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The Story Of A Determined Optometry Student – Part 2

The summers of 2007 and 2008 come with blazing temperatures, yet I find myself sheltered in the air conditioned walls of Optix Family Eyecare Center, a private practice on Long Island operated by O.D  Joel Kestenbaum who graduated from the New England College of Optometry. I sit in the dimly lit pre-test room behind the …

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How To Master Retinoscopy In Optometry School

  Update 06-13-17: Check out our refreshed Ret article on how to “Step Up Your Retinoscopy Skills”    This is a ‘How-To’ article for retinoscopy and it is especially useful for first-year optometry students. For pre-optometry students or optometry who are unfamiliar with the technique please check out the link to the simulator at the …

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1st Year Assessments In Optometry School

In Optometry School you are graded on your written exam’s and for assessments. The assessments take place in the lab (mock optometry exam room) and students are required to preform eye tests on staff or other students. So throughout the semester you are typically assessed on 1 procedure at a time, although final assessments may …

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Universal Health Care & Optometry – Key Moments In The Debate

This important status update regarding the effects of universal health care on optometry is brought to you by Randolph E. Brooks, O.D. the president of the AOA. He was kind enough to send us SUNY students this message and now here it is for you all. I hope you can all review the article and …

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