A 29-year career culminating in the Office of the Surgeon General started with optometry school at Pacific. “Pacific was, and still is, a small school where, instead of being a number, you can become an individual," said Col. John Pyle OD '64. "I had a really good time there.”
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Named in honor of the late Dr. Massih, the award recognizes a Pacific graduate who has served the optometric profession with distinction.
J.P. Lowery and Hannu Laukkanen volunteered optometric services for a week at the Good Family Home Orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine.
An expert in vision therapy, David Cook OD ’78 explores the world of “seeing” in a new novel, The Anatomy of Blindness.
All babies between six and 12 months of age should undergo a comprehensive eye exam to detect and correct abnormalities that cause serious health problems, including blindness.
She is the first woman president in the history of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry.
Dori Carlson OD '89 has been named the third recipient of the Kamelia Massih Prize for a Distingu
Celine Yip is the first recipient of Pacific's full scholarship for a Jefferson Middle-High School student.
In the 20 years since graduating from the Pacific University College of Optometry, Col. Carol Z. Rymer O.D. ‘92 has found her career in the U.S. Army both rewarding and full of opportunity.