NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry Residency Programs

NSUOCO is hosting an Alumni & Friends Reception at Academy Boston 2025. Current and former residents please join us if your schedule permits:

Friday, October 10, 2025
7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Westin Boston Seaport District
425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
Mezzanine Level: Alcott Room

Open Cornea & CL Residency Position at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry!!!

Supervisor: Dr. Latricia Pack ([email protected], 918-444-4044)
ASCO website: https://myasco.opted.org/searchEngines/residency_details.aspx?id=50
NSUOCO website: https://optometry.nsuok.edu/ResidencyProgram/Cornea_ContactLenses.aspx

Program Description:
This program provides an opportunity to gain clinical experience and expertise in the areas of advanced contact lens fitting and diagnosis and management of corneal conditions, while continuing to sharpen skills in other areas of optometry. The residency is 50-60% cornea and contact lenses and 40-50% other areas of interest. Patients are typically from the Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center clinical population. The resident also has the opportunity to work with nationally recognized clinicians in hands-on specialty contact lens fitting workshops. Observations with other eye care specialists are available through external rotations. A regularly scheduled residency seminar promotes literature review and study. Teaching is another important aspect of this program, with opportunities to become involved in didactic and clinical education of optometry students, optometrists, and other health care providers. A publishable quality paper is required, and other contact lens related research and case reports are encouraged.

Highlights:
- The NSUOCO clinic where CL care is performed will move into a newly built facility approx 1 month after the start of the residency program.
- Ability to perform anterior segment lasers and minor surgical procedures on site including corneal cross-linking.
- Exposure to other clinical areas aside from contact lenses within our various subspecialty clinics pending availability/personal interest: Glaucoma, Diabetic Clinic, Ocular Disease, Specialty Care/Dry Eye, Optometry Surgery, Laser Clinic, Retinal Referral, Cataract Care, Electrodiagnostic Testing, Infant Vision, Pediatrics, Vision Therapy, Low Vision Rehabilitation, and Walk-in Acute Care.
- Clinical supervision and teaching of optometry students.
- Participation in on-call hospital emergency room care.
- Opportunity for lecture and workshop presentations in the form of continuing education, grand rounds, optometry classroom, etc.
- Regularly scheduled residency seminar that promotes literature review and study.
- Opportunity to network and form lasting relationships with expert faculty mentors.
- Benefits including leave, health insurance, and professional liability insurance.
- Unlimited professional leave to attend meetings/conferences pending supervisor/director approval.

So proud of our residents’ posters at Academy! I also found an old friend who got his fellowship; congratulations Dr. Wohlgemuth! And good luck to Dr. Hutchinson on his paper presentation tomorrow! 🎉🎉👏

Optometry’s Meeting 2024

Had a blast at our farewell celebration at main event!

https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/diabetic-eye-disease-a-comprehensive-look-at-the-optometrists-role

Article by our NSUOCO resident Dr. Jessica Tarka made the cover of Review of Optometry! Got some really nice images in this one and you can magnify if you click on them

Diabetic Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Look at the Optometrist’s Role Published June 15, 2024 Diabetic Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Look at the Optometrist’s Role Learn what to pay attention to and when to take charge. By Jessica Tarka, OD, and Carolyn Majcher, OD   Retina Takes the StageExperts offer pearls for detecting and managing numerous posterior segment con...

NSUOCO is hosting an Alumni Reception at the AOA Optometry's Meeting in Nashville, TN.

The Alumni Reception will be held in the Cumberland 6 Reception room in the Omni Nashville Hotel on Thursday, June 20 from 5:00-7:00.

Hope to see you there!

https://www.optometricmanagement.com/issues/2024/may/combatting-inflammation-in-diabetic-retinopathy/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AefMH2rloYkxMjhUuR5z_IPD0ipvj4gTmhhV1UDpYq3LH8q729Bt3SFs_aem_AYu29yS2dipE50N87eJzS10_4JauvVv9UIuJqt4kuMSgLM3GjNf-UxfGxswMgfBo2lwU3-Ocn7oxYxHQQTBpV-ky

Combatting inflammation in diabetic retinopathy Knowledge of this pathogenic factor enables effective management

Going to miss this group of excellent residents! Congratulations in advance!

Congratulations to our OMEG resident Ethan Gerstein who won 1st place overall resident poster at Heart of America and was the inaugural winner of the Dr. Stobble award 🎉