The Importance of Optical Measurements Picture this situation: Your small, but thriving, private practice has two opticians, both of whom are busy helping other patients. You walk up to the front desk to see what else is on the books for the afternoon when a patient approaches you and says she has found a pair […]
Troubleshooting Optical Remakes Alexander Bennett is a second year student at Western University College of Optometry. This isn’t the beginning of his optical career, though. Before optometry school, he worked as an optician at a private practice in Denver, Colorado and has had several articles published in optician-focused publications and websites. Here’s a Scenario: A new
Quick Tips to Decrease Optical Remakes Read More »
Hello everyone, today I will be discussing some of the common clinical applications of optical principles. Optics, the study of light, is the central physical science of our profession. It also happens to be one of my favorite subjects so far in optometry school. Unlike my OAT articles, I’m going to have to limit the
Clinical Application of Optical Principles Read More »
By: Antonio Chirumbolo October 4th 2011 – Transitions Optical Students of Vision Scholarship Program is offering scholarships to motivated optometry students. If you believe you are a future leader of this profession at any capacity, then this scholarship opportunity is for you. Show how you will become a leader of this profession by developing a
Scholarship Alert – Transitions Optical Students of Vision Scholarship Program Read More »
VSP, the largest non-profit vision care provider in the United States, has in a sense increased its scope of services, by opening an optical dispensary in San Jose, CA, inside the Cisco Campus. Now a direct provider of eyewear, what does this mean for practicing Optometrists? Will the private practice doctors suffer as a result
VSP Now a Retail Optical? Read More »
Todays Scholarship Alert is… Scholarship Type: Transitions Optical Students of Vision Scholarship Program Who: Optometry Students who have experience in the clinic’s dispensary. How Much: Top category winners receive $1,000 – additional winners receive $500. Top five Opticianry students will also win a trip to the ABO-NCLE National Education Conference to be featured in the poster session.
Scholarship Alert – Transitions Optical Students of Vision Program – $1,000 Read More »
The way patients receive health care in the United States has changed significantly in recent years. With the evolving health care landscape and an increasing population of senior citizens, mobile clinics are becoming increasingly vital, especially for communities where financial constraints and environmental barriers limit access to health care services. These socioeconomic barriers, especially in
Mobile Health Clinics: Expanding Access to Health Care in the United States Read More »
Optometry is not a relatively new profession in the United States. In fact, the American Optometric Association that we now know today was founded in 1898. The first state law recognizing optometry as a profession was in 1901 in Minnesota, with all states having an optometric practice law by 1921. Even given the rich history
So, what’s your role again? Read More »
Things that I learned on my optometry school rotations (that I didn’t learn in school) The journey from third-year student, to fourth-year intern, to graduated optometrist is full of ups and downs. As much as I learned in school (and it was a lot), there are some things I only experienced once I got into
Things I Learned on My Optometry Rotation (that I didn’t learn in school) Read More »
