Top Ten Optometry Schools
From The University of Houston College of Optometry Roger L. Boltz, OD, '72, PhD, '78, FAAO, is UHCO Alumnus of the Year Roger L Boltz, OD, ’72, PhD, ’78, FAAO recently received the 2018 UHCO Alumnus of the Year award at the college’s graduation ceremony held on May 12, 2018.
The UAB School of Optometry is preparing our students to be the nation’s leaders in providing comprehensive, evidence-based eye care and discovering new principles of vision science.
Dawn Rigney Named SUNY Optometry’s Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Executive Director of Optometric Center of New York
Why Berkeley? Berkeley is the no. 1 public university in the world. Our students and faculty come from many places and backgrounds; together we create a vibrant and dynamic community that seeks to create a better world.
In the Pacific University College of Optometry, world-renowned faculty and diverse clinical sites prepare tomorrow’s doctors of optometry. At Pacific, teaching is our first priority. Our optometry faculty lecture and publish worldwide, but teaching is at the center of their practice.
The OD degree granted from Marshall B. Ketchum University is a professional doctorate degree. There are academic degrees offered as well. The academic degree offered at MBKU is the master's degree in vision science.
The Illinois College of Optometry prefers prospective candidates to have an undergraduate degree, or at least 90 semester credit hours that meet their Pre-Optometry Curriculum, which is a list of college-level pre-optometry courses including Calculus, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics and Psychology.
Why I Chose the Field of Optometry. Filmed in Washington, DC during the summer of 2017, current & former students discuss why they chose to become a Doctor of Optometry.