OptometryStudents.com wants to give a round of applause for the NYSOA Officers that were elected just a few weeks ago. Also we want to congratulate the past NYSOA leadership for working so hard and dedicating themselves to improving Optometry in New York. Take a look at the new NYSOA Officers! Thomas J. Landry, OD, President …
This article was written by the best and brightest optometry students out there in our profession. The OptometryStudents.com team was responsible for crafting this article that is more of a collage of different views crafted into one masterpiece of student perspective. As senior editor of OptometryStudents.com, I tip my hat to the writers of this article who …
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OptometryStudents.com would like to congratulate Dori Carlson, O.D on becoming the president of the American Optometric Association during Optometry’s Meeting on June 18th 2011. Dr. Carlson is the first ever, woman president of the AOA and is succeeding Joe Ellis O.D. Carlson told VMail, “Of course being the first woman AOA …
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SALT LAKE CITY – Congratulations to SALUS Optometry College for winning the 2011 Varilux® Optometry Student Bowl™. The prize was a stunning crystal trophy and $1,000 in prize money. SALUS Optometry was a close runner up during the last 2 Varilux Student Bowls, yet Ian McWherter PCO Class of 2012 delivered swiftly and took first place! The …
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Optometry’s Meeting in Salt Lake City was a huge success this year. Packed with over 800 students and thousands of O.D’s, the meeting was a great place to network, have fun with friends, see the latest trends in optometry and also to kick back and enjoy the beautiful Salt Lake City. The meeting was home …
We are happy to introduce two new features to OptometryStudents.com. We have come a long way since the start of the site and have worked very hard to develop these new tools to help out all the Optometry students out there. The two new tools we call.. OptometryStudents.com – Quick News OptometryStudents.com – Clinical Pearls …
By: Dan Strybos – SALUS Optometry School 2012 As optometric students, we face the unique challenge of taking information presented in a classroom setting and recognizing it in a clinical setting. Students often struggle to translate classroom knowledge to clinical success. This series will present “can’t miss” clinical scenarios and the proper diagnosis and treatment …
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VSP, the largest non-profit vision care provider in the United States, has in a sense increased its scope of services, by opening an optical dispensary in San Jose, CA, inside the Cisco Campus. Now a direct provider of eyewear, what does this mean for practicing Optometrists? Will the private practice doctors suffer as a result …
By: Antonio Chirumbolo, SUNY Optometry 2013 Very exciting news for students attending MCO! In June, the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University will celebrate the grand opening of its new optometry building. The new building will boast features such as a new teaching auditorium, laboratories, vision-care clinic, dispensary, and many other facilities. The …
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The Connecticut Association of Optometry is offering three scholarships to optometric students who come from the state of Connecticut. The scholarship deadline is July 31st, and money will be disbursed in the Fall of 2011. You can find the application here: http://cteyes.org/CMS/customer-files/poptCAOscholarshipapplication2009.pdf
