![]() The second recipient of the NECO Presidential Medal was Dr. “To the graduates today, we urge all of you to go forth in your careers with the knowledge and enthusiasm to play an active role in this ongoing effort to provide for the visual health of children in your communities.” “Together, we must continue to work so that every child has access to vision care to ensure that undetected or untreated vision problems never become an impediment to every parent’s and child’s aspirations and goals in education and in life,” rallies Moore. He stated that a main component to its success was ophthalmology and optometry working together from the very beginning more than 30 years ago. ![]() Bruce Moore spoke on behalf of the Coalition and shared the importance of awareness and implementing change requires a constant effort on the part of unified optometry, ophthalmology, and opticianry. Children’s Vision was designed to raise awareness of the criticality of vision for our children, to support and implement legislation and regulation to improve the vision of children throughout the Commonwealth, and to serve as a model for the nation and the world.ĭr. The leadership includes Danielle Ledoux, MD, Kathy Majzoub, RN, MBA, Bruce Moore, OD, Jean Ramsey, MD, Paulette Tattersall, DipPharm, MSc, and Shanyn Toulouse, DNP, MEd, RN, NCSN. The leadership team of Children’s Vision Massachusetts Coalition was present to accept the award. Purcell to Children’s Vision MA Coalition and Dr. The Presidential Medal of Honor was presented by Dr. Erik Weissberg, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, introduced the two worthy recipients. The NECO Presidential Medal is awarded to eye care professionals or professional groups who have made a unique impact on the College and its constituencies. “He exemplifies the very best of what we as human beings can accomplish when we put our hearts and minds into something.” “By honoring Professor Bex today, we celebrate his achievements, but even more so his values, his vision of the world, and an unwavering commitment to help others,” shared Dr. Bex has made to vision science and to optometric education and treatment. Fuenesta Vera-Diaz, Associate Professor of Optometry and Director of Research. Bex has also conducted groundbreaking work on visual adaptation, developed several clinical tests that are used to diagnose and monitor disorders such as amblyopia and glaucoma or macular degeneration.Īccepting the Degree on behalf of Dr. Bex’s work has helped advance the understanding of how our visual system processes information, his research on visual crowding has helped the understanding of how the brain processes visual information when exposed to cluttered environments. ![]() Peter Bex, is an innovator and has made outstanding contributions to the profession. ![]() Honorary Degrees and Presidential Medal AwardsĮach year, NECO awards honorary degrees upon recommendation of the Board of Trustees to distinguished individuals who have furthered the body of knowledge in eye care, expanded access to eye care in underserved communities, and have made outstanding contributions to the welfare and development of the college or communities in which we serve. Cayla Bergstrom ’17 who graciously congratulated the graduates and welcomed them to the Alumni community. Purcell’s words of wisdom were followed by a warm welcome from Alumni Association President Dr. He shared his top six recommendations for a fulfilling and successful career. Howard Purcell welcomed the Class of 2023 and introduced the faculty, staff, Board Members, and special guests in attendance. NECO President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. In attendance were NECO faculty, staff, senior leadership, members of the Board of Trustees, alumni board members, distinguished honorees, and family and friends of the class of 2023. Thanasis Panorgias and Maureen Hanley served as faculty and student marshals and led the processionals. The New England College of Optometry (NECO) conferred Doctor of Optometry degrees to students in the four-year OD program, plus four students were awarded a Master’s Degree in Vision Science concurrently with their OD degree, two students were awarded Accelerated Optometric Degrees, and ten students completed the Advanced Standing International Program and received their Doctor of Optometry degree.ĭrs.
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