The Southern College of Optometry is a privately owned educational institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. It specializes in optometry and offers a comprehensive program in this field.
The Southern College of Optometry (SCO) is a private, non-profit educational institution that was established in 1932 by J.J. Horton, an ophthalmologist. It has a long history of providing optometry education and has graduated numerous optometrists from various states and countries. In 1953, a new clinical facility was opened at its current location, which has since undergone expansions to accommodate administrative offices, classrooms, and a library.
In 1970, SCO moved to its present structure, which includes multimedia classrooms, laboratories, faculty and administrative offices, a library, a student center, a computer learning resource center, and an outpatient clinic called the Eye Institute. The Eye Center at SCO, established in 2002, is a large, free-standing facility spanning 46,000 square feet (4,300 m2). It serves a significant number of patients annually and is recognized as one of the largest eye and vision centers in the United States. The center is equipped with advanced examination rooms, technology-based testing spaces, retinal laser and digital angiography centers, an optical shop, and on-site ophthalmology services.
In 2013, the college completed a multimillion-dollar expansion program, which included the addition of state-of-the-art classrooms, study areas, and laboratories. In January 2016, Lewis N. Reich became the seventh president of SCO and was officially installed in May 2016.
Workedit
The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry provides comprehensive care for over 60,000 patients annually, catering to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of eye diseases as well as chronic eye health and visual disorders. It offers a wide range of services, including thorough eye examinations for patients of all ages. As one of the largest facilities of its kind in the United States, it houses 70 fully equipped examination rooms, 14 individual spaces for advanced technology-based testing, a retinal laser center, a digital angiography center, a full-service optical shop, and on-site ophthalmology services.
Functioning similarly to a teaching hospital, The Eye Center serves as a primary healthcare facility, attending to patients primarily from Memphis/Shelby County, West Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The center is led by James E. Venable, Vice President for Clinical Programs, and Christopher Lievens, Chief of Staff.
Health care servicesedit
The Eye Center, being a teaching facility, is organized into various service areas, which include:
Adult Primary Care Service
Pediatric Primary Care Service
Cornea and Contact Lens Service
Advanced Care Ocular Disease Service
Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Service
The Technology Center
The Eye Center Optical
These distinct service areas within the Eye Center cater to different aspects of eye care, providing specialized services to meet the diverse needs of patients.
The Hayes Center for Practice Excellenceedit
In 2005, Jerry Hayes and his wife, Cris, provided the funding to establish the Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at SCO. The Hayes Center's objective is to serve as the leading source for practice management education within the optometric profession. To support this mission, an endowment was created with matching funds from SCO's Board of Trustees. The Hayes Center is dedicated to providing valuable resources and education to enhance the practice management skills of optometrists.[3]
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Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message 35 08 15 N 90 01 14 W 35 1376 N 90 0205 W 35 1376 90 0205 Southern College of OptometryMotto Lux et Veritas Light and Truth TypePrivate college of optometryEstablished1932PresidentLewis N ReichAcademic staff53 Full time Spring 2022 1 Students538 Spring 2022 2 LocationMemphis Tennessee United StatesWebsitewww sco eduThe Southern College of Optometry is a privately owned educational institution located in Memphis Tennessee It specializes in optometry and offers a comprehensive program in this field Contents 1 History 2 Work 2 1 Health care services 3 The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence 4 Notable alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Southern College of Optometry SCO is a private non profit educational institution that was established in 1932 by J J Horton an ophthalmologist It has a long history of providing optometry education and has graduated numerous optometrists from various states and countries In 1953 a new clinical facility was opened at its current location which has since undergone expansions to accommodate administrative offices classrooms and a library In 1970 SCO moved to its present structure which includes multimedia classrooms laboratories faculty and administrative offices a library a student center a computer learning resource center and an outpatient clinic called the Eye Institute The Eye Center at SCO established in 2002 is a large free standing facility spanning 46 000 square feet 4 300 m2 It serves a significant number of patients annually and is recognized as one of the largest eye and vision centers in the United States The center is equipped with advanced examination rooms technology based testing spaces retinal laser and digital angiography centers an optical shop and on site ophthalmology services In 2013 the college completed a multimillion dollar expansion program which included the addition of state of the art classrooms study areas and laboratories In January 2016 Lewis N Reich became the seventh president of SCO and was officially installed in May 2016 Work editThe Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry provides comprehensive care for over 60 000 patients annually catering to the diagnosis treatment and management of eye diseases as well as chronic eye health and visual disorders It offers a wide range of services including thorough eye examinations for patients of all ages As one of the largest facilities of its kind in the United States it houses 70 fully equipped examination rooms 14 individual spaces for advanced technology based testing a retinal laser center a digital angiography center a full service optical shop and on site ophthalmology services Functioning similarly to a teaching hospital The Eye Center serves as a primary healthcare facility attending to patients primarily from Memphis Shelby County West Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi The center is led by James E Venable Vice President for Clinical Programs and Christopher Lievens Chief of Staff Health care services edit The Eye Center being a teaching facility is organized into various service areas which include Adult Primary Care Service Pediatric Primary Care Service Cornea and Contact Lens Service Advanced Care Ocular Disease Service Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Service The Technology Center The Eye Center OpticalThese distinct service areas within the Eye Center cater to different aspects of eye care providing specialized services to meet the diverse needs of patients The Hayes Center for Practice Excellence editIn 2005 Jerry Hayes and his wife Cris provided the funding to establish the Hayes Center for Practice Excellence at SCO The Hayes Center s objective is to serve as the leading source for practice management education within the optometric profession To support this mission an endowment was created with matching funds from SCO s Board of Trustees The Hayes Center is dedicated to providing valuable resources and education to enhance the practice management skills of optometrists 3 Notable alumni editGil Morgan golfer Joshua McAdams runner who ran for the U S in the 2008 Summer Olympics James Morrison member of the Kansas House of Representatives John Boozman a senior US senator representing the state of Arkansas James A Boucher a former US Representative who served Albany County Wyoming Mark Shirey member of the Alabama House of RepresentativesSee also editList of Optometry schools in the worldReferences edit College Navigator Southern College of Optometry College Navigator Southern College of Optometry http hayescenter sco edu Hayes Center for Practice ExcellenceExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern College of Optometry amp oldid 1176333255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
