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Optometrists Change Lives: 2014 Student and Resident Writing Competition

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School, Residency / By / 2 minutes of reading

The Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF) continuously strives to connect to optometry students and residents through education, scholarships and involvement with optometry schools everywhere. The OEPF is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of optometry through the gathering and dissemination of information on vision and the visual process. They publish Optometry & Visual […]

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February Student in Focus: Keylee Clemons Brown, IAUPR ’15

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Keylee Brown was born in Florida and raised in the small north Georgia mountain town of Dahlonega, “Home of the First Gold Rush.” She attended The University of North Georgia, one of our nations seven senior military institutions, as a non-military student.  It was there that she met her husband Dan, a veteran of Operation

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Pursuing Leadership Positions in Optometric Organizations – AOSA

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

You’ve made it through your first semester of optometry school. Or maybe your third, or even fifth. Maybe you’re a junior or senior still pursuing your undergraduate degree, thinking about a future career in optometry. No matter what your year in school, it is never too early or too late to start thinking about getting

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Advice from My First Semester of Optometry School

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Everyone has a different idea of what it takes to be successful in optometry school. Here are a few things that helped me have a successful first semester at PCO: 1. Get involved Try to participate in at least one extracurricular activity at school. There are so many opportunities available to you on campus. You

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Stefan Levay-Young

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OS: Stefan Levay-Young is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees.  He is the outgoing Trustee for SUNY State College of Optometry and the newly elected Treasurer for the AOSA. Stefan, tell us a little about yourself! SL: I was bred in Berkeley, California and buttered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. I completed undergrad at The University of Wisconsin (go

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January 2014 Student in Focus: PUCO Optometry’s Sheila Morrison

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Social life, academic success, and enough sleep: pick 2! As future optometrists, we’ve all enjoyed a laugh at this funny-but-true dilemma every busy student faces. PUCO Optometry  3rd-year student Sheila Morrison understands this better than most! A native of Red Deer, Alberta, Sheila has found a way to integrate her passion for research and her

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Eyeland of Enchantment: IAU Puerto Rico’s Annual Optometry Student Convention

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to plan a 3-day 2-night optometry student convention catering to over 150 students with a starting budget of $0.00? Each year at IAU Puerto Rico School of Optometry the incoming student council must plan the Eyeland of Enchantment, which takes place annually in January at one of the

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Why I Decided to Pursue Clinical Research and a Dual OD/MS Degree

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Starting with a Massachusetts State House Visit for a Children’s Vision Advocacy Day and ending with working on statistical analysis for an upcoming ARVO abstract, a week in the life as an OD/MS student at NECO can encompass a wide range of experiences! Although hectic at times, due to extra classes and the time commitment

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Optometry in Pakistan: A Student’s Message of Hope for the Future of his Profession

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This article was written by Sayeed Tajik, a 3rd year optometry student at COAVS, King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. Optometry school in Pakistan is a four year program. There are seven institutes that offer a degree in optometry, most of them being Medical Colleges. Practical training in hospitals and labs accounts for 60%

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AOSA Trustee Spotlight: Raelyn Ottenbreit of Rosenberg School of Optometry

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

Raelyn Ottenbreit is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees. She is now the AOSA Trustee for Rosenberg School of Optometry. Born and raised in Regina, SK, Canada, Raelyn is proud to be Canadian. Number seven of eight children, with four in-laws and 22 nieces and nephews, you guessed it, she’s proud to be Catholic

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