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Oct 14, 2025 | By Inez Hutchinson
Professor Michael Kalloniatis of the University of Houston College of Optometry has been honored by Retina Australia as the inaugural recipient of its Hall of Fame Award, recognizing his decades of pioneering work in inherited retinal disease research and...
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Oct 9, 2025 | By Emme Nguyen-Linney
UHCO fourth year students Madeline Fossitt and Uyen Ha have been awarded the VSP and AAOF Practice Excellence Scholarship, a national recognition honoring their achievements in academics, patient care, and dedication to the profession.
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Oct 8, 2025 | By Laurie Fickman
The University of Houston has secured a top 10 national ranking in National Eye Institute funding, leading Texas institutions with nearly $13 million across 29 active projects. The majority of the support advances groundbreaking work in the College of Opt...
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Oct 7, 2025 | By Laurie Fickman
University of Houston College of Optometry Professor John O’Brien has received a $2.6 million National Eye Institute award to continue long-term research on electrical synapses and gap junction plasticity. The project advances understanding of how retinal...
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