The University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIWRSO) announces that Srihari Narayanan, OD, PhD, FAAO, is the recipient of the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) inaugural 2017 Korb – Exford Dry Eye Career Development Grant. His proposal titled “Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Management to Relieve Contact Lens Discomfort” was chosen out of […]
A graduate of the University’s Advanced Placement Doctor of Optometry degree program (APOD) made history by publishing the first primary eye care and clinical procedures manual in Chinese. The textbook entitled, “Eye Health Management,” includes comprehensive information about how to conduct comprehensive primary care eye exams for both children and adults with a focus on the […]
Three PCO students took home top honors at the recent National Optometric Association (NOA) conference, held in Tigard, Ore. Tasneem Maner ’20OD received Vision Service Plan Global’s Dr. Marvin R. Poston Leadership Award, Fatimah Hassan ’18OD, won the National Vision Essay Grant competition and Courtney Goode ’17OD was named student of the year. All students […]
Three major awards were presented to PCO faculty members during the American Academy of Optometry’s (AAO) 96th annual meeting in Chicago from October 11-14. Dr. Mitchell Scheiman, dean of Research and Biomedicine program director at Salus, graciously received the Glenn A. Fry Award. The award is given annually to a distinguished scientist for his […]
Three major awards were presented to PCO faculty members during the American Academy of Optometry’s (AAO) 96th annual meeting in Chicago from October 11-14. Dr. Mitchell Scheiman, dean of Research and Biomedicine program director at Salus, graciously received the Glenn A. Fry Award. The award is given annually to a distinguished scientist for his or […]
ASCO was pleased to support the recent Collaborating Across Borders VI Conference, held October 1-4 in Banff, Alberta and presented by the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative, Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative and the University of Alberta’s Health Science Council. The conference brought together hundreds of individuals involved in interprofessional health professions education in the US and […]
BINOCULAR VISION AND PERCEPTION EDUCATORS Met: Oct.11, 2017 Chair(s): Christina Esposito (AZCOPT). Chair Elect: Alicia Feis (AZCOPT) Actions: Competencies to be finalized by January 2018 Additional Topics Discussed/Speakers: Discussion on the Visual Information Processing Battery among the different programs and fresh topics for the SIG. Sponsor(s): N/A BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR Met: Oct. 13 Chair: Jan Bergmanson […]
A member of the faculty here at Michigan College of Optometry recently asked me about my new gig as President of our great association. “So, is this one of those figurehead positions or does the ASCO presidency involve some real work?” he wondered. His sincere question took me a bit by surprise, I admit, but […]
‘Targeting the diseased tissue to restore normal function is a fundamental tenet of medicine, yet no available glaucoma therapies do this. We founded Aerie with the specific goal of bringing a safe and effective trabecular outflow drug to physicians and their patients.’1 -Dr. David Epstein (1943-2014) Former Duke University Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology […]
The New Marco Ultra M Series is an inspiring orchestration of the Ultra Optics pedigree, elegant and intelligent design, progressive engineering, and functional flexibility. Never have more relevant design enhancements been assembled in a single slit lamp series. Single element, high-luminance LED Multiple color and Cobalt-correction filters Patent pending integrated background illuminator Imaging System ready […]
