There is an ongoing need for access to healthcare in rural Alabama. To help, the Alabama Board of Optometric Scholarship and Loan Awards (BOSLA) has established a scholarship for first to fourth year ...

UAB Optometry’s Private Practice Club was the recipient of the Preston Cup Award given by the Student Optometric Leadership Network. The honor was presented at the annual Student Private Practice ...

The UAB School of Optometry has announced that Mallory Wright, OD, has joined the faculty as an assistant professor. Wright, a co-valedictorian graduate of the Southern College of Optometry, recently ...

Camille Kim, Class of 2026, earned second place in the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) Optometry Student Bowl powered by EssilorLuxottica. The event is an annual, high-energy quiz ...

The UAB School of Optometry is proud to welcome Heidi Hernandez, OD, as an assistant professor. Dr. Hernandez, a 2023 graduate of the UAB School of Optometry, returns to her alma mater with a strong ...

Swetha Ravichandran, M.Optom, FAAO, and Sourav Datta, M.Optom, doctoral students in the Vision Science Graduate Program at the UAB School of Optometry, have been named 2025 William C. Ezell Fellows by ...

The story of Ashlee Sellers and Brian Elliott, UAB Eye Care’s optician supervisor, stands out as a powerful reminder of what happens when compassion, consistency and connection come together. Ashlee, ...

The UAB School of Optometry’s Residency in Cornea and Contact Lens recently underwent successful re-accreditation with the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE, 1-800-365-2219). This ...

The UAB School of Optometry's continuing education goal is to provide quality continuing education, lifelong learning and professional development for practicing optometrists. In the exploration and ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts wants to offer anyone a chance to see in full color. AEIVA and UAB Arts in Medicine are collaborating to educate ...