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Central Retinal Artery vs. Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion

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By: Dan Strybos – SALUS Optometry School 2012 As optometric students, we face the unique challenge of taking information presented in a classroom setting and recognizing it in a clinical setting. Students often struggle to translate classroom knowledge to clinical success. This series will present “can’t miss” clinical scenarios and the proper diagnosis and treatment […]

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Cheaper Avastin appears to be as effective as the more costly Lucentis for treatment of AMD

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By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY Optometry 2013 It has been regarded for some time now that Avastin is as effective as Lucentis for treating AMD. Although not FDA approved to treat AMD, Avastin appears to provide similar benefits as Lucentis at a cheaper cost to the patient. As reported in the May 15, 2011 edition of

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My WesternU Clerkship Experience – Part I

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By: Thai Nguyen Western University 2013 Student In this month’s article, I wanted to highlight some my clerkship experiences at WesternU College of Optometry. I’m a firm believer that true learning occurs outside of the classroom. At WesternU, I’ve had the privilege of rotating through four clerkship sites, and learning from preceptors in the areas

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The AOA – Working For Your Future & Our Profession

Articles, Organized Optometry / By / 8 minutes of reading

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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My Volunteer Experience – Thai Nguyen

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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

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Cuts To Medicade Will Impact Vision Care

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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

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