The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) presented the prestigious IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards and IACLE Travel Award at the 40th British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference June 9-11, 2017. The full story can be found at www.opt.uh.edu under the section “The Latest.”
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announced their 2017 awards to recognize great accomplishments and contributions to the field of optometry. The AAOF annually distributes awards, grants, fellowships, and scholarships to graduate students, optometry students, residents, and faculty to recognize their achievements. This year, several faculty and alumni from New England College of Optometry […]
Optometry programs traditionally involve four years of study toward an OD degree. Upon graduation, many graduates choose to pursue an additional year of post-graduate training in a specialized area as a part of a residency program. On June 16, 2017, thirty-eight NECO residents gathered at the College to participate in the annual John E. Asarkof […]
New England College of Optometry (NECO) recently welcomed eight students into the 2017 Summer Research Training Program. Funded by a a research training grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, T35, the program runs from May through August 2017. The Summer Research Program is led by director Dr. Jane Gwiazda […]
Rachel Reed, UHCO OPT II, is the American Optometric Students Association’s National Liaison to the World Congress of Optometry (WCO). She has been selected to attend the 2nd World Congress of Optometry in Hyderabad, India from September 11-13, 2017. This is an impressive honor to be selected to attend the WCO. For more information on […]
Taylor Dahms (UMSL’18), was named the National Liaison for the Contact Lenses and Cornea Section during Optometry’s Meeting in June. And she loved it. “It was very inspiring to see some of our greatest leaders in the field deliberate on the proceedings for the upcoming year and see their passion behind every decision they make. […]
Drs. Thomas Freddo (right) and Edward Chaum (left) with copies of their new textbook. Thomas F. Freddo, OD, PhD, FAAO, Adjunct Professor of Optometry at MCPHS, recently published a new textbook entitled, “Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit: The Clinical Essentials.” Before coming to MCPHS, Dr. Freddo served as Professor and Director of the […]
