Optometry Student’s Use of Augmented Reality Technology is Recognized with Ohio State Innovator Award, Sponsored by VSP Vision™

A collaboration between Dr. Heather Chandler, Associate Professor of Optometry at The Ohio State University, and Drs. Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, Colleen Cebulla, Shigeo Tamiya, was awarded the UnEYEted Collaborative Funding Initiative.

The UnEYEted Research Symposium began in 2016 to stimulate collaboration between The Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology and College of Optometry. Each year since then, Ophthalmology and Optometry have awarded $4,000 to support collaborative initiatives likely to lead to further funding.

At the American Public Health Association's (APHA) conference in October, Dr. Jacqueline Davis, Ohio State Optometry professor emeritus, received the Distinguished Service Award, and Dr. Erica Shelton, Ohio State optometry PhD student and clinical instructor, received Distinguished Student Service Award for service to the organization's vision care section. 

Today, The Ohio State University College of Optometry’s Improving Diversity in Optometric Careers (I-DOC) program received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest, and oldest, diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.

We’re excited to announce that this year’s Homecoming Weekend will be Friday, October 8 – Saturday, October 9 … the same weekend as Ohio State University’s annual homecoming festivities and the Ohio Optometric Association’s (OOA) annual EastWest Eye Conference – now in Columbus! With the alignment of these activities, this will be a packed weekend full of reunions, exceptional continuing education courses, and memorable Buckeye activities.

Note: Ohio State Optometry Professor Melissa D. Bailey, OD, PhD, and Emeritus Professor Joseph T. Barr, OD, MS, are two of the co-founders of Lentechs.

• LEN101 study of investigational contact lenses APIOC™ for Presbyopia and APIOC for Presbyopia with Astigmatism