FY-EYE on UMSL Optometry

WORLD SIGHT DAY By Kristen Kramlich Members of the Class of 2016 and 2017 The UMSL optometry students donned World Sight Day t-shirts on October 8, 2014, in support of their profession. World Sight Day is an annual international event to raise awareness for the importance of ocular health. It was first implemented by the Lions Club to be an advocacy and awareness tool. Today, many organizations support it, such as the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, which affiliates with the World Health Organization in their fight for the elimination of preventable blindness around the world.   Approximately, 80% of visual impairment is avoidable (i.e. readily treatable and/or preventable), and WHO has initiated a global action plan in hopes of extending visual health care worldwide by the year 2020. L-R: Past WSD Representative Rachelle Altstadt, SVOSH President, Kristen Kramlich, & Current WSD Rep Allison Schafers UMSL optometry students bec...

Dustin Hetke, Class of 2015 Every month the Office of Student Services with the College of Optometry seeks nomination from the faculty, staff, and students of the college in an effort to recognize one student who exemplifies our student body.   The student chosen for October 2014 is Dustin Hetke (Class of 2015).   Dustin was chosen for this recognition because of the nomination the office received on his behalf, "Dustin is always eager to see his patients in clinic. One of his last patients was one that was coming for a third visit. They were unhappy with their glasses prescription. I don't think anyone before had done a poor job, but Dustin's thorough explanation, patient education and friendly attitude won the patient over. The patient was delighted with her last visit and remarked about Dustin's qualities and abilities. I believe Dustin demonstrated that it isn't just what you know or your actual abilities, but also how you present it, how you tre...