Healthcare Profession Info Session: Optometry
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time
5-6 p.m.
Location
Description
Get a glimpse into a great career! Optometrists are doctors of optometry (ODs) who examine, diagnose, treat and manage injuries and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and conditions affecting the eye. Optometrists work with a wide variety of patients or they may be specialists who focus on a particular population or issue. In this session, you will hear from two CPHA alumni currently working in optometry and learn more about what drew them to this field and their work.
Cost
Free - Open to UW-Madison students and Alums
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-6614 or email questions@prehealth.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, January 21, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.