I said it before and I will say it again… …the profession of optometry faces pressures from the federal government, state governments, other medical professions and from optometrists themselves and it is the American Optometric Association (AOA) that keeps our profession healthy, growing and moving in a positive direction. To sum it up, if you …
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I would like to introduce the newest team member to OptometryStudents.com! His name is Thai Nguyen, currently a 2nd year optometry student at Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry (WUHSCO) in Pomona, California. Thai showed interest in OptometryStudents.com several months ago and we chatted through the comments you find at the end of …
Lensometry What is lensometry? A lensometer measures vergence and prism power amongst other aspects of a lens. If a patient presents a pair of spectacles to you and does not know the Rx of the lenses, a lensometer will enable you to determine the sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism present in each lens. It can …
NOTE* This article contains OAT Study Tips along with my $25.00 study method Do you know that it only cost me $25.00 dollars to study for my OAT exam? I took the test in August 2008 and while other students spent hundreds of dollars on books and courses I saved that money for traveling Europe. …
It is important that NYSOA members contact the legislators identified on the attached document to share their opposition to this proposal. This message is brought to you by the NYSOA and was forwarded to my SUNY Optometry E-mail and is NOT an original article by OptometryStudents.com If you are a pre-optometry student applying to optometry …
