Davao Doctors College - Eye. Org

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | 𝐎𝐄𝐏 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Last May 22, 2026, the OEP Seminar 2026, conducted by the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬, was packed with everything! From eye-opening discussions on Ocular Disease and Management, chaotic challenges, station activities that tested both brains and patience, quizzes, games, zumba, team activities, and way too many “unsa gani to?” moments throughout the day.

To all the 3rd Year and 4th Year Optometry students who joined us, laughed with us, competed, shouted answers during quizzes, danced during zumba, and survived the whole-day energy draining with us—thank you for making the seminar so fun and memorable.

And of course, huge thank you to our generous sponsors for the support, prizes, freebies, and making the event possible:

• Executive Optical
• Parim Philippines
• Essilor
• IOS Marketing
• Retrospecs (Dr. Shane Samillan & Dr. Ivan Racel Peñera)
• Caligner Optical Clinic (Dr. Ryan Benzon Caligner)
• RX Optical (Dr. Rizza Arella)
• Dr. Carla Angeline Balaga-Pilapil
• Dr. Felisa Lucen Yu
• Dr. Catherine Bulig Sabitsana
• Dr. Prince Garcia
• Eye Org

Thank you for being part of OEP Seminar 2026.
See you next time, Eyedols! 👁️✨

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🖊️: Julianne Lam-an
🖼️: Florene Gumapac
📷: Ayen Gimeno | Niña Raval

🎨👁️ UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY for Philippine Optometry Week 2026! 👁️🎨

In celebration of Philippine Optometry Week (June 1–7, 2026), the Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists invites you to show off your artistic talents in our official Poster Making Contest! This year's theme is "SEEING THE FUTURE: EYE CARE FOR ALL".
We want to see how you visually capture the importance of equitable eye care and vision for everyone.

Check out the full contest details below and in the attached images.

👥 WHO CAN JOIN?
Open to all Optometry Students, Interns, and Licensed Optometrists.
You can submit an individual entry or form a group entry (maximum of 3 members per group).

🏆 WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
🥇 1st Place: ₱5,000 + Recognition on the IPAO Official page
🥈 2nd Place: ₱3,000 + Certificate
🥉 3rd Place: ₱2,000 + Certificate

📝 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS
Format: Digital only (JPEG, PNG, or PDF).
Resolution: 300 DPI.
Strict Rule: NO AI-generated images. Entries must be your own authentic, original work!
Artist Statement: Include a short statement (100–200 words) explaining your concept.

🗳️ HOW TO SUBMIT
Email your digital entries to [email protected]
Subject Line: Poster Contest – (Name of the artist/s)
⏰ Deadline: June 7, 2026

📊 JUDGING CRITERIA
Relevance to Theme: 30%
Creativity & Originality: 30%
Visual Impact Design: 20%
Clarity of Message: 20%

Let your imagination run free and help promote optometry's vital role in vision care! For more updates, make sure to follow the Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists page.

Good luck to all participants! 👓✨


(c) Ipao Optometry

𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲!

Happy birthday to our hardworking 62A Class Representative, Nathaniel Malinao! Your hard work and dedication inspires us all. The entire Eye Org wishes you a birthday full of blessings, love, and all the things you want and more.

Love,
𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦 💜

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 👓🌴✨

Last April 24, 2026, 4th Year Optometry students of Davao Doctors College conducted a factory site visit at 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 – 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur as part of their 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 course.

The visit gave students hands-on exposure to an actual workplace, allowing them to observe and assess vision-related hazards and understand how working conditions impact visual health and employee safety. During the activity, students were also able to conduct vision screening among the workers, providing an opportunity to apply their clinical skills in a real occupational setting while promoting awareness of visual health in the workplace.

Through this experience, students translated classroom learning into practice, strengthening their appreciation for occupational optometry and the importance of eye care in occupational health. The group also extends its gratitude to 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 for the warm accommodation and valuable insights shared. 🌴✨





✒️🖼️: Florene Bhon Gumapac
📷: Mhea Pizon | Clifford Castaritas

𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒, 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐒! 👁️

The Doctor of Optometry program goes beyond eye charts and prescription lenses. It is a profession rooted in precision, care, and impact, helping people see clearly while also detecting health conditions through eye examinations. In Optometry, improving vision means improving lives, one patient at a time.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍:
📚 Comprehensive Eye Exams
📚 Vision Therapy & Low Vision Care
📚 Contact Lens Fitting
📚 Diagnosis & Management of Ocular Disease
📚 System Disease Detection through Eye Health
📚 Clinical Practice Management & Ethics

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒:
👓 Vision Therapy
👀 Low Vision
👧🏻 Pediatric Optometry
👵🏻 Geriatric Optometry
🔎 Contact Lens
🔬 Binocular Vision
🤾🏻‍♂️ Sports Vision
💊 Vision Rehabilitation
🥽 Occupational Optometry

With endless career opportunities in hospitals, clinics, private practice, public health, and beyond, Optometry continues to grow as one of healthcare’s most rewarding professions.

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

For reservations and inquiries, please contact DdcOptometry Davao on Facebook or scan the QR code below.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🫂💕

Today, we celebrate the incredible women whose love knows no bounds—our guiding light, our safest place, and the heartbeat of every family. Thank you for your warmth, patience, strength, and endless sacrifices. Your love continues to inspire and shape the lives of those around you every single day.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the amazing mothers who continue to inspire us both in our careers and in life: our Chief Operating Officer, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑬𝒓𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑫𝒚; our CAHS Dean, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒆𝒍; our Program Chair, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂-𝑻𝒐𝒎; and our dedicated faculty members, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑩𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒌, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒍𝒈𝒆𝒏, and all the wonderful educators who continuously nurture and guide us every day.

To every mother, may you feel all the love you so generously give, today and always. 💖✨

🖼️✒️: Florene Bhon Gumapac

𝐀 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢-𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Happy birthday to our hardworking PIO, Julianne Lam-an! Thank you for all your efforts and dedication to the Eye Org. Wishing you a day filled with happiness, love, and blessings. Enjoy your special day!

Love,
𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦 💜

𝐀 𝐆𝐞𝐦-𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Happy birthday to our hardworking Assistant Secretary, April Gem Masellones! Thank you for your efforts, hard work, and for always keeping the org in check. On behalf of the entire Eye Org, we wish you a birthday that is full of love, blessings, and all the things that you deserve and more.

Love,
𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦 💜

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐃. 𝐃𝐲!

Today, the Optometry family, together with the entire Davao Doctors College, wishes you a very happy birthday. We celebrate not just your existence, but the guidance and knowledge that you’ve shared within the community. Your passion and dedication reflects through the years of hard work and efforts that you’ve put in this institution.

May this year be full success and worthy endeavors, filled with fruitful milestones and achievements that your heart wishes. To many more years of leadership and works full of love!

Love,
𝐃𝐃𝐂 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Vision often goes unnoticed in everyday life, something people rely on daily without much thought, until it begins to worsen. What often goes unseen is the work behind it. The optometrists who help and manage eye conditions before and after they get worse. It’s more than just prescribing glasses, they’re part of everyday healthcare, helping people see clearly and go about their lives without missing a step.

This World Optometry Day, we give credit to the optometrists who continue to do the work, often without much recognition. With more people dealing with eye strain and vision problems, their role feels even more relevant. Taking care of our vision also means recognizing the people who make it possible. Clear vision is not just about comfort—it is keeping your eyes healthy for a clearer and brighter future.

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🖊️: Julianne Lam-an
🖼️: Florene Bhon Gumapac