SVOSH, also known as Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, is one of the largest clubs in SUNY College of Optometry. SVOSH provides plenty of opportunities for students to perform vision screenings to underserved communities locally, nationally, and internationally. Â SVOSH at SUNY frequently collaborates with other SUNY organizations, such as Fellowship of Christian Optometry, Lions …
Insurance is an important part of our profession, since it gives patients the ability to afford our services. Medicare is particularly important, but can be confusing. I’ve laid out answers to some of the basic questions about Medicare that incoming optometry students should know about. 1. Who is eligible? Medicare is for those individuals who: …
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Nutrition encompasses the way the body uses food to maintain the necessary functions to sustain life. When you eat a healthy meal your body breaks it down and uses it as energy. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient the eye depends on for certain functions crucial to the tissue of the eye. Vitamin A Deficiency …
Each of the 23 optometry schools has an AOSA Trustee and a Trustee-Elect making up the Board of Trustees (BoT), along with an executive council consisting of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. We have 2 board meetings a year, one in January in St. Louis and one at Optometry’s Meeting in June. At …
Around Berkeley Optometry, Dr. Maria Liu is known to have quite a few academic degrees. The Beijing native practiced ophthalmology in China and served as a marketing manager for Alcon in China. She relocated to the United States in 2000 and applied to Pacific University College of Optometry. While waiting for her admission to the …
Interview with Dr. Maria Liu of Berkeley Optometry; Teacher, Researcher, Clinician Read More »
There are many things we have to worry about as optometry students: midterms, clinical assessments, and, yes, even national board exams. But we all know that our education extends far beyond the material we’re getting in the classroom. A little over a year ago, SUNY College of Optometry established its Career Development Center, dedicated to …
I would like to formally invite you all to consider a unique opportunity during your time as an optometry student. This opportunity will allow you to gain an invaluable education in leadership as a National Liaison to one of the American Optometric Student Association’s Allied Organizations. As a National Liaison you will act as a …
As 2013 nears, changes to our health care system have been a very hot topic, to say the least. Here are a few highlights of what went on throughout this final month of 2012, as well as a summary of the year. These changes will indeed have an impact on our profession: AOA President Ronald …
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. …
May 2012 Optometry Student of the Month; Ting Zhang NECO 2015 Read More »
By: Elsa Sheerer; SUNY 2015 We have all given our fair share of presentations throughout our weathered educational trail to get to where we are today. And a few of us will be doing presentations on scholarly research while we are in optometry school. And obviously, we are so used to doing case presentations that we rattle …
Community Outreach and Education: Easier than you think! Read More »
