Optometry is no laughing matter. Or is it? In “Optopoetry: Poems and Drawings for the Eye Care Crowd,” Jonathan Jacesko, PCO class of 2017, has written a collection of humorous poems that every optometrist or optometry student can relate to. These poems are paired with illustrations in the style of Shel Silverstein, created by fellow […]
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Inspiration: The theme of this year’s SOLutioN conference. What is SOLutioN? Some say that it’s a private practioner’s Disneyland where anything is possible and imagination runs wild, others recognize it as a celebration for the future of independent optometry. In reality, it’s both. The Student Optometric Leadership Network (SOLN) is a national platform which unifies leaders
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Optometry is a legislated profession. Time and time again students here this phrase, but rarely are we given more information about what that actually means. It means that the entire scope of practice for optometrists is dependent on bills passed at the local and federal level. It means that there are advocates on the ground year-round working to
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A security hack involving optometrists and optometry students has resulted in false Amazon Chase credit card applications and other forms of identity theft. Students and practicing doctors of optometry from schools across the country spanning across several decades have been affected. It is currently unclear what the source of the hack is. So far, the American Optometric
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Here at OS.com, we are grateful to our recent graduates of the class of 2016 for all of their hard work. We wanted to take a moment to thank them and share their words of wisdom and advice for current optometry students: Ben Emer (Illinois College Of Optometry) Ben was the outgoing Editor-in-chief of OptometryStudents.com, starting as a
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Last week, optometrists and students from across the country gathered in Boston for Optometry’s Meeting, the American Optometric Association’s biggest conference. Attendees had opportunities to strengthen their careers through continuing education classes, events, and networking. OptometryStudents.com had a strong presence, with our editors and writers in attendance. There were many student-only events, along with celebrations and
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Sydni Davis, an incoming first year at UMSL College of Optometry, shares her insight on the dreaded optometry school application essay! She’s got some great gems in here that anyone applying to optometry school should take to heart to nail the essay and get that coveted interview! – Peter Jacques, Editor-in-chief THE DO’S Be specific. You are allowed
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As a student, a big optometry conference can be daunting. There are many people from different areas of the field in attendance at these conferences, along with Continuing Education classes, the exhibit halls, and social events. This spring, I was able to attend SECO in Atlanta. Through attending, I learned a lot about the field
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As a 3rd year intern entering clinic for the first time, I was excited and looking forward to patient encounters that involved ocular diseases and contact lenses. The thought of vision therapy instantly brought a dark cloud of boredom into my life because the idea of doing repetitive visual assignments did not sound as
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It feels like yesterday that I narrowed down what I wanted to be in life, studied and took the OAT, flew for a couple of interviews, graduated undergrad, and enjoyed my last free summer before optometry school. Time flies. But in the last couple weeks of summer, I spent less time relaxing as I was
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