Optometry Student of the Month Name: Karen Lee School: Indiana University Year: 2013 1. Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? While in school I was actively involved in the Indiana Optometric Student Association, Private Practice Club, and Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity. […]
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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
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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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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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As you begin to think about establishing your own private practice, if that is your ultimate goal in optometry that is, an important question to consider is the different formations your practice can represent. This article serves as a brief summary highlighting some of the routes you can take in defining your private practice, and
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Because this is a small profession, it is usually difficult to find other pre-optometry students at most colleges.  In fact, until last year, there was not even a pre-optometry club at my university. The lack of pre-optometry students can sometimes result in a lack of pre-optometry advisers, so this article is directed to anyone in
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With August being Children’s Vision and Learning Month and the passing of the torch from former AOA President Dr. Dori Carlson to Dr. Ron Hopping, I wanted to take the opportunity to look back at some important developments over this past year having to do with our profession and the children and adolescents we will
Pediatric Eye Exam Advocacy: Benefiting children and optometry Read More »
There is no doubt about it, every first year student, no matter what optometry school can always use a little help. Things start out tough and become easier with time as you would anticipate, but it doesn’t hurt to have a little help. Looking back to my first week of my first year, I wish
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“If I knew then what I know now…” is a phrase I find myself using quite often when talking about my experiences in optometry school. As a fourth year student with 10 months left until I walk across the stage, my mind is wandering and thinking of what I would’ve, could’ve, and should’ve done
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The new product named “Triggerfish” is a contact lens adapted with a sensor that provides IOP measurements for a full 24 hours. Â The current study involved 19 patients with confirmed glaucoma and 21 suspected of having the condition. Â Each patient wore the adapted contact lens sensor on one eye for 24 hours in each of
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