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Posted 06/02/2023
Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Study Resources / By Author: Easy Anyama

Amplify your optometry school experience and see what it means to get involved in our profession as the annual AOSA/AOA conference, Optometry’s Meeting, comes to the Music City, June 19-22, 2024. Optometry’s Meeting provides students a four-day, immersive experience in career development, clinical and practice management skill building, professional networking and advocacy alongside optometry’s leaders. …

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March Student in Focus: Private Practice Expert Sara Davies of ICO!

Articles, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com / By / 5 minutes of reading

As our newly designed website continues to move forward, we here at OptometryStudents.com would like to say thank you for your continuing support! What better way to thank our members than to highlight one of our own! Kicking off our 2016 Student in Focus series is none other than ICO’s very own Sara Davies! Her passion, determination, …

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Advocacy Op-Ed: Lessons Learned and Call For Action

Articles, Events, Involvement, Organized Optometry / By / 9 minutes of reading

“The AOA and the state associations are the sole advocates for optometry with the public, the media, insurers, and government officials, and the reason our small but united profession continues to advance. Our next battles will be against those trying to blur the lines between a remote vision check and an OD-provided eye exam. We …

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School in Focus: Nova Southeastern University – Optometry School in Paradise

Articles, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

Your first thought about an optometry school in South Florida is most likely “those students live right by the beach, how do they get any work done?” I’m here to share that yes, at Nova Southeastern University we enjoy an afternoon at the beach and an occasional study session by the pool, but we have …

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Applying to the United States as an International Optometry Student? Start here!

Articles, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

We all know that applying to optometry schools is stressful, but that isn’t the most stressful part; the most stressful part is all of the pre-planning you have to do BEFORE you are 100% accepted into the school. Being an international optometry student, I felt that I had a disadvantage as I didn’t know where …

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6 Tips To Speed Up Your Exam In Clinic And Rotations

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Clinical Pearls / By / 8 minutes of reading

One of the things I hear most often now in my fourth-year rotations is “How can I make my exams faster?” Although patients are usually aware of the extended exam process and time in academic and university settings, you should have an exam flow down by fourth year and shouldn’t be taking over an hour with …

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The Golden Rules of Practicing Optometry in California

Articles, Involvement, Organized Optometry, Post-Optometry School / By / 2 minutes of reading

California is home to three schools of optometry – UC Berkeley School of Optometry, Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), and Western University of Health Sciences. Ever thought of practicing optometry in the Golden State? Then you may want to take a closer look at how the profession is legislated. California optometrists and the California …

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Sleep Deprived in Seattle: A Quick Recap of Optometry’s Meeting 2015

Articles, Events, Involvement / By / 3 minutes of reading

It was a short trip to the Emerald City also known as Seattle but well worth! Optometry’s Meeting took it to the Pacific Northwest and it was wasn’t short on good times. Here are some of the the highlights: Education The usual excellent Continuing Education was available again this year covering all areas of optometry. …

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting (To Go to Optometry School!)

Articles, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

So you’ve decided to go to optometry school. Maybe you really love the subject of optometry and simply can’t see yourself doing anything else (if you’re in that boat, I salute you!), maybe you’re not 100% sure what you want to do yet, maybe you like the idea of the potential money after college, or maybe you’re …

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OptomCAS for the 2015-2016 Application Cycle Opens Today!

Articles, Pre-Optometry School / By / 1 minute of reading

Attention future class of 2020: OptomCAS, optometry’s universal application for all schools and colleges of optometry, opens today, July 1st 2015. No matter what school(s) you wish to apply to, you will need to apply through this application process. Remember that many schools have rolling admissions, which means that the sooner you apply, the better …

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