2011

Message From Founder Matt Geller + 2011 Recap

Hey everyone this is Matt Geller, OptometryStudents.com Founder and Senior Editor. I wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year and another great year in optometry school! I wanted you all to get a look inside OptometryStudents.com and so I posted some interesting facts and figures for 2011 which you can find below. …

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Video Interview Dr. Ciuffreda, Binocular Vision Specialist

Optomterystudents.com recently had the pleasure to speak to one of the world’s experts in binocular vision, Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda. Dr. Ciuffreda has spent ample time researching and working with patients with various complex visual dysfunctions, and has contributed many studies providing proper analysis and treatment for these patients including individuals with mild traumatic brain injury. …

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Lucentis Associated with Raise in IOP?

December 22nd 2011 – It was originally determined that there is little risk that Lucentis, an AMD drug, raises IOP. However, there has recently been some conflicting evidence spurred by a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist who noticed an increase in IOP in some of her patients receiving Lucentis. To assist in this discrepancy, a retrospective study …

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Traumatic Cataracts / Rosette Cataracts

Case Presentation By: Yuliya Bababekova SUNY 2013 59-year-old black female presents for follow up of trauma OD at age 9.  Pt reports being hit in the right eye with a rock.  History regarding the trauma is very vague and nonspecific; pt recalls losing vision and was told she must be followed yearly to monitor ”possible …

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Allow Optometrists in Puerto Rico to Prescribe Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents!

Update about ‘Allow Optometrists in Puerto Rico to prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents!’ on Change.org Colleagues and friends: The petition reached today the landmark 800 signatures! We still need 200 more signatures to reach the 1,000 goal. The government has started to acknowledge the petition and I have the confident that the issue would be resolved …

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ASCO Sponsored Video Contest “2012 ENVISION”

ASCO Sponsored Video Contest:  “2012 ENVISION” Chance for optometry students to promote the profession and win CASH PRIZES! (This article is a carbon copy of an ASCO e-mail message sent to Optometry Schools) The purpose of the “2012 EnVision” Video Competition, sponsored by ASCO, is to have the optometry students, those who know the most …

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Clinical Application of Optical Principles

Hello everyone, today I will be discussing some of the common clinical applications of optical principles.  Optics, the study of light, is the central physical science of our profession.  It also happens to be one of my favorite subjects so far in optometry school.  Unlike my OAT articles, I’m going to have to limit the …

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Scholarship Alert – Stanley Pearle Scholarship $2,000

OneSight Research Foundation is offering funding for twenty scholarships in the amount of $2,000 through the DR. STANLEY PEARLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The award will be given out for Fall 2012 and students graduating from optometry programs in 2013, 2014, and 2015 are eligible. Print Scholarship Guidelines HERE  The following information was provided by OneSight Research …

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Scholarship Alert – Varilux Student Grant Award program 2011-2012

Download more information here Reported By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY 2013 December 5th 2011- Essilor of America and Varilux are sponsoring their Student Grant Award program for yet another year. This grant is open to optometry students who have spent time in their clinic’s dispensary. Students are encouraged to submit case reports involving patients that they …

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