College News

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...

Congratulations to Ohio State Optometry students Richard Wan and Veronica Schuver, who were recognized Saturday, June 27 at the virtual National Optometric Association scholarship award presentation. Richard received the Future Contact Lens Leadership Scholarship from Coopervision, a competitive...

The Annual Summer Conference hosted by Optometric Educators Inc. and The Ohio State University College of Optometry will be held virtually this year. We will offer a total of 14 hours of continuing education. Of these, eight hours will be offered in a live webinar format, with four hours offered on...

Our goal is simple--admit the 68 best first-year optometry students in the country. We want the future leaders, the next generation of professors, and the most successful practitioners. If you have the abilities, experiences, drive, and dedication that make you want to excel at the most...

June 8, 2020 It is hard to find words to articulate what we are all feeling as the world reacts to the unlawful death of George Floyd, and the countless lives before him. For a long time, we have fallen for the notion that there is no room in the professional space for discussions around matters of...

“Justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West, PhD Words truly fail. 2020 was to be our year of vision. Now we feel like it’s the year we know we needed to see; we must not look away. We must continue to strive to rise above society’s racist demons and to emerge more just, better, and...