The Class of 2014 at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University (SCCO) achieved a 100% pass rate on Part II of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam. The high score was 803 (on the 100-900 point scale). “We are incredibly proud of the members of the Class of […]
Faculty, staff and students from the Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) carried out vision screenings for socially and economically challenged people at HopeFest Phoenix, which was held in April at the city’s Chase Field. More than 300 people received screenings, and 212 attendees received Vision Service Plan gift certificates for comprehensive eye exams […]
Three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of optometry have been selected to receive honorary degrees at the Southern College of Optometry (SCO) 2014 commencement ceremony in May. U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), a 1977 SCO graduate, will receive SCO’s honorary Doctor of Ocular Science degree and deliver the commencement address. Former […]
The Curators of the University of Missouri System recently approved phase one of a three-phase construction project, a new $17 million Patient Care Center that will house the University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry (UMSL) and College of Nursing. The 48,000-sq.-ft. facility, expected to open in summer 2016, will be used for […]
