Recent ACOE Accreditation Actions

Report of Actions of the
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
at the ACOE Annual Meeting
June 24-27, 2009

July 27, 2009

At its June 24-27, 2009 Annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education took the following actions:

NOTE: The date behind the names of the programs below is the next currently scheduled full evaluation visit.

1. Preaccreditation Actions

2. Initial Accreditation

Appelbaum Eye Care Associates PC Residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitative Optometry, which is affiliated with Southern College of Optometry (2016);
Bennett and Bloom Eye Centers Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Indiana University School of Optometry (2016);
Iris Ophthalmology Clinic Residency in Primary Eye Care and Refractive Surgery/ Ocular Disease Co-Management, which is affiliated with Pacific University College of Optometry (2016);
Grand Rapids Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Ferris State University, Michigan College of Optometry (2016);
Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Primary Care, which is affiliated with Indiana University School of Optometry (2016);
Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Primary Eye Care, which is affiliated with New England College of Optometry (2016);
Woolfson Eye Institute Residency in Refractive and Ocular Surgery/Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with Southern College of Optometry (2016);

3. Continuing Accreditation
Classification of “Accredited” continued following a full evaluation visit:

Department of the Air Force Ophthalmic Apprentice Course (2016);
Eye Center of Toledo Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with The Ohio State University College of Optometry (2015);
Illinois College of Optometry Professional Optometric Degree Program (2017);
New England College of Optometry Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses (2016);
Ohio Eye Alliance Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with The Ohio State University College of Optometry (2016);
Southern College of Optometry Residency in Primary Eye Care (2016);
State University of New York, State College of Optometry Residency in Primary Eye Care (2016);
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Professional Optometric Degree Program (2017);
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses (2016);
University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses (2016);
University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry Residency in Pediatrics and Binocular Vision (2016);
West Tennessee Eye Residency in Family Practice, which is affiliated with Southern College of Optometry (2016);

Classification of “Accredited with Conditions” raised to “Accredited” following a full evaluation visit:

4. Reconsideration of Accreditation Denial

5. Withdrawal of accreditation by ACOE

6. Voluntary withdrawal of accreditation

Southern College of Optometry Residency in Low Vision Rehabilitation effective July 1, 2009