With an Eye on the Future, UHCO has developed plans for the Vision Institute, a $30 million, 50,000 square foot facility that will include an ambulatory surgical center, an MRI center, basic and clinical research facilities and an alumni educational center. This state-of-the-art complex will lead to unprecedented educational and training opportunities for optometrists, expand the patient services offered at UHCO, provide essential eye care for many underserved citizens in Texas, and support clinically relevant research that will change the way we diagnose, treat, and manage ocular diseases.
In many respects, the Vision Institute is the most exciting and the most important project in our College’s history. Establishing the Vision Institute will allow UHCO to recruit the best and brightest students to optometry, to attract preeminent faculty who are capable of setting the future course of optometric education and patient care, and most importantly to graduate outstanding optometrists and future optometric leaders. Undoubtedly completing the Vision Institute will ensure that UHCO will continue to be one of the premier optometric institutions in the world.
The time to prepare for our future is now. We invite you to become part of this critical moment in our history. We would like you to consider a monthly gift in support of the Vision Institute. Your contribution to the Success Through Education Program (STEP) in the amount of $100 or more, can quickly reach the $10,000 threshold to name a room over just a few short years. We currently have numerous naming opportunities throughout the Vision Institute, as well as the existing J. Davis Armistead Building. In addition, individuals who give over $250 a month are recognized as members of the Dean’s Circle. However, if it is not possible for you to contribute $100 or more each month, please consider a smaller monthly gift. Your participation is critical to our overall success.
With your help, we will create an unparalleled level of excellence within the optometric profession.
Best Regards,
Earl L. Smith III, O.D., Ph.D.
Dean
Greeman-Petty Professor
