Follow our legacy and tradition in health education through stories and photos to celebrate 100 illustrious years of Salus University's founding College, Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Our History
Committed to graduating the highest caliber of professionals, Salus faculty represent some of the best minds in health science and blindness and low vision.
With a hands-on approach to patient care, an early and sustained clinical experience is what sets Salus graduates apart from their professional peers.
Emphasizing quality and continuity with patients and their interprofessional teams, Salus students are exposed to integrated programs where exploration and collaboration drive holistic healthcare.
Experience the best of two worlds. Our vibrant, suburban campus located just outside of Philadelphia offers easy access to unlimited culture, arts, history, sports, and entertainment.
Since 1919, Salus graduates have been leading their professions with progressive thinking for the changing world of health and wellness.
Salus students are part of a community much greater than the University. Close to home and across the globe, we pursue projects that advance the world of health, wellness, and public service.
From our nearly century long and proud history, Pennsylvania College of Optometry has pioneered some of the most influential innovations in post-graduate optometric education worldwide. Learn More
With an interdisciplinary approach, the College of Education and Rehabilitation educates professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those affected by disabilities. Learn More
An exceptional academic and clinical experience, the Osborne College of Audiology prepares thought-leading audiologists to practice in medical, educational and private practice settings. Learn More
Uniquely focused on today’s critical healthcare issues, the College of Health Sciences graduates professionals fully equipped to meet the complex—and ever-changing—demands for health worldwide. Learn More
This program offers students interested in pursuing a graduate or professional degree in the health sciences the opportunity to strengthen their scientific background. Learn More
For Lindsay Lee, MEd ’19, teaching students with visual impairments just kind of fell into her lap.
Salus students across programs often participate in mission trips – to places like Haiti , Panama and Guatemala – in areas that don’t have regular or convenient access to healthcare. Those trips offers the students a chance to get experience seeing a lot of patients in a short period of time. But there are underserved areas of the United States as well, where people who need eye care can’t regularly and easily get it.
When the inaugural Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Class of 2009 came together for its 10-year reunion, there was a familiarity still apparent, like the members hadn’t been apart at all for the past decade.
Four of the University’s Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) faculty members received fellowships at the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) and Third World Congress of Optometry 2019 annual conference Oct. 23-27 in Orlando, Fla.