World Optometry Week 2026 runs March 22–28 with the theme “A Shared Vision: Collaboration in Global Eye Care.” ...

After 45 years of service to the UAB School of Optometry, Robert Kleinstein, OD, MPH, PhD, retires knowing that he impacted the optometry profession as an educator and clinician-scientist. During his ...

Though eyeballs, eye sockets and optic nerves are small compared to many other parts of the human body, their importance looms large when a person experiences vision impairment and fears that they ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The theme for this year’s World Optometry Week, March 17 to 23, is “Advancing Optometry’s Commitment to Global ...

The profession is reorganizing, and those who adapt will lead the next era of optometry.

Optometrists examine, diagnose and treat the eyes for visual problems and manage eye disease, disorder, and injury. They test vision, prescribe eyeglasses and contacts, perform minor surgical ...

The Dean’s Distinguished Service Award acknowledges leadership and service to the community and the optometry profession. Two individuals were honored during the 2023 Convocation and Hooding Ceremony: ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Dr. Carol F. Merritt is one of only three optometrists listed in the ...

New York, NY: SUNY College of Optometry received the 2024 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest ...

HOUSTON, June 28, 2011 –A longtime dean of the University of Houston's College of Optometry (UHCO) recently became a member of an elite group of optometrists inducted into the National Optometry Hall ...