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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Joshua C. Baker has been promoted to the position of Dean of the Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT) following the retirement of Dr. Donald E. Jarnagin. Dr. Baker previously served as AZCOPT’s Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. Originally from Blossvale, N.Y., he came to Midwestern University in April 2013 after serving as […]
ASCO joins the optometric community in saying goodbye to a beloved educator, Dr. Larry Alexander, who passed away recently. Dr. Alexander was a Professor and Chief of the Ocular Disease Service at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO) for 20 years. According to UABSO, he also participated in private practice, served […]
The State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY) recently shared with the optometric community the sad news of the passing of its Founding President, Dr. Alden N. Haffner. Current SUNY President Dr. David A. Heath remembered Dr. Haffner’s contributions, saying in a press release, “Dr. Haffner has an enormous legacy that reverberates here […]
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 […]
