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Boards Prep Before you Prepare for Boards
Most optometry students take the National Board Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Part 1 (of 3 total) Applied Basic Sciences in March toward the end of their third year. Boards prep is typically a time of high stress for optometry students...
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The Decision: Applying for Optometry School
As a non-traditional student, I spent countless hours debating whether I should take the plunge in going back to school. I had only a few years under my belt of “real life” – paying bills, paying off debt, the “8-to-5 grind.”...
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Ocular Dermatology & You
Ocular Dermatology & You If you are new to the world of optometry, you may be considering primary care as the only modality in which to practice. The fact is there are hundreds of ways you can incorporate optometric medicine into your...
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Ultraviolet Awareness Month: 5 Tips for May
Prevent Blindness, an eye health and safety organization backed by the American Optometric Association, numerous industry partners, and nonprofits, has deemed May as Ultraviolet Awareness Month. As it is getting a little more sunny...
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5 things you can do today to advocate for optometry
We’ve all heard it before: “optometry is a legislated profession.” But what does that really mean? Put simply, if an optometrist wants to do something, there has to be a law that explicitly states that they can. If your...
