On August 2nd, 2012, Judge A. Howard Matz ruled in favor of the ABO (American Board of Optometry) in their defense against the AOS (American Optometric Society). A major decision has been made affecting the state of board certification in optometry.  In my previous article detailing the past and present of board certification, I …
Decision Made in ABO/AOS Board Certification Case Read More »
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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I’m an incoming first year student in the class of 2016 at the Illinois College of Optometry. This last weekend I had an amazing time at Optometry’s Meeting 2012 in Chicago! I worked at the OptometryStudents.com booth in the exhibition hall on Saturday and had an incredible experience meeting and networking with enthusiastic optometry students, …
Message to Pre-Optometry Students and Incoming First Year Optometry Students Read More »
The politics of the optometry profession, what goes on in the news and behind the scenes, have a huge influence on the way the profession can be practiced, this among many other things. We are lucky enough to have well organized and motivated advocates in the form of the AOA, practicing ODs and optometry students …
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