After more than two years of planning and five months of construction, equipment delivery and assembly, the revamped Optometry Clinical Procedures Lab is now open, along with the newly added Virtual Reality Simulation Lab. These two major initiatives aim to keep Salus at the forefront of optometric education delivery, and are part of the University’s five year […]
Dr. Edward S. Bennett, College of Optometry, University of Missouri-Saint Louis Professor and Assistant Dean for Student and Alumni Relations, was installed as Chair of the AOA Section on Contact Lenses and Cornea during the 2017 Optometry’s Meeting in Washington, DC. Last year, Contact Lens Spectrum counted Dr. Bennett among the 30 most influential in […]
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 […]
Met: July 13-15, St. Louis, MO Chair(s): Sharon Lee (NOVA) Actions: 1) Interprofessional education: Develop ideas for grant projects for multi-institution collaboration on interprofessional education study in low vision 2) iBook project: All authors are to finish editing their chapters and submit text materials to publisher by end of 2017 year Additional Topics Discussed/Speakers: ASCO Strategic […]
Met: July 27-29, 2017; Lincolnshire, IL Chair(s): Michele Self (UAB) and Michelle Hoff (UCB) Attendees: 33 attendees from 15 U.S. and one Canadian institution and six sponsor representatives Topics Discussed/Speakers: Joe Bruneni Honorary Lecture (Phernell Walker) ANSI for Readers (Karl Citek, PUCO) Near Vision Research (Joe Pole, MCO) Why a Simple Piece of Plastic Costs […]
The ASCO Student Affairs Officers met in Washington on June 19 during the American Optometric Association (AOA) meeting to discuss a variety of issues, including ASCO strategic planning, OptomCAS and the effort to further develop a robust, diverse and highly qualified national applicant pool. Staff from the American Dental Association (ADA) were on hand to […]
