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Basic Treatments for Myopia Progression – Anti-muscarinic Drops Win

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Reported in the Review of Optometry, various methods utilized for slowing myopia progression were compared in efficacy and potential side effects. Looking at data from 23 randomized controlled trials, including 4,696 participants, pediatric eye doctors and study methodologists have found that anti-muscarinic eye drops provide the greatest effect on controlling the progression of myopia, but […]

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Traumatic Cataracts / Rosette Cataracts

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Case Presentation By: Yuliya Bababekova SUNY 2013 59-year-old black female presents for follow up of trauma OD at age 9.  Pt reports being hit in the right eye with a rock.  History regarding the trauma is very vague and nonspecific; pt recalls losing vision and was told she must be followed yearly to monitor ”possible

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Scholarship Alert – Stanley Pearle Scholarship $2,000

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OneSight Research Foundation is offering funding for twenty scholarships in the amount of $2,000 through the DR. STANLEY PEARLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. The award will be given out for Fall 2012 and students graduating from optometry programs in 2013, 2014, and 2015 are eligible. Print Scholarship Guidelines HERE  The following information was provided by OneSight Research

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AOA President Dr. Dori Carlson Delivers Message to White House

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By: Matthew Geller SUNY Optometry 2013  I stumbled upon a video today of your AOA President, Dr. Dori Carlson describing her recent visit to the White House on November 18th 2011. Her visit had a strong purpose; to deliver a pro-access, pro-patient message to those on Capitol Hill. I really encourage every student to read

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COVD’s 41st Annual Meeting: Las Vegas

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By: Stefania Paniccia IAUPR School of Optometry  How much do you, future Optometrist extraordinaire, know about vision therapy? Look no further ladies and gentlemen, as COVD is here to prepare you for all of the challenges that may await you! COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) is an international membership association of eye care

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Scholarship Alert: InfantSEE Scholarship

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Vision West, Inc. (VWI), a leading national ophthalmic product buying group, and Optometry Cares® – The AOA Foundation are pleased to again offer a national scholarship program to promote InfantSEE®.  The winner will be awarded $5,000 and the runner-up will receive $2,500.  Each accredited school or college of optometry is invited to submit one nominee

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The Opening of New Optometry Schools and What It Means For Optometry

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By: Matthew Geller | OptometryStudents.com Founder & Senior Editor Everyone in the optometric profession- ODs and students alike – is anxious to know how the opening of new optometry schools will affect our future. With a spectrum of opinions on the issue, some are confident that the profession will benefit from more schools, while others

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Self Adjust Glasses – Hope for Developing Countries

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By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY 2013 October 4th 2011 – In developing countries, where people do not have access to eye care professionals nor the economic luxury to afford glasses from optical stores; there is a new hope. Dr. Joshua Silver has been tinkering with liquid formed lenses since the 1980’s. Originally, Silver was modifying the

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NYSOA Helps To Shut Down New Drivers License Policy

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NYSOA teams up with advisory group of health to put brakes on new policy allowing drivers to renew license without vision assessment in New York. By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY 2013 On September 26th 2011, the New York sate DMV implement a new policy (click here for NYS press release) that would eliminate the requirement for

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InfantSEE – From an Optometry Student's Point of View

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By: Clint Sugnet SUNY 2013 So you’re in optometry school. You’re juggling didactic material with clinical skills, textbooks and retinoscopes, all while managing life skills, and in the spare time, a social life. You’re trying to make your way through school to become the best clinician possible, reading the latest and greatest in optometric journals

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