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128th Commencement Celebrates the Class of 2022
New England College of Optometry Celebrated its 128th Commencement at Boston Symphony Hall on May 15, 2022. Watch full video from the day’s event.
NECO celebrates 50 years of commitment to community-based training
In 2022, New England College of Optometry recognizes 50 years of training students and serving patients in community health centers throughout the region. As the first optometry school to conceive and create such a clinical training model, NECO has influenced thousands of optometrists and optometry itself. Here’s the story of how it all began.
Alums inspired by clinical experiences
Who knows if the catalysts for change at NECO 50 years ago thought about whether its graduates would embrace what they experienced, but many have. Read how some NECO alumni were inspired by their experiences training in community health centers.
Distinguished Alumni 2021 announced
The New England College of Optometry is honored to recognize its 2021 Distinguished Alumni honorees. Donald Korb, OD, FAAO, and Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO.
Raising awareness about the optometric profession in Jamaica
Charis-Ann Ricketts, BSc, OD, Mandeville, Jamaica
NECO alum committed to enhancing eye health in China
Ke Zheng, MD, MS, OD, Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China
Alum’s advocacy resulted in first optometry school in Vietnam, ocular therapeutics in Australia
William Trinh, OD, OAM, Wills Eyecare, Chairman, Australian Health Humanitarian Aid, Sydney, Australia
Alum is proponent of bringing medical aspects of optometry in Switzerland
Nina Mueller, OD, MSc, FAAO, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Augenoptik, SBAO, University Hospital Basel, Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland
Redefining optometry in Saudi Arabia and beyond
Ali Bukhamseen, BASc in Optometry, OD, EMBA, Senior Optometrist, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Eye Clinic, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia