1950s Max R. Gwaltney, 91, BS/MS’56, of Port St. Lucie, FL, died in 2024. Jack F. Moore, 89, BS’57, MS’58, of Dallas, TX, died in 2024. 1960s Richard L. Carman, 88, BS’61, MS’62, of Winona Lake, IN, died on June 5, 2023. He was an optometrist for 40 years as owner of Dr. Richard L… Read more »
Alumni Spotlight: Linda Johnson
Alumni Spotlight Get insights from an IUSO alum through six questions. Linda Johnson, OD’78 Jackson, MS 1) What do you do now? Director of Optometry Services at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi. 2) What is your favorite aspect of your career? I always loved what I do. I love helping people and… Read more »
IUSO’s Newest Gold Key Members
On Feb. 28, President of the Gold Key International Honor Society Katie Edwards announced the newest students from the IU School of Optometry who became Gold KeyMembers. The mission of Gold Key is to recognize optometry students who demonstrate outstanding leadership to their college and profession. Membership to Gold Key is limited to 10% of… Read more »
IUSO/NOSA Presentation on Black History Month
The following information is from a presentation given to NOSA at IUSO from information compiled by Dr. Paula Boone during a Black History Month event at IUSO on Feb. 21, 2025. Black History is American History and should be celebrated 365 days a year. Black and specifically African Americans in the United States have made… Read more »
IU School of Optometry Receives $1.3M Frame Donation From Eyemart Express
BLOOMINGTON, IN – The Indiana University School of Optometry (IUSO) has received an extraordinary donation of 26,348 eyeglass frames from Eyemart Express. This generous gift valued at more than $1.3 million includes 19,088 women’s frames, 3,946 men’s frames, and 3,314 children’s frames. These frames will provide essential eyewear to low-income and uninsured patients at the… Read more »
New 2024 AAO Fellows
At the American Academy of Optometry’s 2024 conference in Indianapolis, the Academy welcomed 271 new Fellows to its ranks. Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry must complete a candidacy process that includes submitting written works for peer review that demonstrate their skills as an optometrist or vision scientist. They must also sit for an… Read more »
Awards and Recognitions at AAO 2024
The following IU School of Optometry people won awards and recognitions at the American Academy of Optometry’s 2024 conference in Indianapolis. Alec Compton and Madison Neale VSP/AAOF Practice Excellence Scholarship The scholarship goes to fourth-year students who demonstrate excellence in providing primary eye care to clinical patients and intend to pursue independent optometry practice. Students… Read more »
Dr. Tichenor Awarded AOA’s Investigator Initiated Research Award
IU School of Optometry Assistant Professor and Director of the Dry Eye Clinic Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, has been awarded the American Optometric Association’s Investigator Initiated Research Award to investigate ocular surface health in women. This award is given to support early-stage investigative work to stimulate future major funding from agencies such as the National… Read more »
IUSO at Academy 2024
Make the most of your time at the American Academy of Optometry’s 2024 conference in Indianapolis. Check out these various lectures, presentations, and continuing education courses being led by IU School of Optometry faculty, students, and alumni. All events take place in the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis except for the IUSO Reception and… Read more »
IUSO to Honor Three Alumni with Awards
Three Indiana University School of Optometry graduates will receive the school’s Foley House alumni awards on Nov. 8, during the IUSO Alumni and Friends Reception at the American Academy of Optometry conference in Indianapolis. IU School of Optometry Dean Suresh Viswanathan, BOptom, MS, PhD, will present Foley House awards to the 2024 honorees Raymond A…. Read more »