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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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October Student in Focus, Terry-Ann Monique: an Optometry Student’s fight against Breast Cancer

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October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as most optometry students are focused on pumpkin spice lattes and preparing for Halloween, one optometry student is focused on the road to recovery. Terry Ann Ramjus, OptometryStudent.com‘s October Student in Focus, is a second year student at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of

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5 Skills 1st Year Students can Practice at a Vision Screening

Clinical Optometry, News, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

Last weekend I was able to volunteer at my first vision screening with the Salus Christian Fellowship at an event called Hope-4-Philly. After only being in optometry school at PCO for about a month, I was very excited to have this opportunity. I was able to practice some of the skills that I’ve learned so

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Annual Eye Exam Reveals a Macular Pathology

Clinical Optometry, News, Retina / By / 3 minutes of reading

Age/Sex/Race 60 year old Caucasian female Chief Complaint “Just here for an eye exam. It’s been almost a year. I see fine with current glasses.” Medical History Diabetes – last Hg A1c was 6.3 Hypertension Ocular History Retinitis pigmentosa OU Wears glasses for distance and near Medications Insulin, Lisinopril Allergic to Neomycin Family History Retinitis

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4 Reasons Why Every Student Should Volunteer for the Special Olympics

Healthcare, Involvement, News, Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

For the past two years, I have had the opportunity to volunteer at the Special Olympics of Connecticut Summer Games. One fantastic service that is offered to the athletes is health screenings through the Healthy Athlete program. The program brings healthcare professionals such as physical therapists, audiologists, dentists, optometrists, and others to give physical exams and promote healthy

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Get Paid to be an Optometry Student: Inside the U.S. Military HPSP Program

Healthcare, News, Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

The Health Professions Scholarship Program, or HPSP, is probably the most recognizable military optometry program for optometry students today. The scholarship program consists of an agreement between selectees and their respective services. Scholarships can range between one and four years of educational benefits in exchange for a minimum of three years of service as a

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Shane McDonald, PUCO

Involvement, News, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

OS: Shane McDonald is a third year student and now AOSA Trustee for Pacific University College of Optometry! Shane, tell us a little more about yourself… SM: Originally, I’m from eastern British Columbia, Canada, but I did my undergrad in Animal Biology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Growing up in a small town, I’ve always had

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You May Know All About Eyes…But What Do You Know About Student Loans?

Advocacy, Finance & Business, News, Optometry School, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

 I have had the wonderful opportunity over the last 3 years to be a student ambassador at Southern College of Optometry. As a student ambassador at SCO I’ve had the opportunity give tours to students that are interviewed at the school. During these tours all prospective students get a presentation by our Director of Financial

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SVOSH at SUNY: A Recap of the Year

Involvement, News, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

SVOSH, also known as Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, is one of the largest clubs in SUNY College of Optometry. SVOSH provides plenty of opportunities for students to perform vision screenings to underserved communities locally, nationally, and internationally.  SVOSH at SUNY frequently collaborates with other SUNY organizations, such as Fellowship of Christian Optometry, Lions

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