This article was created to educate students on the basics of degenerative myopia. But really there is something deeper here. The authors felt that patients with high myopia really rely on their optometrist at yearly eye exams and these patients want to feel confident in their OD. Patients with high myopia can have vision threatening …
The politics of the optometry profession, what goes on in the news and behind the scenes, have a huge influence on the way the profession can be practiced, this among many other things. We are lucky enough to have well organized and motivated advocates in the form of the AOA, practicing ODs and optometry students …
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Name: Ting Zhang School: New England College of Optometry Grad Year: 2015 Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? Beginning of the school year, our school held a welcome back barbecue, and different student clubs set up booths to recruit new members. …
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This feature will highlight students on a monthly basis who go above and beyond for the profession of optometry. It’s time for those hard-working leaders to be recognized for their dedicated effort and achievements.We would like to introduce our April 2012 winner, Stephen Smith. Name: Stephen Smith School: Michigan College of Optometry Year: Class of 2014 …
This month, the President of the American Optometric Association, Dori Carlson, O.D. came out with a video addressing the “State of the Profession” which addresses optometry and all of those involved. I urge each and every individual to view this statement for it is essential that you understand what optometry is going through at this …
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE December 9th 2012 | WORCESTER – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has announced the hiring of Dr. Shilpa J. Register as Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Dr. Jeanette M. Sewell as Associate Dean for Clinical Programs in the College’s School of Optometry. Both plan to be on-site January 3, 2012 as the College works …
By: Matthew Geller | OptometryStudents.com Founder & Senior Editor Everyone in the optometric profession- ODs and students alike – is anxious to know how the opening of new optometry schools will affect our future. With a spectrum of opinions on the issue, some are confident that the profession will benefit from more schools, while others …
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This article was written by the best and brightest optometry students out there in our profession. The OptometryStudents.com team was responsible for crafting this article that is more of a collage of different views crafted into one masterpiece of student perspective. As senior editor of OptometryStudents.com, I tip my hat to the writers of this article who …
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 …
By: Thai Nguyen – WesternU Class of 2013 After having the privilege of learning from Dr. Tony Carnevali on the California OD laws as a guest lecturer at Western University, and knowing the fact that for the past 35+ years, Dr. Carnevali has fought many political battles for the preservation and advancement of the optometric profession, …
