Category: Students

At NECO, there’s no single path to becoming an optometrist. Some students come straight from undergraduate programs. Others arrive after careers in research, business, or healthcare. And then there’s Matt Berlin—a second-year student whose journey includes a moment on one of the biggest stages in sports: the National Hockey League.

As part of the NECO American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Student Chapter, certificates were recently awarded to students who obtained their student fellowship after being actively engaged at the annual meeting in Boston this past Fall.