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American Optometric Student Association

Not-so-traditional path gives optometry student Jasmine Welch unique lens for outreach efforts

Welch has been inspired to join efforts such as the UMSL Eyes on Diversity outreach program and Black EyeCare Perspective’s The 13% Promise....

Super involved Lauren Dermody finds passion and love in UMSL College of Optometry

Dermody discovered specialties and studies such as low vision and pharmacology but also her fiancé – optometry student Matthew Falconer....

Hearing loss doesn’t limit optometry student from improving others’ vision

Riley Liss was born with hearing loss in both ears and received her first pair of hearing aids when she was 6 months old. ...

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...

National optometry website features UMSL student

Devin Sasser is making the most of his time at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The third-year optometry student has taken an active roll on the College of Optometry’s admissions...

UMSL student leads national optometry organization

It’s September, less than a month into the new academic year, and Jennifer Sidun has no trouble keeping busy. The University of Missouri–St. Louis optometry student is in Cleveland where...