Optometry Giving Sight Chair Receives Award from World Council of Optometry
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Susan Cooper has been named the recipient of the World Optometry Council’s (WCO) 2025 Distinguished Service Award in Memory of Dr. Uduak Udom.
CooperVision Surpasses $5 Million in Cumulative Fundraising for Optometry Giving Sight’s World Sight Day Challenge
CooperVision has cumulatively raised more than $5 million for the Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) World Sight Day Challenge. Since 2008, CooperVision employees have engaged in a variety of creative fundraising activities for the OGS World Sight Day Challenge. In 2024, the company’s sites raised nearly $290,000 through a series of regional and global initiatives.
Un événement en l’honneur du professeur fondateur Brien Holden, Ph. D.
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) tiendra le tout premier souper de remise des Prix des fondateurs Brien Holden le 7 octobre, en mémoire du professeur Brien Holden, Ph. D. Cette année marque le dixième anniversaire de son décès. L’événement se déroulera à Boston, au Massachusetts, avant la réunion annuelle de 2025 de l’American Academy of Optometry. Au cours de la soirée, OGS décerna pour la première fois les Prix des fondateurs Brien Holden.
Event in Honor of Founder Professor Brien Holden, PhD
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) will host the inaugural Brien Holden Founders Award Dinner on October 7 in memory of Prof. Brien Holden, PhD. This year marks the tenth anniversary of his passing. The event will be held in Boston, MA, prior to the American Academy of Optometry’s 2025 Annual meeting. During the evening OGS will present the first Optometry Giving Sight Brien Holden Founders Awards.
Haiti Optometry Students Answer Call to Help Mobile Clinic
In 2013, Optometry Giving Sight (OGS), Université de Montréal, the State University of Haiti, and the Brien Holden Foundation established a consortium that began work on establishing an optometry school at the university. Despite significant political turmoil and...
Thank you, Hillsboro Vision Clinic!
When the call went out for optometry practices to participate in our annual World Sight Day Challenge, Hillsboro Vision Clinic in Hillsboro, Oregon, went all out! They donated proceeds from one day of optical sales, hosted a sunglass raffle, and treated patients (who gave donations as well) to OGS giveaways and baked goods from Decadent Creations.
2024 Projects Supported
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) awarded these 2024 grants totaling almost one million dollars to partner organizations in support of self-sustaining initiatives that address preventable vision impairment and blindness for people of all ages around the world. This life-changing work would not be possible without your support.
New Executive Director – Donna Mikulecky
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) is pleased to announce that Donna J. Mikulecky, CPA, has accepted the organization’s Executive Director position. She replaces retiring Executive Director Lois Schoenbrun, FAAO, who has served in the role since April 2022.
Une première cohorte pour l’École d’optométrie d’Haïti
L’Université de Montréal est le chef de file du consortium international* ayant soutenu la mise en place de l’École d’optométrie de l’Université d’État d’Haïti. Contre vents et marées, cette école voit émerger sa première cohorte d’étudiantes et d’étudiants. Parmi eux, Jonathan Simon et Anne-Christy Orcel seront prochainement appelés à y enseigner.
A First Cohort of Graduates From Haiti’s School of Optometry
In 2013, Optometry Giving Sight, Université de Montréal, the State University of Haiti, and the Brien Holden Foundation established a consortium that began work on establishing an optometry school at the university. Despite significant political turmoil and other challenges, the school continues to train students in an effort to build the optometry profession in the country. There are currently only three optometrists in the country of 11 million people. This article is reprinted with the permission of Université de Montréal.