Interview

Private Practice Management: An interview with Evan Kestenbaum

Private practice optometry can be very rewarding, but also comes with great responsibility. Managing a private practice requires a great deal of planning and strategy. I recently had the opportunity to interview Evan Kestenbaum, a leader in optometric management. Evan is the co-founder of the private practice management company Gateway Provider Network, which offers incredibly …

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Interview with Optometrist Dr. Shipp; President of APHA

By: Jennifer Hue; SUNY Optometry 2013 Many optometrists are recognized for their roles in furthering our profession and health care in general, but few have also made an impact outside the sphere of optometry.  One such remarkable example is Dr. Melvin Shipp, O.D., Ph.D., current Dean of Ohio State University College of Optometry, and the …

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Video Interview Dr. Jerry Rapp – Incorporating Genetic Testing into Optometry

“It’s not a matter of if genetic testing will become a standard in testing for ocular disease, but WHEN it will become the standard.” – Dr. Jerry Rapp This month I sat down with Dr. Jerry Rapp, Professor of Biological Sciences at SUNY Optometry College and long time advocate for Optometry. In our interview, Dr. …

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Video Interview Dr. Ciuffreda, Binocular Vision Specialist

Optomterystudents.com recently had the pleasure to speak to one of the world’s experts in binocular vision, Dr. Kenneth Ciuffreda. Dr. Ciuffreda has spent ample time researching and working with patients with various complex visual dysfunctions, and has contributed many studies providing proper analysis and treatment for these patients including individuals with mild traumatic brain injury. …

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Q&A Session with Dr. Tony Carnevali, OD

By: Thai Nguyen – WesternU Class of 2013 After having the privilege of learning from Dr. Tony Carnevali on the California OD laws as a guest lecturer at Western University, and knowing the fact that for the past 35+ years, Dr. Carnevali has fought many political battles for the preservation and advancement of the optometric profession, …

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Salus Optometry School Interview (PCO)

The Successful Interview For my first optometry school interview, I was naturally apprehensive.  I, like many other optometry school applicants, had already graduated from college.  And although I had set myself back a year, so to speak, by delaying my application, I had used the extra time to gain more shadowing experience in optometry, as …

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