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What to Expect in the Year Preceding Optometry School: Eyeing The Future – Part 1

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The fall months in the year preceding optometry school are full of the unknown for many anxious applicants. Not only is filling out the OptomCAS application stressful, but even just deciding which schools to apply to can be overwhelming. These months are also filled with interviews and acceptances for many students. Students are often unsure […]

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How to Effectively Communicate Diagnoses to Patients: In Layman’s Terms

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 7 minutes of reading

“Unless you’ve got an optical engineer in your exam chair, reciting names of Zernike polynomials as possible explanations for a patient’s night-time blur is gonna get you nowhere.” After several years of practice and several thousand patients, you’ll definitely get the hang of how to explain things in an efficient manner so that your patients

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Vision Expo East 2013 From The Eyes of Optometry Students: 50 Photos Inside!

Articles, Events, Optometry School / By / 10 minutes of reading

Vision Expo East for optometry students is something special. Typically we see a big showing of east coast schools, but this year we saw students come from as far as Berkeley! It is special because of the energy in the air and the amount of networking and information exchange that is happening. It is an

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March 2013 Optometry Student in Focus: Abby Jakob, ICO 2014

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Congratulations to Abby Jakob for being this month’s “Optometry Student in Focus!”  Abby hails from Ontario, Canada and is currently a 3rd year student at the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO). Abby was nominated for her service and involvement in the ICO community. She is President of the ICO Leo Club President, which is a

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So, You’re Attending Your First Optometry Trade Show: 5 Tips for Vision Expo East

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International Vision Expo East is fast approaching. For those of you who, like me, are attending as a first timer, it can be a little overwhelming. Where do I start? What do I do when I get there? How can I make the most of this experience?  Fear not fellow trade show newbies! Below are some

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Interview with Dr. Maria Liu of Berkeley Optometry; Teacher, Researcher, Clinician

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Around Berkeley Optometry, Dr. Maria Liu is known to have quite a few academic degrees. The Beijing native practiced ophthalmology in China and served as a marketing manager for Alcon in China. She relocated to the United States in 2000 and applied to Pacific University College of Optometry. While waiting for her admission to the

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Spanish/English Translations of the Most Common Eye Conditions

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Optometry School / By / 7 minutes of reading

Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (SVOSH) trips have to be some of the most challenging and rewarding trips during your optometry school careers. Challenging because some of us are trying techniques we learned in school for the first time, while others are seeing a whole bunch of people in a small amount of time.

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2013 OPTOMETRY’S MEETING: SAN DIEGO, CA

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Looking for an excuse to visit California? Well, here’s your opportunity! This year’s Optometry’s Meeting (OM) will be held in San Diego, California, from June 26th thru June 30th. OM is the premiere event of the optometric profession- joining ODs, students, optometric staff, and industry- for four exciting days of learning and networking. OM provides

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SUNY College of Optometry: Getting an MBA Just Got Easier!

Finance & Business, News, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

  At the beginning of this month, SUNY College of Optometry entered in to an agreement with SUNY Empire State College to offer an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Optometry Business Management. This certificate entails 6 courses worth 18 credits that can be put towards earning a Masters of Business Administration from SUNY Empire State. The proposed

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