On Feb. 20, 2024, the IU School of Optometry opened a low vision clinic on the campus of the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) in Indianapolis. IUSO volunteers evaluated six students and made device and/or glasses recommendations for all of them. IUSO will be working through the details of getting the… Read more »
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Suresh Viswanathan named dean of the School of Optometry
Suresh Viswanathan, professor and chair of the Department of Biological and Vision Science and interim associate dean for optometric education at the SUNY College of Optometry, has been named dean of the IU School of Optometry, effective June 3, 2024, subject to approval by the IU Board of Trustees. “With his collaborative spirit, focus on… Read more »
IUSO Professor Donald Miller Named 2024 Rank Prize Recipient
London — Founded in 1972 by the British industrialist and philanthropist Lord J. Arthur Rank, the prestigious Rank Prize is awarded biennially in the fields of nutrition and optoelectronics. The 2024 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics is awarded to four internationally leading scientists for the development of instruments that use adaptive optics technologies to capture high-resolution… Read more »
Malinovsky Ocular Disease CE Seminar
Here is the listing of courses and lecturers for the upcoming Malinovsky Ocular Disease CE Seminar, which will be held Dec. 2–3, 2023, at the IU School of Optometry. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 8–9 a.m. Introducing Chalazion Injection and Removal to Your Practice Jane Ann Grogg, OD 9–11 a.m. From Anterior to Posterior: Cases with… Read more »
Some Ethnic Groups at Higher Risk for Retinal Damage from Diabetes
BLOOMINGTON, IN — A group of researchers at Indiana University School of Optometry found individuals are at different risks for retinal damage from diabetes, with certain ethnic groups and males being at a greater risk. “Complications to the retinas of diabetic patients are more likely in some groups, such as African Americans or Asians, even… Read more »
IUSO at Academy 2023
Make the most of your time at the American Academy of Optometry’s Academy 2023 conference in New Orleans. Check out these various lectures, poster presentations, and continuing educations courses being led by IU School of Optometry faculty, students, and alumni. Wednesday, Oct. 11 2-4 p.m. Location: Level 2, 243-245 Clinical Case Examples of Genetic Testing… Read more »
The Indiana University School of Optometry Recognized Three Alumni at the Annual Alumni Awards Program
Three Indiana University School of Optometry alumni were honored as the 2023 recipients of the school’s Foley House Awards during a reception and program in the Frangipani Room at the Indiana Memorial Union on Sept. 9. “We couldn’t be prouder of our 2023 Foley House Award recipients,” said IU School of Optometry Associate Dean for… Read more »
IUSO Emeritus Professor Publishes Optometry History Book
BLOOMINGTON, IN — IU School of Optometry Emeritus Professor David Goss’s book From Spectacle Making Trade to Scholarly Profession: A History of Optometry in the United States has been published. This is the first comprehensive book on optometry history in the United States published in more than 50 years. The book documents the long and… Read more »
Dr. Rowan Candy named IUSO Interim Dean
The following is an email shared on June 30 with IUSO on the behalf of the Office of the Provost. Dear IUSO community, I write with another update on our search for the next dean of the School of Optometry. As Dean Bonanno returns to the faculty and we move forward in the pivotal search… Read more »
Aniseikonia Clinic Launched at IUSO’s Atwater Eye Care Center
This year, IU School of Optometry’s Clinical Assistant Professor Grace Brasel, OD, FAAO, launched the Aniseikonia Clinic at the school’s Atwater Eye Care Center. Dr. Brasel, who works in the pediatric and binocular vision department at both the Atwater Eye Care Center and Indianapolis Eye Care Center, is excited to bring this new and unique… Read more »