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Posted 06/02/2023
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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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Clinical Case Review January 2013 – Kimia Letafat

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Kimia Letafat of SUNY 2013 is the winner of the January 2013 Clinical Case Review. This is the premier resource for optometry students to post their most interesting optometric clinical cases online for all to see. A winner will be chosen monthly and will receive a clinical gift bundle, an official certificate signed by the founder of OptometryStudents.com …

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Clinical Case Review December 2012; Tracy Voegeli SUNY 2013

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Tracy Voegeli of SUNY 2013 is the winner of the December 2012 Clinical Case Review. This is the premier resource for optometry students to post their most interesting optometric clinical cases online for all to see. A winner will be chosen monthly and will receive a clinical gift bundle, an official certificate signed by the founder of OptometryStudents.com …

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Optometry Student in Focus November 2012: Ji Yun Lee of SUNY Optometry

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Foreword by Matthew Geller; Founder of OptometryStudents.com This month’s winner of “Optometry Student in Focus” is Ji Yun Lee, a fourth-year student at SUNY State College of Optometry. Ji Yun was nominated by her colleagues and friends at SUNY Optometry because she has been committed to providing eye care to underserved communities in impoverished countries all over …

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California Bill Expands Optometrists’ Diagnostic Testing Capabilities

Clinical Optometry, Healthcare, News / By / 1 minute of reading

Optometrists in California now have the right to perform clinical laboratory tests that help diagnose certain eye conditions and disease. After more than a year since its introduction and journey through the California Assembly and Senate, bill A.B. 761 was finally signed by the governor of California. Previously, certain clinical lab tests classified as “waived” could …

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The Ultimate Guide to Convergence Insufficiency

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 10 minutes of reading

Convergence insufficiency (CI) is one of the most common binocular vision disorders that is encountered in optometry. It is a condition that was first described by Von Graefe in 1855 and has been the focus of many studies since then. Jeffery Cooper, O.D, M.S., and Nadine Jamal, O.D. have recently published a paper that compiles …

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FDA approves first micro-device for glaucoma treatment

Clinical Optometry, News / By / 2 minutes of reading

  Glaukos Corp. has received FDA approval for its iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass, This is the first glaucoma implant to be approved in the United States (U.S.). The iStent is indicated for use in conjunction with cataract surgery for the reduction of IOP in adult patients with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma currently treated with ocular …

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Sports Vision: A Growing Optometric Specialty

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 5 minutes of reading

“Vision is the trigger mechanism controlling the athlete’s first move.” – Martin WF: What the coach should know about the vision of athletes “If an athlete is not visually fit, he is certainly not physically fit.” – Garner AI: Visual aid prescribing for the athlete The two statements above were reiterated in a must-read article titled “Overview …

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8 Ways to build a successful student-doctor and patient relationship

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Healthcare, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

After observing the fourth year students in clinic (white coats pressed and 20 minute exams including DFE), the first thought that comes to your mind is, “Wow, I want to be just like that when I grow up!” They look, speak and walk as an optometrist should; and it can be intimidating. Don’t forget, they …

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Clinical Review: Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (CHRPE)

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 2 minutes of reading

CHRPE represents RPE cells that are twice their normal size and contain densely packed, large melanin granules. CHRPE lesions tend to be unilateral in most cases and can be located anywhere in the retina, primarily temporally or in the periphery. Their diameter varies from approximately 2 to 6 mm, and most commonly appear jet black …

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