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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Want a valuable news resource that not many students know about? Well, recently I stumbled on a great quarterly newsletter called the “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) – its actually an AOA publication but I found it to be really valuable. As students we are pretty busy studying and busting our butts in clinic during 10 hour […]
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A drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. offering a new treatment option for the neovascular form of AMD (age related macular degeneration) has been receiving vast support from the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA, urging the FDA to approve the treatment called Eylea, also known as VEGF Trap-Eye. What’s the big deal
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Previously serving as Interim Dean, Donald E. Jarnagin, O.D., has now been named Dean of the Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT), and will head the Midwestern University Eye Institute, a new state-of-the-art optometry clinic that recently opened its doors and is now providing quality care. Learn more about the Arizona College of Optometry here!
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1-800 Contacts recently launched a new website, www.glasses.com, for existing and new customers to purchase prescription eyeglasses online. In addition to purchasing contact lenses online, customers will now have the opportunity to choose various styles and selections of single vision glasses, including 11 women’s frame brands and eight men’s frame brands. The company expects to
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OptometryStudents.com wants to give a round of applause for the NYSOA Officers that were elected just a few weeks ago. Also we want to congratulate the past NYSOA leadership for working so hard and dedicating themselves to improving Optometry in New York. Take a look at the new NYSOA Officers! Thomas J. Landry, OD, President
Optometry’s Meeting in Salt Lake City was a huge success this year. Packed with over 800 students and thousands of O.D’s, the meeting was a great place to network, have fun with friends, see the latest trends in optometry and also to kick back and enjoy the beautiful Salt Lake City. The meeting was home
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SALT LAKE CITY – Congratulations to SALUS Optometry College for winning the 2011 Varilux® Optometry Student Bowl™. The prize was a stunning crystal trophy and $1,000 in prize money. SALUS Optometry was a close runner up during the last 2 Varilux Student Bowls, yet Ian McWherter PCO Class of 2012 delivered swiftly and took first place! The
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OptometryStudents.com would like to congratulate Dori Carlson, O.D on becoming the president of the American Optometric Association during Optometry’s Meeting on June 18th 2011. Dr. Carlson is the first ever, woman president of the AOA and is succeeding Joe Ellis O.D. Carlson told VMail, “Of course being the first woman AOA
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We are happy to introduce two new features to OptometryStudents.com. We have come a long way since the start of the site and have worked very hard to develop these new tools to help out all the Optometry students out there. The two new tools we call.. OptometryStudents.com – Quick News OptometryStudents.com – Clinical Pearls
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By: Matt Geller SUNY Optometry 2013 At this time, a generic version of Xalatan (latanoprost ophthalmic solution) is available. The generic form, available in one strength as latanoprost 0.005% ophthalmic solution, is made by a variety of companies. These eye drop bottles each contain 2.5 mL of solution, with 1.5 mcg of latanoprost in each
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