All IU School of Optometry faculty, students, and staff, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear masks in public places (i.e. classrooms, conference rooms, student lounge, academic study center). If you are alone, you can remove the mask. Building access to study areas and practice labs is available 24/7 using electronic key card after… Read more »
Tag: COVID-19
IUSO COVID-19 Protocols (Summer 2021 Update)
Please follow the safety precautions outlined below to help keep the IU School of Optometry’s students, staff, and faculty healthy and safe. The Optometry Building (800 E. Atwater Ave.) Access permitted for scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time; study areas are available in designated seats indicated by red stickers. Access only between 7:15 a.m. and… Read more »
IUSO Employee Earns IU Staff Merit Award
Six Indiana University Bloomington staff members will be honored during a Staff Merit Awards virtual reception on Dec. 15, 2020. One of the recipients is IU School of Optometry’s support staff employee Kristy Dunlap, AS’00. The annual awards, which honor staff members for outstanding service to IU Bloomington, come from the Office of the Provost… Read more »
Current IUSO COVID-19 Protocols
IUSO COVID-19 Protocols Students must follow the safety precautions outlined below to help keep the IU School of Optometry’s faculty, staff, and students healthy and safe. Building/Room Access Protocols The Optometry Building (800 E. Atwater Ave.) Access permitted for scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time; study areas are available in designated seats indicated by red… Read more »
Myopia Management Clinic for Children Launched at IUSO’s Atwater Eye Care Center
This year, IU School of Optometry’s Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Katie Connolly launched the Myopia Management Clinic at the school’s Atwater Eye Care Center (AECC). Dr. Connolly, who is the chief of pediatric and binocular vision services at AECC, is leading the way in myopia management in children. What is myopia? Myopia, also known as… Read more »
IU School of Optometry COVID-19 Testing Protocols
Dear IUSO Faculty, Staff, and Students, Although this message pertains to students primarily, everyone working at the IU School of Optometry should be aware of our school’s COVID-19 testing protocols. IUSO Protocol for COVID Testing and Quarantine An individual who experiences COVID symptoms or suspects they are experiencing COVID symptoms should: Contact the IU Health… Read more »
Update from IUSO Dean Bonanno (May 27)
Dear IU School of Optometry Faculty, Students and Staff, As the pandemic evolves, IU is beginning to roll out Restart Activities. I want to give you an update on activities at the school. Clinics On May 18, both the Atwater Eye Care Center and the Indianapolis Eye Care Center began seeing patients for routine care. Currently,… Read more »
Update from IUSO Dean Bonanno (May 10)
Dear IUSO Students, Staff, and Faculty, I wanted to keep in touch with everyone about what has happened, what is being planned, what is likely, and what is unknown going forward during the pandemic. Some of you may remember the famous wisdom from former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that “There are known knowns,… Read more »
Update from IUSO Dean Bonanno (April 28)
Dear IU School of Optometry Faculty, Staff, and Students, I hope you are safe and healthy during these unprecedented times. The public health crisis has upended what is normal in our daily lives as well as for us trying to deliver an education and for students trying to get one. Spring 2020 Currently, spring semester… Read more »
Dr. Richard E. Meetz Will Receive Spirit of Philanthropy Award
Indiana University School of Optometry Emeritus Clinical Professor Richard E. Meetz, BS’74, OD’76, will receive a Spirit of Philanthropy Award for his contributions and dedication to IUSO. The award was scheduled to be presented to Dr. Meetz on April 21, 2020, at the annual Spirit of Philanthropy Luncheon and Awards Ceremony in Indianapolis, but the… Read more »