July 2012

ASCO 2012 EnVision Optometry Video Contest

Creativity was rampant this year as contestants from accredited schools of optometry showed off a combination of skill and humor in their video entries for ASCO’s “ENVISION” contest.  Students were asked to submit “…non-traditional, and ultimately AWESOME informational videos that ASCO can use to promote the profession to prospective optometry students around the country.”  As …

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Varilux Optometry Student Bowl 2012, From the Eyes of a SUNY Contestant

Late in morning as I was walking through the graceful, long and rather quiet hallways of McCormick Place, mixed thoughts were passing through sleep-starved brain of mine. It was much more pleasant here then the hot Chicago rush hour cab rides but fear of being late and even worse reaching the wrong conference hall was …

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OS Featured on Noble Vision Group!

Noble Vision Group was kind enough to reach out to Optometrystudents.com to write a guest blog post regarding social media in the eye care insdustry. See what OS had to say by visiting http://www.noblevisiongroup.com/optometry/social-media-eye-care-industry-optometrystudents-com On behalf of Optometrystudents.com, we would like to thank Jonathan Banasky of Noble Vision Group for giving us this opportunity.   …

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The Unconventional Optometrist: Optometry in NASA Space Medicine

I am a big proponent of space exploration and I’ve always been interested in astronomy and everything you see in sci-fi movies.  If I could, I would be an astronaut myself, but the closest I ever got was getting a telescope at age 9 and joining my alma mater’s Space Society.  So, it was no …

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Eyes On The Future Spring 2012 Edition

Whether we are creating the content directly on OptometryStudents.com or linking you to other great content, our job here at OS is to keep students informed and involved. That is why I want to direct you to this great AOA newsletter called “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) is a quarterly AOA publication that has some really valuable …

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Board Certification and the Profession of Optometry

Board certification in optometry has been a hot topic on and off since the beginning of its’ inception back in 2009.  This is definitely news to be well aware and informed of, as it could become a permanent fixture in the future of the profession.  Board certification in optometry has had a somewhat controversial past …

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Near Point of Convergence: To The Nose is Not All You Need to Know!

What?! Have I lost my mind?! Well most optometrists would say that having an NPC of TTN is the ultimate convergence a patient can have; however I ask you to think differently. Ok. Let’s take a step back and start from the beginning.  As part of your routine entrance tests you take out an accommodative …

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Ronald L. Hopping O.D. Takes Office as President of the AOA

Ronald L. Hopping, O.D., MPH, has taken the office of president of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Dr. Hopping will serve for the 2012-2013 term and was first elected to the board in 2005. Dr. Ronald Hopping, following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Richard Hopping, who also served as president, will mark the …

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