Another year, another White Coat Ceremony, another class officially starting their time in clinic. This year, we had a number of parents coating their children, an older brother coating his younger brother and one very proud president coating his daughter. As always, it was not only a celebration of how far these students have come, but also a day to recognize the Class of 2026’s commitment to one another.

This November, ICO held its very first Ophthalmic Technology and Innovation Summit. 

If our walls could talk, they’d tell a thousand stories. But perhaps one of the strangest they might tell is how two friends decided one night to throw a party and in so doing, built a tradition that continues to this day.

Earlier this year, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the Academy Award for Best Picture. That seems fitting in this moment where the confluence of AI, artificial intelligence, and healthcare feels similarly frenetic. It can absolutely feel like everything is shifting everywhere in healthcare all at once right now, thanks to quickly evolving technology powered by AI that increasingly impacts both patients and providers. 

Take aways from a 2019 study on the satisfaction of tele-optometric care led by 

Jaymeni Patel, OD ’16.

Our campus events are back in full swing! This year we welcomed back the classes of 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018. This year’s alumni were especially lucky with a beautiful September weekend and an impressive sunset from the brand new Sable Hotel on Saturday.