After Hurricane Harvey's paralyzing grip on the Houston community, UHCO optometrists and ophthalmologists banded together, enhancing vision for life, at the George R Brown convention center. #HoustonStrong
Over 40 UHCO students and staff participated in the second annual 'Day of Service', this past Satruday, August 19, at the Houston Food Bank. The group helped prepare 11,460 meals for the Houston community. This event is part of the larger Week of Welcome activities and orientation the Class of 2021 experiences prior to their first days of class. This event will foster new memories and connections for the incoming students with the Greater Houston community, in which they live and serve.
A Day of Service is in honor of the late Dr. J. Davis Armistead, our building’s namesake. Armistead was involved with the food bank since its inception over 30 years ago, helping create policies and procedures for the food bank as well as working in the field. Armistead, who lived through the Great Depression era and served in World War II, pointed to the Rotary Club’s motto of “Service Above Self” as his motivation for his philanthropic spirit.
Congratulations to Mrs. Chi Nguyen, on receiving the 2017 UH President’s Excellence Award. Chi is instrumental in the UHCO Visual Optics Institute (VOI) where the research focus is to design and implement customized optical corrections in the form of spectacles and contact lenses for some of the clinic’s most optically challenging patients. Chi has been with the State of Texas since 1998 and with at the University of Houston, College of Optometry, VOI since 2006.
Earl Smith, OD, '72 PhD, '78, recently honored the North Texas Study Group for their longstanding contributions to optometry at an event held in Dallas, TX. Jerry Jacobs, OD, '65, has led the 19-member group for close to four decades. Dean Smith also gave a talk on "Treatment strategies in myopia." Pictured above are members of the study group at the dinner sponsored by Cooper Vision.
Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO, '85, has been recognized by the Optical Women's Association, as one of the 2017 Women of Influence in the Optometry World. This is an annual list to raise the level of awareness of the multi-faceted roles and contributions made by women in our industry. To see the full list of honorees, visit: http://www.visionmonday.com/…/07/MIW_cover_story_2017_r1.pdf
Congratulations to Sandy Lin, UHCO OPT III, for her 3rd place photo in the annual contest, sponsored by HOYA, at Optomety's meeting in Washington, D.C.
Melanie Deitch-Mosinski, UHCO OPT III, received the highest score on NBEO Part I for UHCO. This is a national exam taken by all OPT III students from across the country. Congratulations, Melanie!
July is dry eye disease awareness month and the UHCO Dry Eye Center taking the opportunity to educate the public. This week, Drs. Amber Gaume Giannoni and Anita Ticak, Co-Founders of the UHCO Dry Eye Center, were featured on KHOU Channel 11 News and Fox 26 News. For more information on dry eye and to make an appointment, visit the UHCO Dry Eye Center website.
The North Texas Study Group, founded in 1976, is considered the nation’s oldest optometry study group. They have been meeting monthly in Dallas for 41 consecutive years. Learn more about the group, what makes them stay strong, and find out how you can start one.
