President’s Point of View
A Message from ASCO President Dr. David Damari
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, …
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School and College News
Dr. Melissa Trego Appointed Dean of Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Dr. Melissa Trego ’04 was recently announced as the new dean of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO). She is the first female graduate of PCO to hold this title. In her new role, Dr. Trego is …
Ketchum University Welcomes New Dean to the Southern California College of Optometry
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 …
Western University College of Optometry Studies Role of Interprofessional Interaction in Treating Diabetes
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 …
UPIKE Dedicates Health Professions Education Building
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 …
SCO Completes Major Renovation Project
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 …
SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Richard Madonna Receives Vincent Ellerbock Clinician Educator Award
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 …
SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez Receives ZEISS Young Investigator Award in Myopia Research
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 …
AZCOPT Ramps Up Sports Vision Training at Eye Institute
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 …
Good News from University of Houston, College of Optometry
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 …
SSM Health Medical Services Open in UMSL Patient Care Center
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 …
White Cane Day
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 …
Eye Institutes Shine During Total Eclipse
The Midwestern University Eye Institutes in Downers Grove and Glendale were busy during this summer’s total solar eclipse. The two facilities received a huge influx of new interest from members of the …
SUNY Optometry Receives Empire Innovation Program Award
SUNY College of Optometry was awarded $750,000 through the SUNY Empire Innovation Program (EIP) to recruit a leader and senior investigator with expertise in molecular genetic vision research focusing on eye …
College of Optometry Alumni, Students, and Faculty Participate in National Keratoconus Foundation-Sponsored Event Featuring St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder Tommy Pham
On Monday evening, September 11th, Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham was the featured speaker at a local event for individuals with keratoconus and their referring doctors. This included members of the MD-OD …
UIW RSO Professor Recipient of American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inaugural Grant
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 …
Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry Alumna Publishes First Chinese Primary Care Optometry Manual
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 …
Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry Students Take Home Top Spots at NOA Conference
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 …
Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry Faculty Earn Top Honors at 96th Annual Academy Meeting
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 …
Salus Pennsylvania College of Optometry Faculty Earn Top Honors at 96th Annual Academy Meeting
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 …
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight on Aerie
‘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 …
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