We Are The (Optometry) Champions
Highlights from Optometry’s Meeting® 2021, the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA) and American Optometric Student Association (AOSA), prove it was a banner year for the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University.
By the conclusion of the event, Salus University president Michael H. Mittelman, OD ‘80, MPH, FAAO, FACHE, was enshrined in the National Optometry Hall of Fame alongside 2020 inductee Satya Verma, OD ‘75, FAAO, DPNAP, Diplomate, PCO/Salus associate professor, and Director of Externship Programs, Optometry.
Tyler Lesko ‘22, OD, a third-year optometry student, took home the AOSA Optometry Student Bowl championship for PCO/Salus; and Alissa Coyne, OD ‘10, Resident ’11, FAAO, assistant professor at PCO/Salus and staff optometrist at The Eye Institute, finished top in her age group at the AOA Optometry Cares 5K.