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OD1 Survival Guide: Pass Your First Clinical Checkouts
Clinical checkouts are a way to determine whether or not a student is prepared and well-equipped with the skills they need in order to successfully treat and care for a patient. The process of checkouts involves a preceptor who watches...
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Vitreous Hemorrhage
Background: A vitreous hemorrhage is a common conditions with a variety of causes. It occurs when a bleed happens within the vitreous, anterior to the posterior vitreous face. Symptoms tend to vary according to severity of the bleed. A...
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Asteroid Hyalosis or Space Galaxy?
Background: Asteroid hyalosis is a common degenerative process that occurs when calcium pyrophosphate particles, or calcium phosphate soaps, collect within the gel portion of the vitreous. These particles attach to collagen fibrils...
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Optometrists Can Now Treat Glaucoma In Massachusetts
The new year brought good news for optometrists and aspiring doctors that wish to setup practice in the state of Massachusetts (MA). On January 1, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker signed a legislation that aims to promote affordable care and...
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Life Happens
Optometry school isn't easy. Everyone goes in fully aware that they will be tested to their fullest extent mentally, physically, and emotionally. The lack of sleep, the overload of exams, the inability to maintain a social life, the hours...
