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Dr. Jan Bergmanson named Contact Lens Educator of the Year

Dr. Jan Bergmanson named Contact Lens Educator of the Year

The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) recently announced their 2017 Contact Lens Educator of the Year Award and the recipient was the University of Houston College of Optometry’s own, Dr. Jan Bergmanson. This award recognizes and honors achievements in contact lens education worldwide. Sponsored by CooperVision, three prestigious awards are presented each year to […]

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PCO’s Innovative Scholars Program in Optometry to Graduate First Class in 2017

PCO’s Innovative Scholars Program in Optometry to Graduate First Class in 2017

With its first cohort set to graduate this year, Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry’s Accelerated Scholars Program has proven to be a success. This three-year program is the first in the United States. In fact, this inaugural group of 10 students secured a 100% pass rate on Part 1 and 2 of the National […]

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The Eye Institute’s Norristown Satellite Now Open

The Eye Institute’s Norristown Satellite Now Open

In an effort to continually serve a variety of patients throughout the greater Philadelphia area, The Eye Institute (TEI) of Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry has collaborated with Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. (DVCH) to open its fourth location in Norristown, PA. TEI’s newest clinical facility is located at DVHC’s Norristown Regional Health Center. […]

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Erin M. Kenny, OD, Named the 2016 Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr. Low Vision Residency Award Recipient

Erin M. Kenny, OD, Named the 2016 Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr. Low Vision Residency Award Recipient

Erin M. Kenny, OD, Low Vision Rehabilitation resident Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Alfred A. Rosenbloom, Jr., Low Vision Residency Award. The award is intended to promote the practice and development of the field of low vision by providing incentive and support to sustain talented optometric […]

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Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry Clinical Skills Renovation

Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry Clinical Skills Renovation

Salus University has made a commitment to ensure that clinical and didactic educational facilities are state-of-the-art. Central to this commitment is the redesign and renovation of the Clinical Skills Lab. The redesigned lab will provide the University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry students with an optimum learning experience in a progressive atmosphere as technology rapidly changes […]

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Dr. Gregory S. Moore Elected Surgical Curriculum Member for AOA

Dr. Gregory S. Moore Elected Surgical Curriculum Member for AOA

Earlier this year the American Optometric Association (AOA) announced the creation of a surgical curriculum project team consisting of some of the most accomplished clinicians and educators from around the United States. Dr. Gregory S. Moore, Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) faculty member accepted his nomination by the AOA Board of Directors to be a […]

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