Education
School Report Card: Grappling with Growth
In a period of rapid expansion, some worry about the education system’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining high standards.
01/15/2025
Web Platforms Fall Short in Providing Quality Eye Care Info
Consumer healthcare site content overshot the audience’s reading level and wasn’t always relevant to their concerns, studies find.
04/01/2021
Vision Expo East Moves to May
Organizers announce a new date to give exhibitors and conference goers more time to plan.
10/01/2020
Corneal Dystrophies Front to Back
This stepwise approach can help you diagnose and manage these conditions.
09/15/2020
Academy 2020 Comes to Your Home
Amid safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual show is going virtual.
08/12/2020
OD Educators Unite—And Go Online
Faculty across the country have come together to provide distance learning for the next generation.
04/14/2020
AOA Nixes Annual Meeting
Plans for live education will be replaced with an online program.
04/10/2020
Don’t Let YouTube Advise Your Patients
Many who research refractive surgery online get poor information.
01/06/2020
COPE Committee Brings in Other Stakeholders
Schiotz tonography used for the first time in this type of study.
12/20/2018
Optometry Schools Continue to Grapple with Board Scores
Overall pass rates are slightly higher but not enough to signify demonstrable progress.
12/04/2018
Upcoming Events
May 2-3, 2025
New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society–Spring
Location: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California
Co-Chairs: Paul Karpecki, OD, Jake Lang, OD, and Selina McGee, OD
Earn LIVE COPE Credits* (Accreditation pending)
