Optometry school can be defined by some students as a four year long financial torture. Living off student loans is no easy feat, and the thought of extending the torture for another year of a residency program seems almost impossible! Many optometry schools encourage their students to continue their education by applying for residency in …
Private Practice Optometry: Can I Afford to Do a Residency? Read More »
The white coat is a symbol of the medical professional and the responsibility to provide care for all patients. It also makes a really convenient repository for various goodies to help you through your eye exams! Here are the top 10 things that I keep in my white coat. Pretesting equipment To quickly get through …
With control of the lead approaching the final question at the 22nd Annual Varilux Optometry Student Bowl at Optometry’s Meeting last month in San Diego, Nova Southeastern fourth-year Blake Dornstauder answered the question confidently and correctly. The problem was he wagered only four points, landing him in a tie with University of Alabama at Birmingham’s …
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Entering her fourth year at Southern College of Optometry, Christina “Tina” Grosshans will undoubtedly excel in her final year of optometry school. She served SCO as president of SVOSH for the 2012-2013 academic year, which is how I came to know her, as we both just returned from our SVOSH trip to Belize last month. …
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Networking in optometry school is crucial to finding success in the real world after graduation. During school, you meet many amazing people in the small world of optometry. How do you keep in touch with them? How can they stay updated on your progress through school? LinkedIn is the top social networking destination focused on …
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Monday morning you walk into clinic and find that your first patient is an eight-year-old boy with autism. Don’t worry if your first inclination is to panic and hope that your preceptor handles the bulk of the exam. The number one thing to remember is to BE FLEXIBLE. There are certain visual deficits that optometrists …
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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 »
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 …
The December 2012 Optometry Student in Focus is Kevin Willeford of SUNY Optometry, class of 2014. I personally had the opportunity to work with Kevin in pediatrics clinic and to see him progress through optometry school. He is certainly a remarkable student who will do great things for this profession. I believe that Kevin’s motivation …
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James Deom, AOSA Trustee PCO and AOSA National Liaison to AOA PAC 2012 has been a record setting and historical year for the AOA. The Affordable Care Act will potentially add millions of uninsured Americans into the mix to receive vital healthcare services they may have otherwise gone without. . Many who would undoubtedly benefit …
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