Through its Community Eye Care Service (CEC), the UAB School of Optometry has teamed up with United Ability, a nonprofit organization committed to empowering individuals with disabilities, to provide ...

A new partnership between the UAB School of Optometry and Cooper Green Mercy Health Services, an affiliate of the UAB Health System, expanded access to eye care for Jefferson County residents. The ...

This memorial lecture honors the memory of Karen Sparrow, a public health optometrist who devoted herself to addressing the needs of underserved populations and regions with limited access to eye care ...

Community Eye Care (CEC), the community service arm of the UAB School of Optometry, recently received a gift from HOYA Vision Care supporting CEC’s mission to provide comprehensive eye care to Alabama ...

The UAB School of Optometry’s first Albert Schweitzer fellows completed their term and became lifetime fellows in 2024. The group of four students, all in the class of 2025, was divided into pairs to ...

Paul Ajamian, OD, center director at Omni Eye Services of Atlanta, was the honored Springer lecturer for 2025 at the UAB School of Optometry. His lecture reflected on the evolution of co-management in ...

Through the collaboration of Malia McDowell, Class of 2026, and dedicated UAB School of Optometry alumni, a vital new service was launched and sustained at the Community of Hope Health Clinic (CHHC).

Susan Cotter, OD, MA, FAAO, professor at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B Ketchum University, a distinguished pediatric optometrist, was honored as the 2024 UAB School of ...

The UAB School of Optometry is proud to recognize one of its most dedicated and impactful faculty members, Katherine Weise, OD, MBA, with the Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Award. This honor celebrates ...

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 ...

The National Alumni Society’s Blazer Fast 40 Award recognizes alumni-led businesses that exemplify innovation, leadership and community impact. Valencia Wells, OD, owner of Morris Avenue Eye Care, ...

Thomas has been a Blazer through and through. Growing up, he always knew that medicine was his calling but was not sure exactly where his interests lay. When choosing a college to pursue a medical ...