UAB School of Optometry

Thank you for helping us make a difference!

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).uab.edu/optometry/home…

Timothy Gawne, PhD, FAAO, UAB School of Optometry professor, has been awarded an R01 grant to investigate the growing epidemic of myopia. uab.edu/optometry/home…

In an effort to expand access to low vision care in Belize, Jamie Hill, OD, Class of  2009, and Ashlin Naquin, OD, Class of 2025, partnered with the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired for a weeklong mission focused on training and treatment. uab.edu/optometry/home…

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) of Alabama has honored UAB School of Optometry Associate Professor Janene Sims, OD, PhD, as its 2025 Outstanding Academic Mentor for the exemplary commitment to her ASF Fellow mentee. uab.edu/optometry/home…

Sandra Wang-Harris, OD, MPH, FAAO, associate professor at the UAB School of Optometry, has been chosen by the World Council of Optometry (WCO) to deliver the Memorial Lecture in Honor of Karen Sparrow. This is an international award. uab.edu/optometry/home…

Excellence personified: Optometry student graduated with three degrees. uab.edu/news/health-me…

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. T uab.edu/optometry/home…

Connie Wright, Director of Student Affairs, who has impacted generations of UAB School of Optometry students, was awarded the Dean’s Outstanding Staff award at the 2025 Convocation and Hooding Ceremony. uab.edu/optometry/home…

UABSO is pleased to introduce the class of 2028!

Sandra Wang-Harris, OD, MPH, has joined the UAB School of Optometry as an associate professor. She has worked in numerous developing countries to ensure the availability of eye care to those in need and will now care for Alabama’s vulnerable populations. uab.edu/optometry/home…

Join us at the UAB School of Optometry for a continuing education seminar with 14 hours of in-person, COPE-accredited lectures (including 8 hours CEE/TQ) from experts in neurology, cornea surgery, pharmacology, glaucoma and myopia control. buff.ly/4eZB9ar

Lilian Adamson won the UABSO Alumni Association onesie design contest earlier this year and Isla is the first baby to wear the winning design! Her father is Dr. Jamie Hill, class of 2009. Alumni, let us know when you have a little one so a onesie can be sent your way!

Research by Dr. Edmund Arthur found a potential link between putative retinal gliosis and Alzheimer’s disease in a recently published study. #uab #Alzheimers #dementia #Alzheimersdisease uab.edu/news/research/…

Alumni Spotlight: Ann Wonderling, OD, is a board-certified in vision development/vision therapy who specializes in vision therapy. She is also a leader in her state optometric association. uab.edu/optometry/home…

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation awarded two Vision Science Graduate Program doctoral students at the UAB School of Optometry competitive Ezell fellowships. @aaopt #uab #visionscience uab.edu/optometry/home…

Alabama’s optometric community mourns the loss of Mrs. Marion Rosemore, who passed away on May 31st. She and her husband, Dr. Fred Rosemore, who precedes her, served as prominent figures in optometry. Our Rosemore Conference room is named after them. nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Dr. Katherine K. Weise is the national network co-chair of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group #PEDIG uab.edu/optometry/home…

Drs. Kelly and Jason Nichols were awarded the prestigious Fry Medal in Physiological Optics by @OSUOptometry. uab.edu/optometry/home…

Sommer Thompson received the UAB School of Optometry’s Dean’s Outstanding Staff Award for her efforts at the School, which have positively impacted faculty, staff, patients and students through her role as the senior director of development.uab.edu/optometry/home…