The Board of Directors of the Association of Schools and Optometry (ASCO) held its fall meeting in New Orleans on Oct. 6. The meeting included a warm welcome to ASCO’s new Executive Director Dawn Mancuso, MAM, CAE, FASAE. (Read a Q&A with Dawn.) ASCO President Dr. David Heath (SUNY) began the meeting with his President’s […]
AngioPlex OCT Angiography from Zeiss Medical Technology is the first such technology to receive 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. With a single additional OCT scan that takes just seconds on the Cirrus HD-OCT system, images of the retinal vasculature at a depth and clarity not previously available can be obtained. AngioPlex […]
Project Foresight, the Walmart and Sam’s Club Health & Wellness optometry scholarship competition, has returned for the 2015-2016 academic year. The national business plan competition highlights the vision of Walmart & Sam’s Club Health and Wellness to provide quality, affordable, accessible health care for everyone. Students create their own two-member teams to compete for a […]
Topcon has introduced two new tools for eyecare offices, the IS-5500 Instrument Stand and the SP-1P Specular Microscope. The IS-5500 Instrument Stand features several new functions, including a white LED overhead lamp; a smaller and more compact design that brings the control panel and charging wells closer to the user; and an illuminated liquid-proof membrane […]
Do you have a job opening at your school or college of optometry? Posting your position on the Career Opportunities in the Schools and Colleges of Optometry page at the ASCO website is great exposure. For pricing and other information, e-mail Sara Lau.
Key leaders from five prominent associations in optometry, a group now known as the Inter-Organizational Communications and Cooperation Committee (IOCCC), met Oct. 25-26 in Denver to discuss opportunities for current and future collaboration. The IOCCC consists of representatives from ASCO, the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the […]
The 2015 American Academy of Optometry (AAO) annual meeting in New Orleans was the setting for a workshop jointly developed by the AAO and the ASCO Academic Affairs Committee (AAC). “Charting Your Career in Academic Optometry and Research: A Session for Optometry and Graduate Students,” held Oct. 9 at the convention center, was part of […]
The Boards of Directors of ASCO and the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) held a joint meeting Sept. 21 to discuss a number of issues of importance to both organizations. Hosted by NBEO in Charlotte, N.C., the meeting enhanced rapport among members of the Boards, enriched understanding of the interests and priorities of […]
ASCO’sOptometry Residency Match (ORMatch) opened for applications on Oct. 1. ORMatch, facilitated by National Matching Services Inc., is an application service and match that places applicants into optometry residency training positions based on a mutual ranking algorithm. For 2016, 229 programs with 428 available positions are participating. The match results will be released to applicants […]
ASCO’s “Profile of Applicants to OD Degree Programs for Fall 2015 Entering Class” is available on the Association’s website. The report lists the numbers of male and female applicants, the numbers of applicants who were in-state, out-of-state or from a foreign country, applicants’ average GPA and average Optometry Admission Test score as well as other […]
