The Ohio State University College of Optometry

The Ohio State University College of Optometry, in collaboration with VSP Vision and the Rick Bay Foundation, announced Ryan Pickering as the recipient of the Ohio State Student Innovator Award. The $5,000 grant recognizes innovative, creative and feasible ideas presented by an optometry student.

Ryan Pickering Wins Ohio State Student Innovator Award | College of Optometry Pickering, a student in Ohio State Optometry’s Class of 2028, created a solution for eyewear dispensing challenges he encountered during humanitarian vision trips.

Erica Shelton (OD/MS'18, PhD'25) is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the College of Optometry who has been with the college for nearly eight years as an employee. Her days are varied, splitting time between patient care in the pediatric, binocular vision, and vision therapy clinics, teaching the VS 6100 course, and conducting research. She finds the greatest joy in teaching, particularly in witnessing students gain confidence and clarity as they master new concepts. Read more about Dr. Erica Shelton in this month's Employee Focus.

Employee Focus on Erica Shelton | College of Optometry Hands down the best part of my job is when I get to see a student have that moment of clarity when dealing with a new concept.

Dr. Phil Yuhas is an Assistant Professor (soon to be Associate Professor) at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. A Notre Dame undergraduate who earned his OD, MS, and PhD from Ohio State, he splits his time between running a vision-science research lab focused on ocular biomechanics and traumatic brain injury, teaching, and seeing patients. His path to optometry came after being inspired by shadowing his family optometrist, Dr. Robert Engel, who showed him the rewards of primary eye care. Outside of work, Dr. Yuhas is devoted to his wife Emily and five children, and enjoys reading 19th-century American history, maintaining his lawn, and cheering on the Fighting Irish and the Cleveland Browns.

Alumni Focus on Phil Yuhas (OD/MS'14, PhD'19) | College of Optometry Looking back on my time as a student, I can say with confidence that as a professional I constantly return to lessons learned from a wide range of teachers, attendings, and mentors that I encountered during optometry school and later during graduate school.

Kayla Bartram is a New Jersey native and Rutgers University graduate pursuing her OD at Ohio State's College of Optometry. She chose Ohio State for its competitive tuition, strong NBEO passage rates, and small class community. She is president of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Club, vice president of The Prismatic Effect, and house manager of the Epsilon Psi Epsilon (EYE) optometry fraternity. Academically, a highlight of her time so far has been presenting research at the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting in Boston, and she is working toward defending her thesis on contrast sensitivity training through perceptual learning. Read more about Kayla in this month's Student Focus.

Student Focus on Kayla Bartram | College of Optometry Everyone around me has consistently supported and pushed me to become a better student, researcher, and clinician

Dr. Danielle Orr is quoted in a Prevention article, "9 Surprising Health Conditions That Can Affect Your Eyes, According to Experts." https://bit.ly/4uDIqEl

Experts Say These Surprising Health Conditions Can Cause Eye Changes A change in your eyes could signal that something else is amiss.

Congratulations to the Class of 2029, who received their white coats today!