Tag: optometry school
Women Continue to Lead Optometry Enrollment in Class of 2029
The percentage of women entering North America’s optometry schools and colleges remained at 71% for the class of 2029. That follows the trend of...
How Student Loan Reforms Could Impact Optometry Education
Students entering optometry school in academic year 2026-2027 will face a new limitation, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As part...
New and Revamped Optometry School Campuses
Northeastern State University Launches New Optometry Facility
On July 29, Northeastern State University will celebrate the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art, 78,000-square-foot NSU Oklahoma...
PCO Welcomes New Dean, Dr. Josephine Ibironke
Josephine O. Ibironke, OD, MPH, FAAO, has been appointed dean of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), following a national search, effective September 15,...
Eric Miller: Plan, Don’t Sweat, Your Student Loan Payments
Optometry school is an investment—often a hefty one. Eric Miller, co-owner of Econologics Financial Advisors, knows how overwhelming student loan debt may feel, and...
Checking In: Where Former Top Grads are Today
CLASS OF 2024: 1 YEAR LATER
Vanessa Hua, OD
After graduating from Pacific University College of Optometry in 2024, Vanessa Hua, OD, pursued a primary care...
Navigating Student Debt: Advice for New ODs
Approximately 2,000 new optometrists graduate each year, stepping into a profession filled with promise and potential. However, many of these graduates face the daunting...
The Debt Load 2025
Periodically, WO repeats this Pop-up Poll to see how student loan debt is impacting ODs.
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UMSL’s Hannah Bollig Wins $5000 Scholarship
Hannah Bollig, a third-year student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry, is the recipient of the 2024 Dr. Frank D. Fontana...
ODs Come From a Wide Variety of College Majors, Poll Finds
There are hundreds of college majors to choose from for today's students. With the pre-requisites for optometry school, it's not a surprise that many...
