For more than 60 years, UHCO has trained optometrists to provide the highest quality vision and eye care. UHCO offers a variety of degree programs including: OD, a combined O.D./Ph.D, M.S. and a Ph.D.
For Admissions Information:
http://www.opt.uh.edu/future-students-residents/
For Alumni Relations:
http://www.opt.uh.edu/alumni/
The educational missions of the University of Houston College of Optometry are to educate and train sufficient optometrists to serve the needs of Texas primarily, but also to provide education and training for residents of other states and nations; to educate and train qualified teachers and researchers in optometry and vision sciences; to provide post-doctoral education in advanced clinical areas (residencies); and to provide training for practitioners in new developments and the medical sciences. The research mission is to add to the body of knowledge identified as vision science and to its effective application. The service missions are to provide counsel and support to the profession in its quest to improve optometric services; to help provide appropriate health education to the public; to help extend care to those segments of society which are underserved; and to provide advice and counsel to the international optometric sector.
