What is Sports Vision?
Students, faculty and staff representing many of the University's programs and departments attended a lunch time lecture about sports vision by Assistant Professor Stuart Mann on March 27. Dr. Mann has more than 37 years of optometric experience including working with athletes to enhance their athletic skills or rehabilitate from injury.
The Wellness Hour
Two Eye Care Center faculty members will be highlighted on "The Wellness Hour," hosted by Randy Alvarez. This 30-minute program provides health information to the public. The shows will air on ION Television (check your local listings) as follows:
Dr. Kristy Remick: 10 a.m. on April 2 and 7:30 a.m. on April 18
Dr. Bennett McAllister: 7:30 a.m. on April 10 and 10 a.m. on April 25
Faculty News
Bennett McAllister and Stuart Mann celebrated St. Patrick's Day by speaking to the annual meeting of the largest group of teachers and parents of the visually impaired in California. CTEBVI (California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired) is the main resource of new information on the care and education for California's visually impaired school age population. Dr. Mann spoke about how the brain uses visual input for many aspects of learning beyond small character recognition like book print and how vision therapy can maximize the child's learning opportunities. This is in keeping with the College of Optometry's rehabilitation emphasis. Also in this regard was Dr. McAllister's presentation on making sense of doctor reports in the classroom. By giving teachers the key to extrapolating from reports to academic tasks, visually impaired children can be better served. This merging of low vision rehabilitation with vision therapy techniques is promising to better the education of visually impaired youth and give them more opportunities to advance their lives.
Student News
Helena Tzou, OD '14, and Stephen Kang, PharmD '14, were recently named the inaugural recipients of the WesternU Alumni Association Scholarship. Starting this year, $1,000 annual scholarships are being awarded to two humanistic, caring, and dependable WesternU students who both excel academically and exemplify the qualities of an engaged alumnus/a through their extracurricular involvement. The recipients will also receive a commemorative plaque at their respective college's Honors Day ceremony.
College of Optometry students, along with those from COMP and the Physician Assistant program held a free pediatric clinic on March 9 at the Boys and Girls Club of Pomona Valley. The students conducted physical examinations, blood glucose screenings and vision screenings, and provided educational activities focused on hand washing, nutrition, exercise, the human body and eye care.
Read the latest updates from the students themselves in the latest Student Government Association Newsletter.
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