Name: Alexis Garcia Hometown: Belvidere, IL Where did you do your undergrad education? What was your major, what degree did you earn, and what year did you graduate? I did my undergraduate education at Benedictine University. I was a biology major and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I graduated in 2022. Describe the… Read more »
Tag: IU School of Optometry
Student Spotlight: Rafael Rodriguez Jr.
Name: Rafael Rodriguez Jr. Hometown: Barstow, CA Where did you do your undergrad education? What was your major, what degree did you earn, and what year did you graduate? ASU: Biology degree, 2019 graduation Describe the moment when you realized you wanted to become an optometrist. I wanted to become an optometrist in the 10th… Read more »
Student Spotlight: Liliana Gonzalez
Name: Liliana Gonzalez Hometown: Miami, FL Where did you do your undergrad education? What was your major, what degree did you earn, and what year did you graduate? University of Florida, Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Cell Science with a Minor in Health Disparities, graduated December 2022 Describe the moment when you realized you wanted to become… Read more »
IUSO Student Spotlight: Gabriela Malave
Name: Gabriela Malave Hometown: Cedar Lake, Indiana Where did you do your undergrad education? I completed my undergraduate education at Indiana University, Bloomington. I graduated in 2022 and received my Biology Bachelor of Arts degree, as well as a minor in Spanish. Describe the moment when you realized you wanted to become an optometrist. My… Read more »
IUSO Student Spotlight: Gabby Cintron
Name: Gabby Cintron Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Where did you do your undergrad education? What was your major, what degree did you earn, and what year did you graduate? B.S. in Biology at the University of Florida with a minor in Disabilities in Society, class of 2022 Describe the moment when you realized you wanted to… 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 »