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And The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Goes To…

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Two first-year students from the New England College of Optometry collaborated on a video project and took first place in the 2012 Envision Video Competition sponsored by the Assocation of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. Their creativity and dedication are evidence of the quality of candidates that the field of optometry attracts. Congratulations to Joey Kane and Dan […]

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Student Volunteers in Optometric Services to Humanity

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“It is important as an optometry student and future optometrist to realize that there are many areas around the nation and populations around the world that cannot afford or obtain optometric services.” – Linh Phan, RSO Class of 2014 Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH/International) is a non-profit organization with 32 state/regional chapters and 32 school

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Community Outreach and Education: Easier than you think!

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By: Elsa Sheerer; SUNY 2015 We have all given our fair share of presentations throughout our weathered educational trail to get to where we are today. And a few of us will be doing presentations on scholarly research while we are in optometry school.  And obviously, we are so used to doing case presentations that we rattle

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American Academy of Optometry Meeting Boston 2011

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By Rae Huang SUNY 2013  Hundreds of optometrists, students, and vision science researchers gathered at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA for the annual American Academy of Optometry (AAO) meeting October 12-15, 2011. For optometry students interested in vision science research, the Academy meeting is a happy medium between networking based meetings like Optometry’s

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COVD’s 41st Annual Meeting: Las Vegas

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By: Stefania Paniccia IAUPR School of Optometry  How much do you, future Optometrist extraordinaire, know about vision therapy? Look no further ladies and gentlemen, as COVD is here to prepare you for all of the challenges that may await you! COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) is an international membership association of eye care

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The Unofficial AAO Student Mixer

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By: Alice Higgins Wondering what to do for fun during Academy next week? Want an opportunity to meet your fellow future optometrists from all over the US and Canada? Looking for food, drinks, fun, friendships, and networking? Boston students present an event that’s perfect! The Unofficial AAO Student Mixer will be held on Thursday, October

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Envision Video Competition Winners

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The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Envision Video Competition.  This year, awards were given to first, second and third place.  The recipients are: Neal Guymon (SCCO) – First Place ($5,000) Paul Neville (SCCO) – Second Place ($2,500)   Katie Gettinger (UMSL) – Third Place ($1,000)

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The Special Olympics – Students Making a Difference

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Article By: Angelica Delgado – PCO 2014 Video By: Angelica Delgado & Arthur Kim SUNY 2013 This year I had the pleasure to be apart of the NJ Summer Games, which is held annually in the second  weekend of June. The “Special Olympics – Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes” is dedicated to providing quality eye care to

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iPad 2 Giveaway at Optometry's Meeting 2011

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It is with great pleasure that the OptometryStudents.com team is excited to announce an iPad2 giveaway! Optometrystudents.com will have an official presence and booth on the exhibit floor at this year’s Optometry’s Meeting in Salt Lake City, and what better way to celebrate than to give one determined student a new iPad 2! In this article,

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