You’ve heard about networking with potential employers, industry leaders, and fellow students. But what about networking with legislators? Optometry is a legislated profession, where state and national legislatures work together to determine the scope of practice in each state. Our legislators vote on the bills that affect this scope of practice, and it’s up to […]
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Preface: This article was written when I was not accepted into optometry school in 2014. Luckily for me, I was accepted into Nova in 2015 (I am currently an OD2 student and I could not be happier!). For those of you who are applying or thinking about applying to optometry schools, you understand how stressful it
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Did you know that February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) month? Here is a break down of the basics of the condition to help you review for clinic, rotations, or boards. ARMD is a retinal condition that results in reduced central visual acuity, and ultimately, central blindness. It affects 11 million Americans, and unfortunately, that
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I have always felt that leadership is not about giving orders and being outspoken, but rather it is about building those around you up. This is what this month’s Student In Focus winner, Sandra Bui, does to a “T.” Sandra is in the class of 2019 at the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) (a.k.a.
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Throughout the four years of optometry school, students spend time learning about clinical skills and patient care, all in the hopes of becoming a successful doctor after graduation. As health care professionals, we define success as being able to treat patients to the best of your abilities. I mean, isn’t that the reason we joined this profession?
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When: AOA+ event on June 21, 2017, Optometry’s Meeting June 21-25, 2017 This summer, optometrists and optometry students from across the country are headed to our nation’s capital to lobby for our profession at the AOA+ event. Optometry is a legislated profession, and it’s up to all of us to advocate for our profession with our law
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Hello everybody! For my first post on OptometryStudents.com, I will demonstrate the procedure to examine the retina with a smartphone, or basically capture a nice retina selfie! Materials required: 20D lens, typically used when we do Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy (BIO) Tropicamide since it is necessary to be dilated. You can also use Phenylephrine if you want to get
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You just graduated and got your first job. Tests are a thing of the past and you are finally making money.  Now what? Life after school can feel a little daunting, almost like staring at a screen full of Netflix shows trying to decide which one to watch. Let’s set the foundation of adulting with a
The near point of convergence (NPC) is a simple test performed in clinic that can reveal abnormalities about the binocular vision system. A reduced NPC in isolation is synonymous with a diagnosis of Gross Convergence Insufficiency. Convergence ability can be affected in traumatic brain injuries or be inherent to a weakened binocular vision system. In
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Optometry is a legislated profession, which means treatments, diagnostic testing, and procedures for our patients are dictated by state and federal law. Since its inception, the profession of optometry has made huge strides in education and scope of practice, but there is still work to be done. Despite substantiation from world-renown institutions of vision science
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