This fall, the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO) proudly celebrates its 50th anniversary, a tremendous milestone that cements the school’s legacy as one of the premier ...

WORCESTER – After finally securing accreditation, one of the newest optometry programs in the country now has plans to expand service and outreach to people in the city and surrounding region. Opened ...

Optometrists provide most of the primary vision care that people need. They examine, diagnose, treat, and manage eye diseases and disorders. Traditionally, they prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, ...

Demetric Jones took a nontraditional path to optometry school. After earning his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University, he established a career at Unilever-Covington in Memphis, ...

Apr. 28—HIGH POINT — The founding dean of High Point University's new school of optometry wants to change how the field is taught. The curriculum will be structured much differently than any other ...

Midwestern University's Chicago College of Optometry held its fourth annual Summer Eye Experience program on the Downers Grove campus for 30 college students and recent graduates interested in ...

Optometrists and ophthalmologists are licensed eye doctors, but they are in distinct professions. An optometrist holds a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, while an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor ...

The University of Detroit Mercy has launched a school of optometry in Novi. The school builds on the Detroit Mercy Eye Institute that opened earlier this year at its Novi site to serve as a clinical ...