Eye on Education
February 2024
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ASCO News
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.
 
Deadline to submit essays is February 16, 2024
 
The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry offers a Career Center resource, hosted by Boxwood.
 
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Corporate Contributor News
Bausch + Lomb and Glaucoma Research Foundation Launched Faces of Glaucoma Campaign
 
Celebrating 75 Years
 
Let NIDEK Help Your Practice with Proven Topography Performance
 
optomap Assisted Ophthalmoscopy Improves Sensitivity of BIO Exam by 30%
 
Strategic Integration of Topcon Technology for Meibography and Myopia Management
 
Representation Matters: Bridging the Gap in Eye Care for Diverse Communities
 
Optometry Student Internships Available
 
Member News
Dr. Suresh Viswanathan, professor and chair of the Department of Biological and Vision Science and interim associate dean for optometric education at the SUNY College of Optometry, has been named Dean of the Indiana University School of Optometry, effective June 3, 2024.
 
In its tenth year, the UAB School of Optometry’s biggest giving event, Gift of Sight, has provided free comprehensive eye exams and glasses to more than 2,000 patients to date. Community Eye Care (CEC), the school’s community outreach arm, coordinated the annual event while celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing vision screenings and comprehensive eyecare to underserved communities. 
 
When Charles Klein, OD ‘67, arrived at the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry (PCO) in 1963, the Philadelphia area was becoming a hotbed of political and civil change, with a vibrant emerging folk music scene. While studying at PCO, Dr. Klein had scored a gig writing about the Philadelphia folk music scene for a few folk music magazines at the time.
 
IU School of Optometry Professor Donald Miller is one of four inventors who have been named 2024 Rank Prize award recipients. His pioneering research has generated new fundamental insights into the structure and function of the human eye in both health and disease as well as new clinical interventions to remedy sight loss from common disorders.
 
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Eight students and three faculty members from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University recently traveled to Mexico on a humanitarian mission trip to help underserved communities.
 
We are excited to share an article from the latest Berkeley Optometry Magazine.
 
Southern College of Optometry was recently honored as one of the top workplaces in Memphis.