UHCO held commencement on May 12, 2018 for the Class of 2018. Congratulations to the new 101 graduates on achieving their dream of becoming Doctors of Optometry. UHCO is proud to call them alumni and honored to have been part of the journey.
With the completion of the new Health and Biomedical Sciences Building II (HBSB), the University Eye Institute patient parking lot has relocated. Formerly, the patient parking lot was located in the Welcome Center Garage across the street on the other side of Calhoun Drive.
Parking in the new lot will still be validated and free for all UEI patients.
While we acknowledge that changing parking lots may be an inconvenience for you, we are excited for our new parking lot because it will be closer and safer for all. You will no longer need to cross Calhoun Road and can now access the building entrance directly from the new lot.
University of Pikeville names Michael Bacigalupi, OD, ‘93, MS, FAAO, as dean of the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) effective July 1, 2018.
The American Board of Optometry (ABO) has launched a new school Ambassador program, tapping the expertise of its own Diplomates to educate students, residents and faculty ODs about the organization’s voluntary Board Certification program. UHCO is pleased to announce that Dr. Pat Segu has been selected as Ambassador for our institution.
UHCO’s - University Eye Institute’s Center for Sight Enhancement (CSE) and the Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN) recently hosted the seventh-annual vision expo. The 2018 Insight Exp offered exhibits, programming and workshops on maintaining independence for Houston’s visually impaired and blind community. This year's theme was "Preparing for the Seasons," a broadly applied concept for adjusting to life with vision loss and issues associated with the seasons. For images of the event click here!
On Sunday, April 15, 2018, close to 100 undergraduates, high school students, parents, and guests visited the University of Houston College of Optometry for our annual UHCOpen House event. Over 20 UHCO students, faculty, and staff members guided guests on tours of the College, shared demos in our labs and clinics, and led a student informational panel to share advice and tips with future applicants about Optometry school life, the application process, studying for the OAT, and much more. For additional information on UHCOpen House click here.
UHCO alumnus, Simon Yeung, OD, ’81, has established the Yeung Family Scholarship Endowment, a $30,000 gift that will provide scholarship opportunities for students. “The college and its professors have given me so much, I sincerely want to give back. The professors are leaving a legacy of charitable giving, I am learning to follow their footsteps,” he said. He and his wife, Mrs. Constance Yeung, said they hope the endowment will give an opportunity for students to further their careers in optometry.
The American Academy of Optometry is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Student Travel Fellowship Awards. The travel fellowships, supported by Johnson & Johnson, The Vision Care Institute, will allow five students to present their research at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2018 annual meeting. The UHCO 2018 recipients are:
• Laura Pardon, OD, MS, FAAO, University of Houston,College of Optometry
• Hannah Burfield, OPT III, University of Houston College of Optometry
The 57th Annual UHCO Spring Awards Banquet honors students, faculty and staff for their scholastic and service accolades. This year's banquet theme of Night at the Oscar's brought out all the glitz and glamour. The evening would not have been possible without the support from The Doctors of TSO, Luxottica, Metro Optics, Vision Source-Kingwood, CooperVision, and nJoy Vision.
Last Friday, in honor of National Public Health Week, members of the Student Public Health Vision Care Association (SPHViCA) at UHCO passed out breakfast snacks to their peers. As students grabbed something to munch on they were asked to jot down their thoughts on a post-it note in response to the question, “Why is healthy vision important to you and your patients?” SPHViCA had a great turn out and managed to fill up a message board with many heartwarming and fun responses.
Yearly eye exams are important and allow for a good quality of life as they can help prevent and detect many systemic and ocular diseases.
