Why Academic Optometry?

3 Doctors of Optometry discuss their active and unique lifestyles outside of the Optometry profession including Salsa Dancing, Yoga, Club DJing, even farming. See more at FutureEyeDoc.org.

This podcast deals with sports and vision therapy and how Doctors of Optometry can help with athletic performance and injury recovery. Today’s featured guest is Dr. Graham Erickson of Pacific University College of Optometry. Dr. Erickson’s primary research is on sports vision. Host- Tommy Griffiths

We discuss the misconceptions of optometry and why two current optometric students ultimately chose the field of optometry to study. We talk to Morganne Bayliss a student at Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University and Chanpreet Sawhney a student at Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Both students, were on a different course of study in the health care field but chose optometry. Each has a different story to share.

Today’s podcast is a conversation with Miss Alabama Haley Barbour whose future career path is becoming a Doctor of Optometry. With Tommy Griffiths

By “unconventional”, we mean a student of optometry who did not enter optometry school directly after graduating college. Today we are joined by two current optometry students, Daniel Crawford, a second year student from The Ohio State, College of Optometry and Gabriel Russell from Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry who is entering his third year. Hosted by Tommy Griffiths.

In this podcast, We talk to Dr. Nate Lighthizer, Assistant Dean of Clinical Care Services and Assistant Professor at the Oklahoma College of Optometry and Dr. Elizabeth A. Steele, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Optometry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. Hosted by Tommy Griffiths.

The latest news from ASCO with Dr. David Heath, ASCO President and President of the SUNY College of Optometry in New York City and ASCO’s newly appointed Executive Director, Dawn Mancuso.

Third in the ASCO Podcast Series- “Optometry and Interprofessional Education” and we welcome Dr. Jennifer Coyle, Dean of the Pacific University, School of Optometry and ASCO President, Dr. Valerie Wren, Associate Professor, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Optometry, and a special guest, Dr. Pat Callard, Assistant Professor for the College of Graduate Nursing also at Western University of Health Sciences.

Part of the ASCO Podcast Series- Featuring Dr. Jeffrey D. Perotti, Clinical Associate Professor at Indiana University School of Optometry, and Dr. Nicole Putnam, Assistant Professor at Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry.

Part of the ASCO Podcast series- Featuring Dr. Michael Bacigalupi, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, and Sunnie Ewing, Student Recruitment Director at Southern College of Optometry.