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Outbreaks, Autism, and Side Effects: What Every (Future) OD Should Know About Vaccines

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  In light of recent outbreaks of previously almost non-existent diseases such as measles, inquiring about a history of vaccines is now more important than ever. For this is reason, it is an essential part of a pediatric case history. What should you do if your patient’s guardian states that they do not believe in vaccinations? […]

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Counseling Patients on Ocular Cosmetic Procedures

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Healthcare / By / 10 minutes of reading

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” “The eyes are the windows to the soul.” How many expressions do you know that equate eyes with youth and beauty? As a primary focal point on our faces, we are always trying to keep ourselves looking fresh and young. And as a larger proportion of our

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Interested in Public Health? 4 Ways to Get Involved as Optometry Students

Articles, Healthcare, Involvement, Organized Optometry / By / 3 minutes of reading

I was always curious as to why so many optometrists have Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees. I used to wonder, what does public health have to do with optometry? I’ve come to learn that the answer is probably more obvious than you may think… I’m sure every optometry student has engaged in the following

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My Weekend as an “Optocrat” at Congressional Advocacy Conference 2015

Articles, Healthcare, Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry / By / 4 minutes of reading

I remember that in middle school we learned the School House Rock song “I’m Just a Bill” which illustrated how a bill gets passed through Congress. I finally got to see much of the process in action, minus a talking and singing paper bill! The first part of the Congressional Advocacy Conference (CAC) consisted of education on

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Master of Public Health Program for Optometry Students, Through Salus University and the AOSA

Healthcare, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

On July 1st, 2013, AOSA and Salus University, home to the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, marked the beginning of a new dimension to public health in optometric education by offering five $10,000 scholarships to optometry students across the nation! The mission of the AOSA is to “improve the visual welfare and health of the public, to promote the profession of optometry,

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The Unconventional Optometrist: Eye Care Behind Bars

Clinical Optometry, Healthcare, News, Post-Optometry School / By / 6 minutes of reading

DID YOU KNOW? The United States has incarcerated more people than any other country in the world. Currently, there are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons across the country. To put this into perspective, the United States holds 25 percent of the world’s prison population, but only 5 percent of the

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Optometry Scope of Practice & Legislation in North Carolina

Healthcare, News, Organized Optometry / By / 3 minutes of reading

Considering a career as an optometrist in the state of North Carolina? Below is a quick reference guide to becoming an optometrist in North Carolina as well as the current scope of practice. How to become an optometrist in North Carolina: Passing scores on NBEO Part I, II, and III as well as scores of

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Optometry and Ophthalmology: UAB School of Optometry and UAB School of Medicine

Healthcare, Involvement, News / By / 2 minutes of reading

by Jessie Fawer, UABSO Class of 2016 While optometry students across the nation are given opportunities to provide vision screenings to the underserved in their communities, UABSO students are experiencing a unique partnership with students at UAB School of Medicine. Equal Access Birmingham (EAB) is an entirely student run-initiative founded by UAB medical students. The

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Interview with Dr. Glen Steele: The Future of Optometry and InfantSEE

Articles, Healthcare, Involvement, Optometry School, Organized Optometry, Post-Optometry School / By / 10 minutes of reading

Curious about what the future of pediatric optometry may look like? Curious to hear what the chair of the InfantSEE program thinks of the future of optometry? Want some advice from a leader in optometry on how to succeed as optometry students? Dr. Glen Steele, OD, FCOVD, FAAO is the current chair of the AOA’s InfantSEE

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