Kentucky College of Optometry hires associate professor

The Kentucky College of Optometry is one of four University of Pikeville colleges.
The Kentucky College of Optometry is one of four University of Pikeville colleges.
James Rogala, O.D., is the new associate professor of optometry at the University of Pikeville's Kentucky College of Optometry.

Rogala, a specialist in ocular disease, earned his doctorate in optometry from Ohio State University. Previously an associate professor at Western University of the Health Sciences, he was a course leader and major lecturer for neurological disease diagnosis and treatment.

From 2007 until joining the faculty at Western University in 2011, Rogala taught ocular pathology in New Zealand at the University of Auckland. He also served as an examiner for the Optometric Council of Australia and New Zealand. Before that, he served as clinical faculty for the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University.

The Kentucky College of Optometry is one of four University of Pikeville colleges. The University of Pikeville is the 22nd school in the United states to offer an optometry college.