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Sep 11 2012

The Unconventional Optometrist: The First Deaf Optometrist in America

Articles, Healthcare / By Adrienne Chan / 5 minutes of reading

Did you know that approximately 10 percent of Americans have hearing loss, making it the second most common disability in the United States?1 In Canada, there are 50 percent more people with reported hearing loss than those with vision problems.2 Hearing loss has many causes, including genetics, age, and injury. There are a number of disorders that […]

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Sep 7 2012

A Complete History of Contact Lenses

Articles, Healthcare / By Leandro Petalio / 5 minutes of reading

When a person’s eyes need a visual correction one would think that the best solution to this problem would be to prescribe a pair of prescription glasses. With the advent of contact lenses it has been quite a feat to put a piece of plastic on the surface of your cornea and correct your vision.

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Aug 6 2012

July 2012 Optometry Student of the Month; Vittorio Mena

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

1. Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? Thanks! Since I’m currently a 3rd year at PCO I have worked diligently inside and outside the classroom since my first year here. I got involved early with many different clubs and organizations that you will

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Jul 18 2012

The Unconventional Optometrist: Optometry in NASA Space Medicine

Articles, Optometry School, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By Adrienne Chan / 2 minutes of reading

I am a big proponent of space exploration and I’ve always been interested in astronomy and everything you see in sci-fi movies. If I could, I would be an astronaut myself, but the closest I ever got was getting a telescope at age 9 and joining my alma mater’s Space Society. So, it was no

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Jul 3 2012

Student of the Month June 2012 – Mallori Aschenbrenner; SCCO 2013

News / By Mallori Aschenbrenner / 7 minutes of reading

June 2012 Optometry Student of the Month Name: Mallori Aschenbrenner School: SCCO Year: 2013 1. Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? I earned the highest score nationwide on NBEO part 1 (March 2012 administration) and subsequently received the Norman E. Wallis Award for Excellence

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Jul 1 2012

Tic-Tac-Toe: A Perceptual Exercise?

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By Miki Lyn D'Angelo / 3 minutes of reading

Everyone knows the game of Tic-Tac-Toe. It is a game that you learned as a kid and one that you still play when you are on a plane, have some time to kill or (let’s be honest) are bored in class. Well did you ever think that such a simple game could be used in

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Jun 27 2012

The ABCs of Treating Glaucoma Medically

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By Rae Huang / 3 minutes of reading

There are so many different medications used to treat Glaucoma it is often difficult to know which drugs to use first and which drugs to use if the first drug you pick doesn’t lower the patient’s IOP enough. So here are some clinical pearls to help you manage Glaucoma patients: First, define your target pressure. This is the IOP that

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Jun 23 2012

The Unconventional Optometrist: Forensic Optometry

Articles, Optometry School, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By Adrienne Chan / 3 minutes of reading

I know what you’re thinking. “Forensic Optometry? What???” That was my reaction too when I first heard about this field during my undergraduate years at the University of Waterloo (UW) followed by an overwhelming sense of excitement. You see, I was and still am a little infatuated with forensic sciences. Television shows like CSI, Dexter,

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Jun 23 2012

Urgent Message from Dr. Dori Carlson and the AOA

News, Organized Optometry / By Antonio Chirumbolo / 5 minutes of reading

AOS court case threatens our physician status June 21, 2012 An Urgent Message from AOA President Dori Carlson, O.D. While most of the American Optometric Society (AOS) lawsuit against the American Board of Optometry (ABO) has been defeated even before going to trial, the lone remaining claim will damage the profession and disrupt AOA advocacy. The

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Jun 16 2012

Free Optometric Pediatrics Brochure For Your Patients

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By Matt Geller / 4 minutes of reading

I recently was studying some common vision problems that occur in children and the signs and symptoms associated with these problems. I realized that as a profession, we can raise significant awareness about vision problems so long as we provide the right messaging to our patients. With that being said, I decided to create this brochure “10

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