Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry

Nova Southeastern University, College of Optometry

The Optometry program at NSU will prepare you to meet the challenges of expanding primary eye care as the practice of optometry evolves over the coming decades.

We offer training in all clinical areas, including primary care and specialties such as binocular disorders, contact lenses, low vision, ocular disease, geriatrics, pediatrics, and refractive surgery. You will also acquire a knowledge of cell and molecular biology, pharmacology, genetics, and epidemiology of eye disorders.

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Horner’s Syndrome: Rare and Possibly Life Threatening Causes – Part 1: Overview

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 6 minutes of reading

Horner’s Syndrome/Bernard’s Syndrome – What Exactly Is It? Horner’s Syndrome is a rare syndrome that is based upon findings that are due to an alteration in the sympathetic neuro-pathway. Approximately 60% of  cases studied are from known causes and the other 40% are idiopathic 1.The main and most common characteristics of this syndrome are ptosis of …

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Think You’ll Be a Good Optometrist? 5 Things to Consider

Articles, Post-Optometry School / By / 8 minutes of reading

Why did we specifically choose optometry as our future professions, when there are so many other options out there? It’s so easy to get caught up in our daily routines that sometimes we forget why we became so passionate about this career path to begin with. Like a lot of people, I personally chose to pursue …

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The Burning Question for Optometry New Grads: Part-time or Full-time?

Articles, Finance & Business, Post-Optometry School / By / 7 minutes of reading

Sit back for a minute and picture yourself a few years from now, O.D. badge and all. By then we’ll no longer be clinicians in training, instead we’ll be practicing optometry in the real world for a living. Now imagine what kind of work environment you see your practicing in. Commercial or private? Bustling city or …

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Insight and Advice from a Young OD: Part II

Articles, Finance & Business, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

(Read Part I here!) How did life change for you after you obtained your OD? Well I can tell you for sure that there is no more sleeping in till 11 am then waking up and going to classes. Real life is a real eye opener. You have bills to pay, student loans to pay …

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Insight and Advice from a Young OD: Part I

Articles, Finance & Business, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

Recently I’ve been applying to optometry schools, which has made me think about why I want to become an optometrist. When looking back as to why I want to become an optometrist, Dr. Colin Hobson is the first person that comes to mind. He’s in his late 20’s with a great sense of humor. I wanted …

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Gaining Valuable Optometry Volunteer Experience

Articles, OptometryStudents.com, Pre-Optometry School / By / 2 minutes of reading

As a pre-optometry student I highly recommend finding a volunteering position in an area that you are interested in. Volunteering shows excellent personal skills that look great on both your resume and your application to optometry schools. In addition, most schools require some volunteer experience. In my case I decided to volunteer with the Canadian …

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12 Things Every First Year Optometry Student Should Know

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

As graduation caps come flying off and summer heats up, many anxious pre-optometry students are also getting ready to take the next big step – the first year of optometry school. Nobody said it was going to be easy. This sentence will resonate volumes when those tough stretches of exams start coming around and are relentless …

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