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The Optometry Student Overachiever and The Underachiever: Finding Common Ground

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

Meet Kendall. Kendall is a third year optometry student, and has just been named the new president of her class. Kendall is known to be a great leader after showing her classmates her capabilities of delegating tasks as the Chairwoman of her school’s Contact Lens and Cornea Section Committee. Kendall also decided to run for […]

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The Kiosk Bill And Your Future

Advocacy, Clinical Optometry, Finance & Business, Healthcare, Involvement, News, Post-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

In June, I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Utah Optometric Association’s Annual Meeting and meet with some of the current and former officers of the UOA. These great ODs were willing to share with me what they went through when they learned about the kiosk bill in Utah legislation, and what they

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My 2nd Year at Pennsylvania College of Optometry

News, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

At the beginning of orientation I was told that time spent in optometry school had a strange ability to pass both incredibly slowly and quickly at the same time.  Without getting sappy, I have to agree with this statement.  During second year at PCO, the curriculum’s focus changes drastically from the broad optical and physical

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Plan for the Future: AOA Group Insurance

Finance & Business, News, Post-Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

As future ODs, it is common for us to see patients seeking help for treatment and rehabilitation of life-debilitating injuries or conditions. Have you ever considered that one day the same unfortunate circumstances may happen to you? Our profession demands that we be in good health in order to perform our duties properly and efficiently.

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Interview with Dr. Andrew Buzzelli: Dean of Rosenburg College Of Optometry

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

Earlier this year the University of the Incarnate Word’s Rosenburg School of Optometry was granted the status of “accredited” by the Accreditation Council of Optometric Education (ACOE). The status given by the ACOE means the institution has been evaluated to provide the quality education that is necessary of optometric practice. The college is located in

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What to Expect in the Year Preceding Optometry School: Eyeing the Future – Part 4

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

We’ve finally made it to the summer months in the year preceding optometry school! We’ve been counting down from a year until optometry school begins, to months, and now to just weeks and days before it begins! Here are 5 things to remember to do before you start school:  1. Finalize your transcripts. First, make

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July 2013 Students in Focus: Blake Dornstauder and David Zimmerman

News, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com / By / 9 minutes of reading

With control of the lead approaching the final question at the 22nd Annual Varilux Optometry Student Bowl at Optometry’s Meeting last month in San Diego, Nova Southeastern fourth-year Blake Dornstauder answered the question confidently and correctly. The problem was he wagered only four points, landing him in a tie with University of Alabama at Birmingham’s

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Field Vision – AOA Lecture on Sports Vision on the Football Field

Clinical Optometry, News / By / 2 minutes of reading

At this year’s AOA Meeting, I sat in on an interesting lecture by Fraser Horn, O.D., a Nike, Inc. consultant and professor at Pacific University College of Optometry. Sports vision is currently a hot topic in optometry and Dr. Horn encourages his colleagues to incorporate sports vision in their practices. He uses the sport of

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A Book in Review: A Natural History of Seeing

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

Have you ever observed the eyes of an insect? These compound eyes look completely unlike our own. Nevertheless, they serve the same function as our own: to detect light. This sense of detecting light that humans, insects, and most animals use, raises an interesting question – how does detecting light allow us to see? It

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Optometry Student to Successful Optometrist: Initiative, Part 2 of 3

Finance & Business, Involvement, News, Optometry School, Post-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

  During my interview with Dr. Chad Fleming OD, FAAO, he mentioned to me 3 attributes that any aspiring optometry student needs to develop in order to be a successful optometrist. The first attribute he mentioned was communication and how important it was to be able to express yourself to your professors, staff doctors, and

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