Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (SVOSH) trips have to be some of the most challenging and rewarding trips during your optometry school careers. Challenging because some of us are trying techniques we learned in school for the first time, while others are seeing a whole bunch of people in a small amount of time. …
Spanish/English Translations of the Most Common Eye Conditions Read More »
Age/Sex/Race 45 year old Caucasian male Chief Complaint Blur at distance for awhile, left eye worse than right eye Sometimes his left eye hurts Medical History Last exam 1 month ago and everything was normal NKDA Ocular History Uses readers for near Retinal detachment in left eye 15 years ago (I found this out when …
Clinical Case Review February 2013 – Bhumika Patel Read More »
When I was asked to write an article on my experience in the Dominican Republic for IAUPR School of Optometry’s VOSH mission trip, I immediately knew that I wanted to find a hero with a story that could inspire everyone. I was on a mission to write this article and I was determined to …
Finding Barahonas Hero: A Reflection of Service from IAUPR’s VOSH President Read More »
Tracy Voegeli of SUNY 2013 is the winner of the December 2012 Clinical Case Review. This is the premier resource for optometry students to post their most interesting optometric clinical cases online for all to see. A winner will be chosen monthly and will receive a clinical gift bundle, an official certificate signed by the founder of OptometryStudents.com …
Clinical Case Review December 2012; Tracy Voegeli SUNY 2013 Read More »
While I truly believe that optometry is my calling, sometimes I like to think that I have lived past lives doing other things. I love maps so I perhaps once was a cartographer, I love the court scenes in my fiction novels so I may have been a defense attorney, and I have always loved …
Current Events in Optometry, From the Eyes of Our Patients Read More »
Glaukos Corp. has received FDA approval for its iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass, This is the first glaucoma implant to be approved in the United States (U.S.). The iStent is indicated for use in conjunction with cataract surgery for the reduction of IOP in adult patients with mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma currently treated with ocular …
FDA approves first micro-device for glaucoma treatment Read More »
4th Year Optometry Student 2013 Case Report Award All 4th year optometry students are eligible for the 2013 Case Report Award. In order to qualify, the 4th year student must write a Case Report involving any of the subject matters listed below: Contact Lenses and Lens Care Ocular Surface Disease / Dry Eye Anti-Allergy Glaucoma …
4th Year Optometry Student Case Report Award by Alcon: $1,000 & $5,000 Read More »
Did you know that approximately 10 percent of Americans have hearing loss, making it the second most common disability in the United States?1  In Canada, there are 50 percent more people with reported hearing loss than those with vision problems.2  Hearing loss has many causes, including genetics, age, and injury. There are a number of disorders that …
The Unconventional Optometrist: The First Deaf Optometrist in America Read More »
I am a big proponent of space exploration and I’ve always been interested in astronomy and everything you see in sci-fi movies. Â If I could, I would be an astronaut myself, but the closest I ever got was getting a telescope at age 9 and joining my alma mater’s Space Society. Â So, it was no …
The Unconventional Optometrist: Optometry in NASA Space Medicine Read More »
We eat a fairly balanced diet, we exercise, and we try our absolute best to avoid the fast food drive-thru signs on our trip home each day. We can’t open our emails or favorite news website without headlines referencing diet and its impact on our physical and mental health. We assume that we are consuming …
