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    Choroidal Melanoma: The Most Common Primary Intraocular Malignancy in Adults

    January 12, 2021 | POSTED BY Ashlee Taylor | Articles, Clinical Pearls, Healthcare, Optometry School, Posterior Segment, Retina, Study Resources

     Background: A choroidal melanoma is a malignant tumor of choroidal melanocytes. The melanin-containing cells in the choroid become malignant and grow underneath the RPE. This type of tumor is the most common primary intraocular...

    Tags: Choroid, exam, health, healthcare, Melanoma, posterior, posterior segment, retina, tumor
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    The Anatomy of The Cover Test

    January 5, 2021 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Study Resources

       Background A Cover Test is one of the skills learned during the first year of optometric education, and it is an important part of a comprehensive eye examination. This test is used to evaluate and quantify ocular deviations that may...

    Tags: alternating, cover test, eye turn, phoria, strabismus, tropia, unilateral
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    December 28, 2020 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Healthcare

    During 2020 we learned more about the effects of coronavirus than any other topic. It has been the main subject on the news, social media, and of scientific research since January 2020. As the months flew by, it seemed like some...

  • OD-3: The Precipice

    December 20, 2020 | POSTED BY Doug Thompson | Articles, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com

    Okay, admittedly the title is a bit melodramatic: The Precipice. Almost sounds like a movie title. This article is for all the hardworking, exhausted, third-year students across optometry colleges nationwide. As a 3rd-year student myself...

    Tags: 3rd year, Boards, Clinic, doctoral program, doctorate, final year, finals, national boards, optometry school, third year
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    December 11, 2020 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Articles

     THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND PUBLISHED IN THE JAN/FEB AOA FOCUS MAGAZINE  High Blood Pressure In the United States, one out of two adults have been diagnosed with hypertension, which makes up approximately 108 million people...

    Tags: blood pressure, heart healthy, high blood pressure, hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy, ocular hypertension
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