The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) announces Eye Opener Sessions, a complement to ASCO’s public awareness campaign, Optometry Gives Me Life.

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry offers a Career Center resource, hosted by Boxwood.

This April, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) held its 10th Spring Institute for Faculty Development (SIFD) in Rochester, New York. It was a three-day immersive experience dedicated to equipping early (two-year) to mid-career (ten-year) faculty with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in optometric academia.

ASCO is pleased to offer its Winter/Spring (Volume 50, Issue 1) edition of Optometric Education the only scholarly Journal dedicated solely to academic optometry.

Bausch + Lomb Launches Arise™ Orthokeratology Lens System in the United States, Hosts Speaker Events at Colleges and Universities

 

CooperVision Hosts Student Leadership Summit on World Optometry Day

Corza Supports Educational Wet Lab for Ohio State Optometry Students

Haag-Streit USA Supports SUNY College of Optometry’s New, State-of-the-Art Facility with Customized 3D Imaging Solutions

Tuition Help for Canadians in their Final Years of Study

Last Chance: Specsavers Summer Student Program

Attend Virtual Event. Earn or Renew Your Status. Boost Your Expertise

Transitions Launches Interactive Lens Color Tool

RadiusXR and Glaukos Corporation Announce a New Collaboration with Topcon Healthcare, Inc., and the Launch of Inspire: A Next-Generation Visual Field Solution

Emulating Optometric Legend “Uncle Frank”

Optometry Student Internships Available

For the past two months, Luke Pellegrino has had a new companion tagging along for his classes in the College of Optometry at the University of Missouri–St. Louis: a six-month-old black lab puppy named Electra. Pellegrino, a first-year optometry student, is currently volunteering as Electra’s puppy raiser through the nonprofit Dogs Inc.

New England College of Optometry (NECO) has announced plans to endow a scholarship to honor Maureen Hanley, OD, Class of 1981. This cherished faculty member dedicated more than four decades to shaping the future of optometry before her passing on March 8, 2025, at the age of 69.

In the 1946 edition of the Iris, the annual yearbook for what was then the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry (PSCO), a short synopsis was written about each senior in the graduating class.

The Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science at UC Berkeley is proud to recognize the achievements of its fourth-year students as the residency match process concludes. This year, 93% of students who applied for residency positions successfully matched – a testament to their dedication, clinical excellence, and the strength of the program.

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) of Alabama has honored UAB School of Optometry Associate Professor Janene Sims, OD, PhD, as its 2025 Outstanding Academic Mentor for the exemplary commitment to her ASF Fellow mentee.

David Meltzer, OD '02, MBA, FAAO, has been named the interim vice president of clinical operations, Salus at Drexel University, effective Feb. 17, 2025.  

More than 100 Canadian optometry students from the New England College of Optometry (NECO) and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) took part in the third annual NextGEN OD Canada “Future Focus” conference on March 26 at NECO’s Beacon Street campus in Boston.

Dr. Lewis Reich, Southern College of Optometry (SCO) President, represented SCO in a panel hosted by the Kresge Cross-City Knowledge Exchange, a collaborative event between BioDistrict New Orleans and the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern
Location: Virtual

Dr. Howard Purcell authors April edition of Cultural Responsiveness Blog 

 

The April edition of the “Cultural Responsiveness” blog by Latinos en Optometry and sponsored by VSP Vision features an article by Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, President and CEO of New England College of Optometry (NECO). In his article, Dr. Purcell discusses the importance of integrating cultural awareness into all aspects of optometric training. He emphasizes the significance of preparing students to effectively serve a diverse population by incorporating cultural sensitivity into their education.

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