David Cartwright’s case has been selected for our Clinical Case of the Month! David is a 4th year optometry student at State University of New York College of Optometry. Here’s the case: Age/Sex/Race 78 yo white male Chief Complaint He complained of complete vision loss OD following a “stroke” that occurred 6 weeks prior. His […]
Clinical Case Review: Complete Vision Loss OD Following a “Stroke” Read More »
Age/Sex/Race 60 year old Caucasian female Chief Complaint “Just here for an eye exam. It’s been almost a year. I see fine with current glasses.” Medical History Diabetes – last Hg A1c was 6.3 Hypertension Ocular History Retinitis pigmentosa OU Wears glasses for distance and near Medications Insulin, Lisinopril Allergic to Neomycin Family History Retinitis
Annual Eye Exam Reveals a Macular Pathology 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
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At this year’s AOA Meeting, I sat in on an interesting lecture by Fraser Horn, O.D., a Nike, Inc. consultant and professor at Pacific University College of Optometry. Sports vision is currently a hot topic in optometry and Dr. Horn encourages his colleagues to incorporate sports vision in their practices. He uses the sport of
Field Vision – AOA Lecture on Sports Vision on the Football Field Read More »
As primary eye care providers, optometrists play a key role in preventing, identifying and treating vision loss in the general population. To effectively assist patients with visual impairment, optometrists not only need to be competent clinically, but must also display compassion and patience. Never tell a patient, “Nothing more can be done.” (1) Though it
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If you’ve seen a movie in the last fifty years or so, chances are you witnessed the work of an optometrist and you didn’t even know it. Dr. Morton Greenspoon of Professional VisionCare Associates in Sherman Oaks, California, is a contact lens specialist and a consultant to the major film studios [1]. He is a
The Unconventional Optometrist: Creating Special Effects in Hollywood Read More »
If you think it’s hard to make sense of all the jargon in a physiological optics lecture, just imagine doing so as a brand new student in a whole new country! That’s what Babette Laumeister and Simon Hauser, two students from the optometry program at Aalen University, are currently doing at Pacific University in Forest
May 2013 – Students in Focus, Babette Laumeister and Simon Hauser Read More »
A little over 9 months ago, I was sitting in one of SUNY’s classrooms for orientation along with 87 others, very eager to get my 1st year started. As I look back, it truly amazes me how much we have all grown and learned in such a short amount of time. I feel proud to
My 1st Year at SUNY College of Optometry – A Summary Read More »
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 and their clinical case will be promoted for the optometry community to see and
I’ve Had a Constant Blur in My Right Eye for 6 Years Read More »
OptometryStudents.com had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Pal of Toronto, ON following a presentation on toric soft contact lenses at PCO. Dr. Pal is a graduate of SCCO. Upon graduation Dr. Pal completed a residency at the Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Dr. Pal has taught at both NSUOCO
Interview with Dr. Pal: A Private Practice Optometrist Specializing in Contact Lenses Read More »
