The first semester of optometry school should be a memorable experience. You meet the friends you will have for life, receive your white coat (depending on your school), choose your optometric instruments, explore your passions, and much more. But with a global pandemic and state regulations, all of that has been canceled and moved online. …
1. Keep your Routine Make a schedule and delegate a set starting time each morning. Try to follow your regular class schedule. If you’re typically in class from 9am-5pm, try your best to stick with that schedule reviewing lectures and studying. If you like to workout, consider outdoor activities or working out at home with …
Boards are one of the most nerve-wracking events in Optometry School. While each part of the NBEO presents unique challenges, Part 1 is often considered the most difficult. This may be due to the fact that Part 1 is a comprehensive knowledge test of everything you have learned during your two and a half years …
Optometry school is full of milestones: from receiving your interview letter to accepting your offer of admission to writing your first exam. This past school year has been nothing short of a crazy roller-coaster ride: from living on my own for the first time to meeting more than 90 new faces to finding my way …
Have you ever been in clinic and suddenly lost the simplest of knowledge, like what the cap colors of certain drugs represent? Well fear no more! We have created a very simplified chart of some of the most commonly prescribed drugs and their cap colors. So the next time your patient comes in telling you …
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Dry eye is constantly in the news and the way we treat it is always changing. We wanted to give you something that would help keep track of some of the prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, and artificial tears that you will commonly see in practice. We have broken it down into three main …
I can breathe a sigh of relief now that my first round of midterms in optometry school is over! Of course, this was the first of an endless line of midterms that will dictate my life in optometry school. I did some things well and I did some things not so well, but I will get …
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SVOSH, also known as Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, is one of the largest clubs in SUNY College of Optometry. SVOSH provides plenty of opportunities for students to perform vision screenings to underserved communities locally, nationally, and internationally. SVOSH at SUNY frequently collaborates with other SUNY organizations, such as Fellowship of Christian Optometry, Lions …
Having spent only one week on optics in my undergraduate physics course, I was apprehensive to face the subject during my entire first year in optometry school. Shortly before our first lecture in our optics course, I received the syllabus. Actually, I studied the syllabus, as we had a quiz on it in our first …
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By: Mike Montenare SUNY 2012 Taking the Boards Part I can be a daunting task. However, if you prepare for it in an efficient and intelligent manner, not only will you pass the exam, but you might even be surprised at how well you did. Here are some strategies that I have personally used which, …
