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In late March, three teams of students and faculty members from Pacific University’s College of Optometry will travel to Costa Rica, Senegal and Nicaragua, respectively, to provide charitable vision care.
Firefighter surrounded by flames.
Tad Buckingham ’92, OD ’94 — a Pacific University alumnus, Forest Grove firefighter and College of Optometry professor — is among those battling the fourth-largest fire in California history. 
Grace Anderson, Pacific University student
Grace Anderson OD '19 is among 40 optometry students chosen by nonprofit OneSight to help run its charitable clinics in May.
The college will launch two education programs at the Forest Grove Campus for Chinese-based physicians and optometry students to treat a high prevalence of nearsightedness there.
National Board of Examiners in Optometry
The National Board of Examiners in Optometry released its annual performance report earlier this week.
Healthy vision is critical to success in school and life. That’s why Pacific EyeClinics focus on detecting and treating vision problems long before children start school. 
Pacific University has received a $32,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente NW for the EyeSmile Outreach Program.
In spring of 2016, AMIGOS teams traveled globally to Peru, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and locally to Fossil, Ore. to provide eye care to underserved communities.
Pacific University College of Optometry Professor Kenneth Eakland is the first-ever recipient of the Bleything Fund for Faculty Development award for faculty scholarship.
Pacific University's sports medicine team shares tips for keeping student-athletes safe and healthy while they compete.  

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