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Dec 23 2014

13 Articles from our New Grad Financial and Business Journalist Ross Chatwin

Finance & Business, News, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Post-Optometry School / By Kristin Schwab / 1 minute of reading

Ross Chatwin, a new grad from the Southern College of Optometry class of 2014 and Financial and Business Content Journalist for OS, has contributed many great clinical pearls and articles with advice on everything from student loans to malpractice insurance over the last few years. We’d like to thank Ross for all his great work! Ross is …

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Dec 14 2014

Thousands of Optometry Students End Hunger Strike Following Loan Disbursement

Finance & Business, News, Study Break / By Scott M / 3 minutes of reading

In an unsuccessful attempt to prove resilience and fortitude to financial aid departments nationwide, malnourished optometry students turned pseudo-political activists have ended their “Financial Aid Hunger Strike” instantly following their loan disbursements. “I was on a very healthy carrot and water diet. It was very cost effective and got the job done,” explained first year …

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Dec 7 2014

What’s UPP With Contact Lens Pricing?

Finance & Business, News, Organized Optometry / By Peter Jacques / 2 minutes of reading

In 2013, contact lens manufacturer Alcon (CIBA Vision) took action to end a pricing war that was pricing optometrists out of their own market. It enacted a minimum pricing policy called unilateral pricing policy (UPP), which is common among companies such as Apple and Bose. High end products such as these cannot be sold under …

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Nov 17 2014

The Rotations Experience: Lessons from the First Rotation

Clinical Optometry, News, Optometry School / By Lawrence Yu / 4 minutes of reading

Dear Diary, Fourth year clinical rotations are the pinnacle of optometry school that all students are anxious for. It’s a time of freedom, learning, and exposure to parts of optometry you may never see in the school clinic. Or is it? My name is Lawrence Yu, and I’ve started my clinical rotations as a fourth …

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Nov 4 2014

Conference Review: Clinical Vision Care (CCVC) AKA “The Memphis Meeting”

Involvement, News, Organized Optometry / By Sandy Tran / 3 minutes of reading

As the resident liaison for the Optometric Extension Program (OEP), I had the opportunity to attend the 20th anniversary of the Conference on Clinical Vision Care (CCVC) (also known as “The Memphis Meeting”) in Memphis this past July. The conference welcomes optometrists, students and residents who practice or have an interest in behavioral optometry, and the mission …

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Oct 20 2014

School in Focus: State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry

News, Optometry School / By Christine Morra / 4 minutes of reading

This article is part of our School in Focus series, written by Christine Morra (Class of 2016, SUNY AOSA Trustee). Check out more student experiences at SUNY here! BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, across from Bryant Park and the historic New York Public Library, lies a hidden gem that helps …

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Oct 12 2014

The Unconventional Optometrist: Eye Care Behind Bars

Clinical Optometry, Healthcare, News, Post-Optometry School / By Adrienne Chan / 6 minutes of reading

DID YOU KNOW? The United States has incarcerated more people than any other country in the world. Currently, there are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons across the country. To put this into perspective, the United States holds 25 percent of the world’s prison population, but only 5 percent of the …

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Sep 30 2014

CooperVision Adopt-a-Patient Program Winner! YOU Should be Next!

News, Optometry School / By Ben Emer / 2 minutes of reading

The CooperVision Adopt-a-Patient™ program is a fantastic way for you the improve your patients’ vision and change their lives in the process. It’s easy: if you have a patient in need of contact lenses, but otherwise can’t afford them, submit an email with the patient info to CooperVision and your patient receives a free year’s worth …

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Sep 28 2014

Lebron James: “If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I’d be an Optometrist”

Humor, News / By Scott M / 2 minutes of reading

This OptometryStudents.com post is fictionalized satire. Names used in this post, unless those of public figures or entities, are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or entities is coincidental and unintentional. Unless a post specifically states that its contents are an actual recording of events, any event described is fictional, and any resemblance to …

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Sep 22 2014

Optometry Scope of Practice & Legislation in North Carolina

Healthcare, News, Organized Optometry / By Heather Whyte / 3 minutes of reading

Considering a career as an optometrist in the state of North Carolina? Below is a quick reference guide to becoming an optometrist in North Carolina as well as the current scope of practice. How to become an optometrist in North Carolina: Passing scores on NBEO Part I, II, and III as well as scores of …

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