Author name: Ben Emer

Biographical Info: I'm from Kenosha, WI and am a 4th year at the Illinois College of Optometry. I began writing my own blog about optometry news as a pre-optometry student and have continued to writing throughout my OD student career. I believe it's essential for all pre-optometry and optometry students to be aware and informed of news and issues facing optometry, and look forward to continuing to stay involved and connected with my peers to do just this! Find Ben on Google+.

9 Articles from our New Grad Low Vision Journalist

Here’s a fantastic collection of low vision articles full of insightful tips, clinical pearls and very useful info all-around from our Senior Low Vision Journalist and new grad Tyler Phan. Tyler (pictured bottom-right at AAO), a student from Western University College of Optometry, is now a Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation resident at SUNY. We’d like to thank

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Remember How it Felt As a 1st Year Optometry Student? Ahh, Memories…

Remember how it felt to be a 1st year optometry student? The excitement, the nerves…the massive amounts of anatomy! The Illinois College of Optometry’s communications team put together this very entertaining video capturing all these moments, but with the children of ICO staff and faculty as the wide-eyed 1st years! Take a look at the

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Onion Article Paints Scary Future for Optometry, How Will You Overcome?

I’m sure many of you have read the recent article in the Onion titled, “LensCrafters, Pearle Vision Agree To Prisoner Exchange.” You know what you’re going to get with Onion articles, so I took it for what it was and thought the article was hilarious. At the same time though, it got me thinking (as

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Optometry’s Meeting 2014 Instagram Contest Winner!

We had another amazing trip to Optometry’s Meeting this summer in Philly! Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by our kiosk, hung out and played some Nintendo Wii. We’d also like to thank all those who submitted videos and photos illustrating the OM experience in Philly for our Instagram Social Media Contest. Congrats to

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How to Get More Contact Lens Experience in Optometry School

Are you concerned that you may not be getting the extensive experience you need with contact lenses in clinic? Fitting a patient with a comfortable pair of contact lenses can change their lives! This is also a huge part of a successful, profitable practice that you should be well-versed in before heading out into the

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Optometry’s Meeting, from San Diego to Philadelphia

Optometry’s Meeting 2014 in Philadelphia officially kicks off this Thursday! Optometry’s Meeting is one of the best events of the year for students and always a great time. So what’s to come this week? First, let these three University of Waterloo School of Optometry students share their experience at last year’s Optometry’s Meeting in San Diego

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School in Focus: An Inside Look at Optometry Schools and Student Life

OptometryStudents.com and the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) have been working together to give you an inside look at optometry schools and student life. Our School in Focus articles give insight to pre-optometry students and optometry students, and shine a light on the fine institutions that prepare us for success as optometrists. Are you a

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The Vision Expo East Experience: In Our Words, Pictures and Video

Vision Expo East 2014 was a fantastic experience! You guys really need to experience the massive scale of the Javits Center exhibit hall, go to the student party or different events and classes, to realize what an amazing weekend Vision Expo East is! We’ll try our best in this article, through pictures, a video and

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Students Advocate for Optometry in Washington, D.C.

Right now your classmates and colleagues are in Washington, D.C. to support and advocate for YOUR profession at 2014’s Congressional Advocacy Conference (CAC)! Involvement and advocacy is absolutely vital and imperative for the growth of optometry, for providing the best possible care and access to that care for our patients, and for allowing us to

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