Welcome to the College of Optometry
For more than 50 years, the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) has trained optometrists to provide the highest quality vision and eye care. UHCO offers a variety of degree programs including: Doctor of Optometry (OD), a combined Doctor of Optometry / Doctor of Philosophy (O.D./Ph.D), Master of Science (M.S.) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).
To learn more, please take a moment to look around the website, or contact us directly at (713) 743-2040.
COLLEGE NEWS
Parking & Construction Update!
The University Eye Institute and College of Optometry will be under construction in early 2011 through the fall of 2012 to complete the new UH Health and Biomedical Sciences Building featuring UHCO’s Vision Institute. Complimentary parking for our patients, visitors, applicants and vendors will be located at the back of our building.
Please refer to the map for the exact location and we encourage you to check this page for updates before your visit.
Cora & J. Davis Armistead Faculty Award
Yuzo M. Chino, Ph.D
The Cora & J. Davis Armistead Faculty Award is one of the most coveted honors a faculty member at UHCO can receive. This year, Yuzo M. Chino, Ph.D. received the award. Dr. Chino is currently a Professor of Vision Sciences in the College of Optometry at the University of Houston and a Benedict- McFadden Professor.
To be considered for this award, the nominee must be both national and international in scope; the research or creative activity of the nominee must be influential, original and significant; the importance of the impact of the nominee must be substantial in comparison to peers in his/her field; the nominee must be a strong citizen of Optometry—both academically and throughout the external field.
We are proud of the many achievements faculty and staff at UHCO achieve and honored to have Dr. Chino recieve the Cora & J. Davis Armistead Faculty Award.
Graduation Awards Banquet 2012
with a twistThe Graduation Awards Banquet was held on May 10th to honor our fourth year Optometry students and award recipients. There were plenty of smiling and relieved faces knowing their hard days of test taking and clinic rotations were over. They now had anticipation of what the real world had in store. To help take the edge off, a few of the students put their creative genius together to send their fellow optometrist off in style…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3qrxqszC08
2012 Class Picture Unveiling
With commencement Saturday, May 12th, our graduates had their class picture unveiled to them on the second floor lobby on the Optometry building. Each year the students gather to have the picture presented and honor their hard work and perseverance. Many photo- ops are shared and students enjoy seeing themselves as well as their fellow classmates. They are now a living legacy on the walls of UHCO for future generations of optometric students.
National Academies of Practice
Inducts Distinguished Optometry Professionals
The National Academies for Practices inducted 13 Distinguished Optometry Professionals in honor of their achievements and contributions to the health care profession. UHCO’s very own Dean, Earl Smith III was one of the 13 inducted as well as an alumnus, Dr. William A. Monaco. The Non-profit organization was created in 1981 in recognition of the need for inter-professional collaboration in health care. NAP represents 10 health care disciplines- dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, psychology, social work, and veterinary medicine. We are pleased to have such distinguished graduates from UHCO represented in the NAP.