Doctors of Optometry – Learning and Seeing in the Classroom

Posted on May 26, 2023 (April 22, 2024) by Dr. Holly Ternus

March 23, 2021

Earlier this month, Dr. Nielsen helped oversee an important project to ensure that Nebraska students have proper eyecare in order to learn in the classroom.

Hosted by Dr. Andrew Bateman and Dr. Jackie Nielsen.

Dr. Jackie Nielsen, assistant superintendent of Beatrice Public Schools. Dr. Nielsen is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Professional Development.

Earlier this month, Dr. Nielsen helped oversee an important project to ensure that Nebraska students have proper eyecare in order to learn in the classroom.

The project was utilized for the first time as 24 Beatrice kindergarten through fourth grade students took eye exams.

Sponsored by Beatrice Public Schools, the Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision and the Nebraska Optometric Association are helping to ensure that local students have proper eyecare in order to learn in the classroom.

Take a listen to Episode 3 of Beyond 20/20 from NOA.

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Written by Dr. Holly Ternus

Dr. Holly Ternus is originally from Torrington, Wyoming, and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in biological sciences. She graduated with Honors from The New England College of Optometry and completed internships with Honors at South Boston Community Health Center with an emphasis in glaucoma and narrow-angle glaucoma, Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center with an emphasis in ocular disease, Lifetime Eyecare in Houston fitting specialty contact lenses, and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Dr. Ternus practiced with ophthalmology in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, specializing in ocular disease, dry eye disease, and emergency care. She then transitioned into primary care, fitting specialty contacts for keratoconus, post-RK, corneal ectasia, and irregular corneas.

Dr. Ternus is an active member of the Nebraska Optometric Association, American Optometry Association, and American Academy of Optometry. She received her fellowship with the American Academy of Optometry in 2018 and is a graduate of the Nebraska Optometric Association’s Leadership Institute. She also received her fellowship in the Scleral Lens Education Society and is the first in Nebraska to have completed this honor.

Outside of work, Dr. Ternus enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children, snowboarding, skiing, water sports, watching Husker football, and everything that involves being outdoors.

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