Recent ACOE Accreditation Actions

March 30, 2010

At its February 26-28, 2010 Winter meeting in Alexandria, Virginia the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education took the following actions or received the following voluntary withdrawals:

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

Preaccreditation Actions

The following program was granted candidacy pending status following Council review of the program’s self-study:

Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Residency in Hospital-Based Optometry, which is affiliated with University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry (2011);

2. Initial Accreditation

None

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

Louis B. Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Residency in Ocular Disease, which is affiliated with The Ohio State University College of Optometry (2016);
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital (Bedford VAMC) Residency in Primary Eye Care and Geriatric Optometry, which is affiliated with New England College of Optometry (2016);
Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry Residency in Primary Eye Care (2016);
Southern California College of Optometry Residency in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy (2016);
University of Waterloo School of Optometry Professional Optometric Degree Program (2017);

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

None

4. Reconsideration of Accreditation Denial

None

5. Withdrawal of accreditation by ACOE

None

6. Voluntary withdrawal of accreditation

Alaska Eye Care Center Residency in Contact Lens and Primary Care which is affiliated with Pacific University College of Optometry
Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital Residency in Primary Eye Care which was affiliated with the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry
Eye Centers of Florida Residency in Ocular Disease which is affiliated with Southern College of Optometry