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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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January 2014 Student in Focus: PUCO Optometry’s Sheila Morrison

Involvement, News, Optometry School / By / 6 minutes of reading

Social life, academic success, and enough sleep: pick 2! As future optometrists, we’ve all enjoyed a laugh at this funny-but-true dilemma every busy student faces. PUCO Optometry  3rd-year student Sheila Morrison understands this better than most! A native of Red Deer, Alberta, Sheila has found a way to integrate her passion for research and her …

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Optometry News to Remember from 2013!

Healthcare, Involvement, News, OptometryStudents.com, Organized Optometry / By / 2 minutes of reading

As a new year begins, I like to look back on the past year and think about all of the experiences I had and how they have affected me.  Here is a short list of some of the optometry news that affected optometry students and the optometric profession in 2013 (click the links for the …

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Want $500 towards a trip to NYC or Vegas for a Vision Expo trade show?

Involvement, News / By / 2 minutes of reading

OptometryStudents.com has had an amazing experience over the years attending the International Vision Expo East in New York City, and the International Vision Expo West in Las Vegas. Now Vision Expo is offering a $500 grant for students who want to attend the event this year! All you have to do is submit a 500 …

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Raelyn Ottenbreit of Rosenberg School of Optometry

Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry / By / 4 minutes of reading

Raelyn Ottenbreit is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees. She is now the AOSA Trustee for Rosenberg School of Optometry. Born and raised in Regina, SK, Canada, Raelyn is proud to be Canadian. Number seven of eight children, with four in-laws and 22 nieces and nephews, you guessed it, she’s proud to be Catholic …

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November 2013 Optometry Student in Focus – Nareh Keshishyan of SUNY Optometry

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 10 minutes of reading

A note from founder of OptometryStudents.com Dr. Matthew Geller I started “Optometry Student in Focus” as a way to shine a light on the future leaders of our profession. Nareh Keshishyan is exactly that – a future leader of optometry. Her work with the California Optometric Student Association as the current President Elect is a …

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AOA Helps Maintain FSA Accounts for Optometry Patients

Articles, Healthcare, Involvement, Organized Optometry / By / 2 minutes of reading

Political advocacy is what maintains the growth and progression of optometry. OptometryStudents.com is excited to inform you of another recent victory for those in our profession, and most importantly, the patients who receive our care. About The Political Victory In 2012, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under pressure from various groups, moved towards doing …

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3 Valuable Lessons I Learned Attending a CE Course at Vision Expo West

Clinical Optometry, Involvement, News / By / 4 minutes of reading

Do you ever feel like you have so much you want to do but not enough time to get it all done?  Vision Expo West  had a lot to offer – between exploring the exhibition halls, getting free swag, networking with doctors and exhibitors, and partying the nights away, it seemed impossible to cram in …

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Casey Dillard of NSUOCO

Involvement, News, Optometry School, Organized Optometry / By / 7 minutes of reading

OS:  Casey Dillard is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees.  He is now the AOSA Trustee for the Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.  Casey, tell us a little about yourself! CD:  Well, I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life.  I grew up on a country road outside …

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Your Advocacy for Optometry: A Short Film by the AOSA and OptometryStudents.com

Healthcare, Involvement, News / By / 1 minute of reading

You, the optometry student, are right now shaping the future of the profession in two ways, each just as important as the other: As students at your respective optometry school, you’re working to get the most out of your education and clinical experience to provide the best care possible for your present and future patients. …

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My Personal Advice to Optometry Students at Vision Expo

Articles, Involvement / By / 3 minutes of reading

Connections, connections, connections. That’s how I got my current OD position in San Diego, California. The practice owner who hired me, Dr. Eric White, didn’t have to read my resume, he just needed to ask around. My reputation as a friendly, connected, and entrepreneurial optometry student is what earned me my job. Dr. White doesn’t …

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