Message
from the Dean
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Welcome
to the College of Optometry. The College of Optometry administers
the only professional training program for optometrists in Missouri
and is just one of seventeen ASCO member institutions in North America that award the degree Doctor
of Optometry. Over 97% of our students have earned a baccalaureate
degree prior to their admission to the 4- year professional degree
program which is accredited by the Accreditation
Council on Optometric Education (ACOE). At least one of the nearly 950 graduates may be found in over 37 states and 2 foreign countries. |
Our on-site accredited post-professional residency
programs allow select graduates to seek more intensive and specialized
clinical experience following completion of the O.D. degree in two
specialty areas: Cornea and Contact Lenses and Pediatrics and Binocular
Vision. Practitioners enrolled in these programs are fortunate to
work with our internationally known faculty in the above disciplines.
The college also sponsors affiliated residencies supervised by nationally recognized optometrists located at the Veteran’s Administration Hospitals in St. Louis, Kansas City and beginning in 2008 Wichita Kansas. In addition to providing unique educational opportunities, these programs enhance the quality of care delivered to deserving veterans. We are also proud of the affiliated program in hospital based pediatric optometry located at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri which began in the summer of 2007. Many completing residency programs and others like them across the country will serve as the optometric educators of tomorrow.
Our outstanding doctoral faculty advise and mentor students who
are enrolled in the graduate program seeking the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Vision Science. This program prepares individuals to serve as educators and researchers in industry, the military and numerous other public and private entities. We are very proud of the outstanding educators and scholars among our faculty.
Our Center For Eye Care has served the St. Louis metropolitan community for nearly 30 years. Through partnerships with other health care providers, hospitals, service agencies, schools, employers and community organizations our student interns and faculty diagnose and treat eye and vision problems for patients throughout the metropolitan area. The staff in our Center for Eye Care provides comprehensive eye and vision care services. Most public and private insurances are accepted.
Whether you seek to pursue a career as an eye care professional, a career in research or want to learn more about the excellent health care services offered by our program, I hope that you will take the time to contact us and see why I am so enthusiastic about the future of the College of Optometry. Our faculty, staff and students daily Enrich Lives Through Vision!
Sincerely,
Larry J. Davis
Dean
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Leadership Council
Strategic Plan
