It appears that the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is planning to open a new optometry school. The dean of the new school, Dr. Lesley Walls, has been named, and the location of the future program has been announced. The new school will be located at the college’s Lincoln Square Living and Learning […]
What is Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation? Look to NORA to Find Out By: Carl Garbus, O.D., FAAO The Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association INTL (NORA) was established 20 years ago as an organization to bring together practitioners of all fields that help in the rehabilitation of the patient with traumatic brain injury, stroke or neurological deficits. NORA
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Want a valuable news resource that not many students know about? Well, recently I stumbled on a great quarterly newsletter called the “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) – its actually an AOA publication but I found it to be really valuable. As students we are pretty busy studying and busting our butts in clinic during 10 hour
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A drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. offering a new treatment option for the neovascular form of AMD (age related macular degeneration) has been receiving vast support from the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA, urging the FDA to approve the treatment called Eylea, also known as VEGF Trap-Eye. What’s the big deal
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Previously serving as Interim Dean, Donald E. Jarnagin, O.D., has now been named Dean of the Arizona College of Optometry (AZCOPT), and will head the Midwestern University Eye Institute, a new state-of-the-art optometry clinic that recently opened its doors and is now providing quality care. Learn more about the Arizona College of Optometry here!
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1-800 Contacts recently launched a new website, www.glasses.com, for existing and new customers to purchase prescription eyeglasses online. In addition to purchasing contact lenses online, customers will now have the opportunity to choose various styles and selections of single vision glasses, including 11 women’s frame brands and eight men’s frame brands. The company expects to
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OptometryStudents.com wants to give a round of applause for the NYSOA Officers that were elected just a few weeks ago. Also we want to congratulate the past NYSOA leadership for working so hard and dedicating themselves to improving Optometry in New York. Take a look at the new NYSOA Officers! Thomas J. Landry, OD, President
This article was written by the best and brightest optometry students out there in our profession. The OptometryStudents.com team was responsible for crafting this article that is more of a collage of different views crafted into one masterpiece of student perspective. As senior editor of OptometryStudents.com, I tip my hat to the writers of this article who
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Optometry’s Meeting in Salt Lake City was a huge success this year. Packed with over 800 students and thousands of O.D’s, the meeting was a great place to network, have fun with friends, see the latest trends in optometry and also to kick back and enjoy the beautiful Salt Lake City. The meeting was home
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SALT LAKE CITY – Congratulations to SALUS Optometry College for winning the 2011 Varilux® Optometry Student Bowl™. The prize was a stunning crystal trophy and $1,000 in prize money. SALUS Optometry was a close runner up during the last 2 Varilux Student Bowls, yet Ian McWherter PCO Class of 2012 delivered swiftly and took first place! The
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