College News

Congratulations to Taylor Norris for capping off her fourth-year at #OSUopt with a national award! The soon-to-be Dr. Norris is the recipient of the 2021 Alcon Case Report Award for both our college and the nation. To earn the award, she wrote a report titled, The previously unthinkable...

To support the education of countless future eye care professionals, CooperVision has committed funding for the new eye care clinic at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Contact lens services provided by the clinic include soft contact lens fittings for the correction of myopia...

UnEYEted, a pilot grant program jointly funded by The Ohio State University College of Optometry and Department of Ophthalmology, helps unite optometry and ophthalmology through collaborative research. Each year, short presentations highlight research conducted by the two units in order to inspire...

The Ohio State University College of Optometry's Dean Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, is the winner of the 2020 Charles F. Prentice Medal Award, the highest research honor bestowed by the American Academy of Optometry. The Charles F. Prentice Medal Award is awarded annually to a distinguished scientist or...

Dr. Roanne Flom, OD, professor of clinical optometry and low vision chief at The Ohio State University College of Optometry, is the winner of the American Academy of Optometry’s 2020 William Feinbloom Award. This award is presented annually to an individual who has made a distinguished and...

Congratulations to Ohio State Optometry Associate Dean for Research Jeff Walline (OD, MS’98, PhD’02), winner of the Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award from the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry. The Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award...

Congratulations to Ohio State Optometry Professor Emeritus Gregory Good (OD’75, MS’79, PhD’81), winner of the Henry B. Peters Award from the Public Health and Environmental Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry. The Henry B. Peters Memorial Award is given to an individual for exemplary...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State University College of Optometry received the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual...

Ohio State Optometry SocialEyes groups are engaging and building friendships during the pandemic by creatively incorporating technology into their activities. For example, in a 90-minute Egyptian-themed virtual murder mystery coordinated by Teambuilding.com, Dr. Jeff Walline and his SocialEyes group...

Research identifies ‘sweet spot’ of added correction that doesn’t compromise vision COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bifocal contact lenses aren’t just for aging eyes anymore. In nearsighted kids as young as 7 years old, multifocal contact lenses with a heavy dose of added reading power can dramatically slow...