HAPPENINGS
News
May 2012
Posted: Fullerton, CA, April 5, 2012—- The Vision Care Assistant (VCA) Program at the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), is now accepting applications for its class starting in August 2012. The nine-month certificate program is designed to teach assistants the skills required to help vision care doctors provide a wide range of services in the eye care field including office management, patient care assisting and optical dispensing.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, March 14, 2012—- For more than 15 years, the Student Health and Counseling Center has collaborated with the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), located on Yorba Linda Boulevard and Associated Road. SCCO offers CSUF students discounted eye exams for disease and vision correction.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, March 13, 2012—- A health fair for migrant workers provided an opportunity for community service by students and faculty of the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO). Vision screenings were provided to 80 children and adults at a health fair organized by Latino Health Access and held in Thermal, CA, on March 4.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, March 13, 2012—- Former SCCO Associate Professor Howard N. Walton, O.D., D.O.S., (photo ca. 1965) passed away on February 25. Dr. Walton, born on September 2, 1917, was 94. A Memorial Service was held on March 5 in Whittier, California.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, March 13, 2012—- SCCO Professor Emeritus Walter Wm. Chase, O.D., M.S., passed away, February 20, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Chase served as an SCCO faculty member for 38 years, 1966 – 2004 and was a gifted teacher; his primary interests were Ocular Motility and Optics of the Eye. In addition he served in numerous capacities with the American Academy of Optometry. A Memorial Service was held on February 25, in Irvine, CA.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, February 20, 2012—- The Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), recognized four Artists of Philanthropy, for their exceptional support at its Circle of Vision Luncheon on February 17. Honored as the Distinguished Volunteer Fundraiser was Richard D. Jones, J.D.; Distinguished Philanthropist Kathryn T. McCarty; and two awards for Distinguished Corporate Sponsor were presented to Snyder Langston and Alcon.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, January 27, 2012—- The joyful smiles and enthusiastic reactions of the five children who received assistive technology to enhance their limited vision were incredible. On January 26, five underserved, visually impaired children from Southern California received life-changing assistive technology thanks to the efforts of three organizations – Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), Sight Savers America and Optelec, U.S., Inc.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, January 24, 2012—- Five underserved, visually impaired children from Southern California will receive life-changing assistive technology thanks to the efforts of three organizations. The children, ranging in age from five to 15, have severe conditions ranging from glaucoma to optic dysplasia and brain damage. They are all patients at the Walls Low Vision Rehabilitation Center at the Southern California College of Optometry’s (SCCO’s), Eye Care Center in Fullerton, CA.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, January 10, 2012—- Optometric interns and faculty from the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), participated in a sports vision screening for athletes at neighboring CSU Fullerton. Twenty-three SCCO optometric interns, SCCO VP for Interprofessional Affairs John Nishimoto, O.D., M.B.A., and Huntington Beach Optometrist Bronson Hamada, O.D., screened 40 baseball and 25 softball players at the January 9 event.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, January 5, 2012—- For children with convergence insufficiency (CI) – who have difficulty focusing on objects close up – effective treatments can help to reduce problems at school, reports a study in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, December 8, 2011—- Members of the SCCO Family were among those recognized for their volunteer efforts at CareNow L.A., the largest free healthcare event in the United States. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County, Second District (second from left), recognized three individuals from SCCO during the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on December 6. They were (l-r): Clinic Director, Optometric Center of Los Angeles Mark E. Nakano, O.D.; Manager, Special Clinic Programs Michele Whitecavage; and Vice President of Interprofessional Affairs John H. Nishimoto, O.D., M.B.A.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, December 1, 2011—- Toys, toys and more toys have been donated by Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO) students, faculty, administrators and staff to the Spark of Love Toy Drive sponsored by Southern California Fire Fighters and KABC-TV. Four fire fighters from the City of Fullerton’s Fire Station 5, which borders the SCCO Campus, were on-hand to collect the toys at the College’s Spirit Week Barbeque on Tuesday night, November 29.
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Posted: Fullerton, CA, November 10, 2011—- Channel 3 news coverage of the Shared Visions Art Exhibit Opening Reception on October 25, 2011 at the Eye Care Center at the Southern California College of Optometry.
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