Fourth-year UMSL optometry students Kate Hamm and Rachel Simpson use their platform to tackle issues in optometry and more.
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‘Eye antiques’ give optometry alumna’s modern practice a vintage vibe
When Katie McElvaine and her husband opened Springfield Family Vision, they gave it an antique flare with some family help.
Optometry offers Alex Gada a second chance at a career she loves
The third-year student’s love of learning and passion for helping people made returning to school later in life worth all the effort.
Love of vision, love of country: 4 UMSL optometry students earn full-ride Army scholarships
Jessica Arnoldy, Marie Lulette Fermil, Jacquelyn Tyra and Kailey Utley will be fulfilling double duty as both optometrists and commissioned officers in the Army.
UMSL optometry students win Project Foresight Scholarship, share passion for change on national stage
Kate Hamm and Rachel Simpson aim to propel the profession of optometry forward with big ideas – including a business model that tackles the wage gap.
UMSL College of Optometry premieres new video focused on student voices, family feel
Supportive student services, national leadership opportunities and extensive externship experiences are just some of the program features highlighted in the video.
Recent UMSL optometry research investigates blocking blue light, promotes saving vision
Carl Bassi and Blair Gerratt conducted a study on lenses with the potential to protect wearers from the hazards of too much screen time.
UMSL optometry students take eye-care expertise to Haiti, Honduras and beyond
For Jasmine Hayes and Kanesha McBee, delivering vision services abroad to those who need them most has been a life-changing experience.
Optometry students, faculty, alumni travel to Jefferson City to lobby and connect
The Missouri Optometric Association Conference offered students an opportunity to see how doctors and legislators can work together on behalf of patients.
UMSL Patient Care Center, new home for College of Optometry, hosts grand opening
Designed with beauty and functionality in mind, the PCC boasts 35,000 square feet of clinical space, an abundance of new technology and partnership opportunities.
Optometry professor garners top honors for contributions to contact lenses
Ed Bennett has been ranked among the “30 Most Influential in Contact Lenses” by the national publication Contact Lens Spectrum.
Optometry student wins first place InfantSEE Scholarship, gains extensive externship experience
Shelby Baugh Bruner’s advocacy for infant vision examinations won her the first place InfantSEE Scholarship, which she’ll use to fund externships beyond those she will do in St. Louis.
Keeping talent on campus: Optometry student turned faculty
Erin Brooks went through the Bridge Program and earned three degrees from UMSL before she settled into her role as an assistant clinical professor in the College of Optometry.
Innovative teaching wins optometry professor education award
Ed Bennett was recognized with the 2015 Michael G. Harris Award for Excellence in Optometric Education by the American Academy of Optometry.
New year, new look for optometry nook in Marillac
Wander down the west stairs of Marillac Hall to its bottom floor and stumble upon all new sights.
From classroom to career: Latest wave of optometry graduates enter work force
Thirty-nine students graduated from the program in May, all of them with jobs already lined up in the optometry field.
UMSL student elected to optometry’s top US student leadership position
Devin Sasser is the second UMSL student to hold the office of president of the American Optometric Student Association in three years.
Optometry students’ push for new facilities results in Patient Care Center
The college anticipates the building design to be completed by fall with construction to wrap by summer 2016.
Optometry student leads at local, national levels
Devin Sasser was a determined child. When most 6-year-old boys wanted to be a baseball or football player, the Dallas native was adamant that he someday enroll in law school and become a lawyer. By age 11, he’d moved past that and set his sights on a health-science field.
Optometry dean to speak at UMSL Great Lecture Series
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Executive Leadership Consortium presents their annual Great Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, from 5:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m., at the Millennium Student Center at UMSL. This year’s featured speaker is Dr. Melvin D. Shipp, dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry.