College News

Columbus, Ohio, June 3, 2026 – The Ohio State University College of Optometry, in collaboration with VSP Vision and the Rick Bay Foundation, announced Ryan Pickering as the recipient of the Ohio State Student Innovator Award. The $5,000 grant recognizes innovative, creative and feasible ideas...

The National Academies of Practice (NAP) is pleased to announce the election of Gregory J. Nixon (OD'96 FAAO), as a Distinguished Fellow in the Optometry Academy. Dr. Nixon is Associate Dean for Clinical Services, VSP Chair for Advancement of Professional Practice, and a Clinical Professor at The...

Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, dean of the College of Optometry, will return to the faculty on June 30, at the conclusion of 12 years of service as dean.

All in-person College of Optometry classes, labs and activities are CANCELED Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27. Virtual, synchronous learning will occur when feasible. All faculty, staff and students should check their emails for details/further instructions from professors/supervisors...

Custom-Made Corrective Lens Designed Specifically for Wolverine a World First By San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, The Ohio State University, University of California, Davis Edward, a 2-year-old wolverine at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, is seeing better thanks to a first-ever novel lens corrective...

$25 million NIH grant funds study of preventive atropine drops For the first time, researchers are leading a national study to see if the onset of nearsightedness can be delayed – and consequently reduced in magnitude over a lifetime – with the use of eyedrops in young children. Scientists at The...

Congratulations to Ohio State Optometry second-year student Annette Kretov, who won the 2025 Rick Bay Student Innovator Competition! Annette created innovative time-progression videos of vision loss for various eye diseases to use in education social media programs for preventing vision loss. Vision...

In the nationwide Bill Mattingly Memorial Scholarship competition, Emily Magas (OD’24) has been awarded top honors. This scholarship recognizes contributions to the field of low vision and is administered by the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. According to Dr. Roanne Flom, chief of The Ohio...

*Thank you to our friends at Mission of Sight for providing this article. Imagine the joy of seeing the world clearly for the first time in years. That was the reality for many Jamaicans this March, thanks in part to a team from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. From March 9-14, 2025...

The Ohio State University College of Optometry is committed to meeting the increased demand for virtual continuing education by providing a regularly updated online library of engaging continuing education courses that focus on topics that impact optometrists and their patients. We are pleased to...