UPIKE, state board of examiners respond to reports of optometry college graduates seeking waivers for licensure

Published on February 6, 2026
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville (UPIKE) responded Friday to news reports referencing the university’s Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), the only optometry college in the state, about proposed loopholes in the process for graduates seeking licensure. An article published last month by Louisville-based WAVE News reported some optometry college graduates in Kentucky who were unable to pass certain sections of the national licensure exam received an okay from the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners to test in Canada in place of the U.S. national exam. In a statement sent out Friday morning, UPIKE officials said, “The Kentucky College […]
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