Celebrating the Class of 2029 White Coat Ceremony |
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On August 16, 2026, the NECO community gathered at Boston University's George Sherman Union to welcome the Class of 2029 at their White Coat Ceremony. The event highlighted the dedication required to step into patient care and the strength of the network supporting them.
Putting on those coats signifies the shift from classroom theory to clinical reality, a milestone every alum remembers well. Congratulations to our newest cohort as they step forward into patient care!
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Selling Your Practice? NECO Can Help |
NECO has launched a new page on the Alumni & Friends website to promote practices that are currently for sale by NECO alumni. Learn more by clicking on the button below.
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Join Us in Anaheim During Academy 2026 |
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Heading to Anaheim this fall for Academy? Don’t miss your chance to catch up with the NECO community! Grab a drink, enjoy some appetizers, and get the latest updates straight from Beacon Street. Whether you’re reconnecting with lifelong friends or welcoming our newest graduates to the profession, we can’t wait to celebrate with you.
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- When: Friday, October 2, 2026
- Time: 7:00–9:00PM
- Where: Anaheim Convention Center
- Admission: Complementary!
- Who: All NECO alumni, friends, and guests are welcome!
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It's Time to Come Back to Beacon Street! |
We are thrilled to invite you to the New England College of Optometry’s Annual Alumni Reunion on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Whether it’s been five years or fifty since you last walked our halls, this day is designed to celebrate our shared history and look toward NECO’s exciting future.
Honoring Our Milestone Classes
This year, we are celebrating classes ending in 1 or 6 (plus 2025 for their first reunion). 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2025
The Day’s Agenda
Reconnect with faculty, meet the next generation of ODs, and earn credit while you're at it:
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- Registration & Light Breakfast: Start the day with coffee and old friends.
- Welcoming Remarks: An update on the vision for NECO’s future.
- Continuing Education: A session led by distinguished Alumni speakers.
- Alumni Lunch: Plenty of time to swap stories and catch up.
- Student-Led Campus Tours: See what's changed (and what’s stayed the same) on campus.
- ...and more!
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Sanbrita Mondal, OD ’10 Wins Distinguished Community Educator Award
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Dr. Sanbrita Mondal, who established the University of Wisconsin Health’s low vision program in 2016 and became the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS)s first optometrist clinical adjunct faculty member in 2018, was recognized for her dedicated mentorship of trainees across disciplines and her compassionate, patient-first approach to vision rehabilitation. Read more about her work at UW here.
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Congratulations to Dr. Meet Joshi, OD '26, on joining the Coan Eye Care family in Central Florida. After completing a specialty contact lens and dry eye rotation at the clinic, he is now returning to full-time work with one of our 1998 alumni, Roxanne Achong-Coan, OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FSLS, FBCLA, Dipl. AAO. Florida patients are fortunate to have such a great team providing the highest quality care.
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Frederick H. Bloom, OD' 75, has published a new patient-education book, "The Little Dry Eye Guide." The concise, patient-friendly guide draws upon Dr. Bloom's 46 years in optometric practice, including 38 years as Director of Eye Care Services at UMass Amherst.
Dr. Bloom wrote the book after seeing how easily patients can become overwhelmed by the enormous amount of information about dry eye available online and through commercial sources.
Dr. Bloom recently retired after 46 years in optometric practice. During his career, he served as Director of Eye Care Services at UMass Amherst for 38 years, maintained a private optometric practice, and participated in clinical education through NECO. Over the course of his career, he participated in approximately 130,000 patient visits.
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The research community at NECO is sad to report the passing of Dr. Art Lage, a nearly 30-year member of our Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the committee that permits NIH-funded animal research to take place at the College.
Dr. Lage had over 50 years of experience in laboratory medicine and was a USDA accredited veterinarian. He was Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and had been the Director of the Department of Comparative Medicine at Harvard Medical School for many years. With his years of experience, consummate professionalism and calm demeanor, he helped us to design our animal facility and guide us through the licensing process with the Office of Lab Animal Welfare. He was the ideal role model of a caring animal researcher for all of us, including our masters students.
The NECO community extends its deepest sympathies to Art's family.
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We want to hear from you! Whether you've opened a new practice, published a paper, started an innovative company, got married, had a baby, or learned of someone's passing, keep your NECO classmates informed.
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