Marshall B. Ketchum University is excited to welcome the appointment of Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, as Dean of the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Bullimore was hired after a national search and started his new appointment on Oct. 16, and following a brief transition, was on campus Nov. 6. “Mark brings a comprehensive […]
Researchers at Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry recently found that doctors of optometry play an important role working with other kinds of health care providers to take care of people with diabetes. Most doctors of optometry who were surveyed – about 97 percent – interact with other health care professionals at least […]
Health Professions Education Building home to Kentucky’s only college of optometry More than 650 people gathered on the University of Pikeville campus on Oct. 27 for the ribbon cutting and dedication of the institution’s newest facility, the Health Professions Education Building (HPEB). The ceremony commemorated a significant milestone for the university, Central Appalachia and all […]
Southern College of Optometry recently debuted a significant renovation of its fourth floor building. In response to students’ needs, the college spent the summer renovating and expanding its dining and study spaces in time for the start of the fall semester. An open atrium was filled in on two sides to expand a full floor […]
SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Richard Madonna has been selected to receive the 2017 Vincent Ellerbock Clinician Educator Award by the American Academy of Optometry. The Ellerbrock Award is presented annually to a distinguished clinician who is widely recognized by both Academy peers and the profession for their clinical expertise and willingness to share their knowledge for the benefit of improved […]
PHOTO CAPTION: Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez, center, receives the ZEISS Young Investigator Award during the International Myopia Conference. Photo courtesy of William Bourassa, Jr. SUNY Optometry assistant clinical professor Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez received the ZEISS Young Investigator Award in Myopia Research during the International Myopia Conference in Birmingham, UK from September 14 to 17. The award recognizes young researchers for distinguished contributions […]
The Arizona College of Optometry at Midwestern University has added a key piece to their patient offerings by welcoming Matthew Roe, OD, as Assistant Professor with a specialty in sports vision training. The Midwestern University Eye Institute, established in 2010 to provide community optometry services as well as train third- and fourth-year AZCOPT students in […]
UHCO has been ranked #1 among institutions with the most cited optometry faculty publications in the US and #2 worldwide, according to an analysis of highly cited articles by optometry school faculty and researchers during the 2000-2016 period. The bibliometric analysis was conducted by the NIH & UC Berkeley. UHCO’s own, Laura Pardon, OD, MS, […]
A primary health-care option returns to the Normandy area and north St. Louis County thanks to the new SSM Health Medical Group office in UMSL’s Patient Care Center. “North St. Louis County continues to be an important market for SSM Health Medical Group, and partnering with the University of Missouri–St. Louis offers us the opportunity […]
The white cane as a concept evolved when in 1930, the Lions of Peoria supported the idea of using the white cane with a red band to assist the blind in their independence. President Lyndon B. Johnson, with the support of Congress and in conjunction with the National Federation of the Blind declared October 15 […]
