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Let's zoom in and focus on our creative students... at AOSA's 29th Optometry Student Bowl, powered by Essilor in Dallas.
And...The Zoom Background Award goes to New England College of Optometry, which will help create next year’s “hype video” which helps kick off the competition with energy!
Happy weekend!

The AOSA Optometry Student Bowl Celebrates 29th Annual Competition | INVISIONMAG.COM Connor Christensen from The University of Houston College of Optometry took home top honors in front of more than 1500 virtual viewers.

Residency program info https://bit.ly/2W2D3QK

Congrats Pratima!! Another NECO rising⭐️

For the fifth year running, we have put our support for the National Optometric Association community into action by recognizing three members of the National Optometric Student Association - NOSA with $7,000 in grants. In addition to awarding grants, National Vision recently donated optometric equipment to assist an NOA member in Chicago whose practice was severely damaged during riots. Check out the press release in the link to learn more. And, congratulations to the grant winners – you excelled at “putting passion into practice!”

https://www.nationalvision.com/newsroom/national-vision-supports-national-optometric-association-community-with-student-grants-and-donated-equipment/

Congrats and Best Wishes to NECO's Class of 2020 Pamela Nardella, OD, of Avon, CT featured in today's Women in Optometry - having earned the highest academic honors in her graduating class. Pamela will be practicing at Groton Eye Center, a private practice in Groton, CT. ,

Dr. Dorothy Hitchmoth...leading the way with holistic eye care!

Holistic Eye Care: How to Get Started with Your Patients | Women In Optometry By Dorothy Hitchmoth, OD, FAAO, ABO, ABCMO Diplomat Dr. Hitchmoth is an EyePromise Scientific Advisory Board Member Holistic care is now mainstream in America. Society has shifted to a deeper understanding that natural or organic options in things like food, beverages, skin care, and even health car...

Supporting the mission of PRISM - NECOproud!

PRISM is an organization with the goal of increasing LGBTQ+ competency within our profession through educational, social, and advocacy events. In honor of Pride Month, we would like to take this time to commemorate the advocates, icons, protesters, leaders, and revolutionaries behind LGBTQ+ rights. PRISM would like to especially recognize the LGBTQ+ people of color who faced and challenged racial and sexual prejudice.

There is no question that systemic racism exists to this day. Racial inequality is still pervasive long past the Civil War, long past Jim Crow Laws, and long past the 19th amendment. Systemic racism exists in employment, healthcare, education, criminal justice fields, and more. PRISM supports BLM not only because Black and LGBTQ+ history is intrinsically connected, but also because it is our job as healthcare professionals to advocate for the rights of all people.

With the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, join us in commemorating the LGBTQ+ people of color who stood up to defend their rights and community on the NECO Student Life page (). Read, listen, and learn about the lives of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Miss Major, and Storme DeLarverie, just to name a few. There is no Pride without Black voices.

Many thanks to the NECO library, especially Heather Edmonds, for making many valuable resources available to us. You can find more resources available here: https://library.neco.edu/resources/prism.

As an academic institution, we believe that education is a fundamental element of building a diverse and inclusive community. Admittedly, Juneteenth was not a holiday that was well known by many of us. We encourage everyone to take the time to learn more about Juneteenth.

Thank you to Dr. Sarah Williams - serving our Vision Therapy patients
at-home with EyeCareLive!

OD Finds Effective Application for Telemedicine in Vision Therapy | Women In Optometry This is part of a three-part series on NECO telemedicine. Read the rest of the stories here. Vision Therapy ­­­Sarah Williams, OD, assistant professor of specialty care at NECO and attending pediatric optometrist at the NECO Center for Eye Care, has looked at the research studies that show that i...

Dr. Anita Gulmiri serving up lots of telemedicine convenience to her CL patients!

Patient Convenience, Shortened Wait Times for Contact Lens Services by Telemedicine | Women In Optometry This is part of a three-part series on NECO telemedicine. Read the rest of the stories here. Contact Lenses Anita Gulmiri, OD, FAAO, an assistant professor of clinical optometry and attending OD at the school’s Optometry Center for Eye Care, has known about the EyecareLive platform for some time a...

Spotlight on Dr. Nicole Ross!

Low Vision via Telemedicine Offers Observation Advantages | Women In Optometry This is part of a three-part series on NECO telemedicine. Read the rest of the stories here. LOW VISION Nicole Ross, OD, MSc, FAAO, says that the college’s teams had to convert research into practice quickly. “Certainly, complex refractive needs or issues need to be addressed in the office. But ...

Five ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ s Celebrating NECO’s Dr. Donald Korb

If people laugh at your idea, you might be onto something big. So says Dr. Donald Korb in a recent interview about his experience as clinician, researcher, inventor, discoverer. Curiosity and listening were his guide... and knowing when a laugh is more than just a laugh. See the video https://bit.ly/37nLdYo

Tune in tomorrow morning!

Tune in on Wednesday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. EDT for the next episode of New England College of Optometry’s InsideVision TV for a talk about the launch ReopenEyecare.com.

This episode will feature David Chute, Co-Founder and CEO of ThinOptics, as well as Dr. Katie Greiner of Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons, and Dr. Justin Manning of Healthy Eyes Advantage.

Mark your calendars and view here: https://bit.ly/3eYvj9a.