What do you think of when you hear “strabismus?” Perhaps you think of eye turns like exotropia and esotropia or you may immediately think about surgery…. Well, when I think of strabismus I think “AHHH! What do I do ?! Okay, well maybe it isn’t a COMPLETE freak-out…. however there is a small part of […]
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Many prospective optometry students lean toward pediatrics as an initial “specialty.” I admit, I am one of those students. Reality did hit hard, though, when my shins got the brunt of a youngster’s kick because of a fear of eye drops. Pediatric eye exams are much more complex than one might imagine! What does
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Whether you’re in your final year of optometry school or getting ready to finish your first, you’ve taken courses in vision therapy (or will soon!). For anyone interested in this specialty and also into technology, you’re in for a treat! Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Jen Simonson, OD, FCOVD and Rebecca
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Optometry is a profession that is legislated on a state by state basis. This means every state has its own laws regarding what care an optometrist can legally provide. The optometric scope of practice has come a long way since the first billed eye exam in 1895. Through the formation of the national American Optometric
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As a 3rd year intern entering clinic for the first time, I was excited and looking forward to patient encounters that involved ocular diseases and contact lenses. The thought of vision therapy instantly brought a dark cloud of boredom into my life because the idea of doing repetitive visual assignments did not sound as
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If we all expected to have life figured out at 23, then a good deal of us would be stuck with some serious life choices that we all regret. Partners that were terrible, living in the wrong city, and careers that were wrong (for some of us). Just look around your class and count the
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1) You get to the clinic 45 minutes early and can hardly sit still from being so excited. 2) You have already imagined how scary your new attending doc will be before you even arrive at the clinic… 3) You couldn’t get to sleep the night before because you were so nervous! 4) The front
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Age/Sex/Race 2 year old Caucasian female Chief Complaint “My granddaughter’s pediatrician thinks her eyes aren’t working together and wants her checked for a lazy eye. It only happens sometimes in the left eye.” Medical History / Ocular History / Family History Unremarkable Medications None NKDA Diagnosis and initial plan of action I thought it might
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This year at the Illinois College of Optometry we celebrated the InfantSEE program with an evening of motivational speeches, songs, and food. I’m currently a 2nd year student there, and I wasn’t completely clear about the details of this program and the impact that it has. I learned a lot that evening, and would like
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