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I can’t believe how quickly the first semester of optometry school is flying by! At PCO, we’ve already had our white coat ceremony, purchased our trial lens sets, and survived our first round of midterms. Now it’s time for the first years to make another exciting (and expensive) purchase… diagnostic kits! The diagnostic kits include […]
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Retinal hemorrhages are often hallmarks of many ocular and/or systemic diseases. Thus, finding them in asymptomatic patients during comprehensive eye exams may require further evaluation to determine the principle cause. It is crucial to identify and classify various types of hemorrhages because optometric management is influenced by the underlying etiology. The following are the most
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From glassware to Cr-39 plastic to the lightest in polycarbonate and high index, ophthalmic lens technologies have advanced in a number of ways to provide more comfort. After visiting your optometrist for your yearly eye exam, finding the right pair of glasses means considering many choices. The prescription from the doctor, the type of frame,
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Last weekend I was able to volunteer at my first vision screening with the Salus Christian Fellowship at an event called Hope-4-Philly. After only being in optometry school at PCO for about a month, I was very excited to have this opportunity. I was able to practice some of the skills that I’ve learned so
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David Cartwright’s case has been selected for our Clinical Case of the Month! David is a 4th year optometry student at State University of New York College of Optometry. Here’s the case: Age/Sex/Race 78 yo white male Chief Complaint He complained of complete vision loss OD following a “stroke” that occurred 6 weeks prior. His
Clinical Case Review: Complete Vision Loss OD Following a “Stroke” Read More »
When school kicks into high gear, it can be difficult to find the time to dilate with your classmates. And when you do find the time, it can be frustrating to spend half the practice session troubleshooting your technique before even being able to get into the pupil! Luckily, you’re only 20 minutes and couple
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Age/Sex/Race 60 year old Caucasian female Chief Complaint “Just here for an eye exam. It’s been almost a year. I see fine with current glasses.” Medical History Diabetes – last Hg A1c was 6.3 Hypertension Ocular History Retinitis pigmentosa OU Wears glasses for distance and near Medications Insulin, Lisinopril Allergic to Neomycin Family History Retinitis
Annual Eye Exam Reveals a Macular Pathology Read More »
There are many situations that can throw a wrench into your smooth eye exam flow, but encountering a patient with a long series of medications is definitely up there on the list of time sinks. Or, more commonly, your patient may only remember small bits of information about their medication – the pill color, the
100 Commonly Prescribed Drugs: A Clinical Pocket Reference Read More »
Tuesday, September 17th 2013 OptometryStudents.com (OS) and its team of 25 optometry and pre-optometry students has officially launched the “Optometry Clinical Photo Database” aka OptometryCPD. The project is lead by the OS Director of Clinical Photography, Apoorva Jinka of SUNY College of Optometry. OptometryCPD seeks to be the top crowd-sourced clinical photo database, with contributions from students, optometrists, and optometry
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The white coat is a symbol of the medical professional and the responsibility to provide care for all patients. It also makes a really convenient repository for various goodies to help you through your eye exams! Here are the top 10 things that I keep in my white coat. Pretesting equipment To quickly get through
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