellowships, supported by Johnson & Johnson, The Vision Care Institute, will allow five students to present their research at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2018 annual meeting. The UHCO 2018 recipients […]
In honor of National Public Health Week, members of the Student Public Health Vision Care Association (SPHViCA) at UHCO passed out breakfast snacks to their peers. As students grabbed something to munch on they were asked to jot down their thoughts on a post-it note in response to the question, “Why is healthy vision important […]
Dawn Rigney has been named vice president for institutional advancement of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and executive director of the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the College’s affiliated foundation. The selection follows a national search. Ms. Rigney most recently served as assistant vice president of alumni and parent […]
Ellis Potter, OD ’67, FAAO, was chosen to receive Southern College of Optometry’s Doctor of Ocular Science degree and deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2018 at this year’s commencement address. Known for his longtime service to VOSH International and other international causes, Dr. Potter was recognized by the American Academy of Optometry […]
Marshall B. Ketchum University’s John Nishimoto, OD, MBA, Senior Associate Dean for Professional Affairs, has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in Optometry. A Distinguished Fellow within NAP is a very high honor that acknowledges Dr. Nishimoto’s outstanding professional achievements. Dr. Nishimoto joins other health care leaders and practitioners […]
The Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) at Midwestern University has entered into an affiliation agreement with the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) to create a new one-year military optometric residency program. The residency will provide educational opportunities to active-duty optometrists from all branches of the United States Armed Forces, emphasizing ocular disease, vision […]
The Southern College of Optometry recently welcomed Stacey J. Meier, OD ’84 as its Alumni Council Representative to the Board of Trustees. With more than 35 years of service in the eye care industry, Dr. Meier began his career as a licensed optician before pursuing his optometry degree. He has extensive clinical experience in corporate […]
