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4th Year Optometry Student 2013 Case Report Award All 4th year optometry students are eligible for the 2013 Case Report Award. In order to qualify, the 4th year student must write a Case Report involving any of the subject matters listed below: Contact Lenses and Lens Care Ocular Surface Disease / Dry Eye Anti-Allergy Glaucoma […]
4th Year Optometry Student Case Report Award by Alcon: $1,000 & $5,000 Read More »
Guardian users can now locate VSP and Davis Vision providers using a mobile app. Launched by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, the Anytime Mobile app available on both iPhone and Android phones allows users to search for providers by name and location anywhere in the country to receive maps and directions to providers
App Allows Users to Locate VSP and Davis Vision Providers Read More »
The FDA has approved Lucentis (Ranibizumab) to treat diabetic macular edema as a monthly injection, making it the first drug approved to treat the condition. The 0.3mg one time dosage that has been approved is estimated to cost roughly $1,170. The newly approved drug has been shown to be quite efficacious in improving vision in
Lucentis FDA Approved to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema Read More »
The new product named “Triggerfish” is a contact lens adapted with a sensor that provides IOP measurements for a full 24 hours. The current study involved 19 patients with confirmed glaucoma and 21 suspected of having the condition. Each patient wore the adapted contact lens sensor on one eye for 24 hours in each of
New Sensor-adapted Contact Lens is Promising for the Study of Glaucoma Read More »
U.S regulatory advisors have backed Lucentis for approval in treatment of diabetic macular edema. The FDA panel recommended the agency to approve a 0.5mg and 0.3mg dose of Lucentis in the treatment of DME. The FDA should decide sometime in August on the approval of the drug for as a treatment option. If approved, Lucentis
Lucentis Backed by FDA Pannel for Extended Approval Read More »
Creativity was rampant this year as contestants from accredited schools of optometry showed off a combination of skill and humor in their video entries for ASCO’s “ENVISION” contest. Students were asked to submit “…non-traditional, and ultimately AWESOME informational videos that ASCO can use to promote the profession to prospective optometry students around the country.” As
ASCO 2012 EnVision Optometry Video Contest Read More »
July 25th 2012- The message below is an e-mail sent from the NBEO on July 25th 2012 . It contents were not created by OptometryStudents.com and it is directly copy and pasted from the NBEO e-mail with no changes made. It is here to act as an additional notice, resource and alert to the student body
NBEO Part II Registration Opens on August 1st 2012 Read More »
Noble Vision Group was kind enough to reach out to Optometrystudents.com to write a guest blog post regarding social media in the eye care insdustry. See what OS had to say by visiting http://www.noblevisiongroup.com/optometry/social-media-eye-care-industry-optometrystudents-com On behalf of Optometrystudents.com, we would like to thank Jonathan Banasky of Noble Vision Group for giving us this opportunity.
OS Featured on Noble Vision Group! Read More »
Whether we are creating the content directly on OptometryStudents.com or linking you to other great content, our job here at OS is to keep students informed and involved. That is why I want to direct you to this great AOA newsletter called “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) is a quarterly AOA publication that has some really valuable
Eyes On The Future Spring 2012 Edition Read More »
Ronald L. Hopping, O.D., MPH, has taken the office of president of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Dr. Hopping will serve for the 2012-2013 term and was first elected to the board in 2005. Dr. Ronald Hopping, following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Richard Hopping, who also served as president, will mark the
Ronald L. Hopping O.D. Takes Office as President of the AOA Read More »
