UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry

04/18/2026

💃🕺 2026 Eyeball 🪩

RSO's annual Eyeball included a masquerade theme with awards, pictures, food, and dancing!

Door prize raffles were provided by our generous donors:

Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Chicken N Pickle
Chill-N Ice Cream
Chuy's
Class Axe Throwing
Great Room Escape San Antonio
El Mirasol Napa Oaks
The Wash Tub
Yard House
Witte Museum
Optometry on the Go
2020 Vision Golf Sunglasses

Thank you so much for your support!

04/18/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Takeva Hicks, UIWRSO Class of 2020!

🎉Congratulations to the 2026 TOA FOLD Class. FOLD exists to inspire & develop future optometric leaders for the advancement of optometry and service to the profession.

04/13/2026

Parkinson's Foundation Moving Day Mobility Screening— University of the Incarnate Word Interprofessional Event 🤝

This past Saturday, UIWRSO students and professors participated in the annual Moving Day for Parkinson's Disease in collaboration with other UIW health professions programs!

RSO students worked as part of a team with students from the Rehabilitation Sciences, Pharmacy, and Nursing programs to screen patients for fall risk. All students collaborated to assess how vision, medications, and mobility contribute to form a person's risk of falling.

04/13/2026

🎓 From studying Psychology at UCF to leadership in academia at UIWRSO—read about our Dean, Dr. Schmiedecke-Barbieri's journey from her undergraduate path at the University of Central Florida, and how her experiences helped shape her into the academic leader that she is today!

https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/finding-focus-through-vision-a-knights-journey-to-becoming-dean/

How a major change shaped a College of Sciences alumna’s future into a career of academic leadership and patient care. Written by: Emily Dougherty | Published: February 24, 2026  When Dr. Stephanie Schmiedecke Barbieri first arrived at the University of Central Florida, her future seemed mapped...

04/06/2026

👀 Eyes on Campus 🏫

"For the MEMs!"

Chelsea Abad, Class of 2029

04/01/2026

⭐UIWRSO Student Spotlight⭐

Ethan Fabro completed his undergraduate studies at Baylor University with the Class of 2023. He is in his 3rd year of the Doctor of Optometry Program at the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry.

Ethan is one of those people who is genuinely a joy to be around. He brings positivity, humor, and an easygoing spirit into every space he enters.

He is a dedicated and diligent learner, who doesn’t just master the material—he uses his knowledge to uplift those around him. Whether he’s supporting underclassmen, caring for patients, or collaborating with professors, his kindness and willingness to help make a real impact.

We appreciate Ethan not only for his strong knowledge base, but for the warmth, humility, and leadership he shows every day.

Congratulations Ethan Fabro!! 🎉

03/31/2026

👀 Eyes on Campus 🏫

"Health fairs by day; Ariel's dog mom by night!"

Jessica Gallardo,
Coordinator of Optometry Enrollment Management

03/24/2026

👀 Eyes on Campus 🏫

"So matcha practicing!"

Rosecka Men, Class of 2029

03/24/2026

03/16/2026

👀 Eyes on Campus 🏫

"About to go into cataract surgery!"

Lauren Franklin, Class of 2026

03/09/2026

👀 Eyes on Campus 🏫

"Having fun in 3rd year labs!"

Shenandoah Woodward, Class of 2027

03/09/2026

UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry is now on LinkedIn 🎉

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UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry | Advancing optometry through education, patient care, and visionary research. | Our focus and mission challenges us to teach, train and graduate a new generation of clinically expert, culturally competent and actively caring optometrists whom prioritize patient adv...