Being an active member of the AOSA enhances your experience as a student and ensures a better future not only for your personal success, but also for the optometry profession as a whole. Watch below as the AOSA Executive Council and Trustees talk about the perspective of the profession that the AOSA provides students, along […]
AOSA Video: Enhance Your Student Experience and the Profession Read More »
In 2013, contact lens manufacturer Alcon (CIBA Vision) took action to end a pricing war that was pricing optometrists out of their own market. It enacted a minimum pricing policy called unilateral pricing policy (UPP), which is common among companies such as Apple and Bose. High end products such as these cannot be sold under
What’s UPP With Contact Lens Pricing? Read More »
Would you reduce your college student loans by 25% if you could? Would you like to be able to retire one year sooner? Now, we all know that the cost of college is constantly growing and that students are having to take out more loan money each year. Furthermore, recent grads from optometry school will
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We’ve already written plenty of articles about why and how students benefit from attending trade shows and conferences, now we’d like to present to you video we shot on the exhibit hall floor at Vision Expo West, with optometrists, industry execs and company reps telling you how your experience at these conferences will benefit you
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As the resident liaison for the Optometric Extension Program (OEP), I had the opportunity to attend the 20th anniversary of the Conference on Clinical Vision Care (CCVC) (also known as “The Memphis Meeting”) in Memphis this past July. The conference welcomes optometrists, students and residents who practice or have an interest in behavioral optometry, and the mission
Conference Review: Clinical Vision Care (CCVC) AKA “The Memphis Meeting” Read More »
When students think of going to optometry conferences, the first ones that come to mind are usually the larger ones such as Optometry’s Meeting, Academy, and Vision Expo. However, there are also many other high quality smaller conferences out there including EastWest Eye Conference, which takes place every October in Cleveland. I had the opportunity
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The CooperVision Adopt-a-Patient™ program is a fantastic way for you the improve your patients’ vision and change their lives in the process. It’s easy: if you have a patient in need of contact lenses, but otherwise can’t afford them, submit an email with the patient info to CooperVision and your patient receives a free year’s worth
CooperVision Adopt-a-Patient Program Winner! YOU Should be Next! Read More »
Diabetes is a huge public health concern in this country. At a prevalence of over 29 million people in the US – that’s nearly 10% of the population! There’s no denying that diabetes will be a large part of our practices for years to come. As providers of primary eye care, we know that one
The ABC’s of Diabetes: Patient Education Checklist Read More »
Vision Expo West (VEW) is here! Look for our OS.com team, we’ll be roaming the exhibit hall, shooting video and looking for students to give away our adorable plush eyeballs (pic below) and an iPad (and you’ll definitely see us at the parties at night!)! Entering to win the iPad is easy. Film any short
We’re Giving Away an iPad at Vision Expo West! Read More »
BEAVERTON, OR- In 2013, Harminder Singh Dua’s research group discovered a 15 micrometer layer of the cornea that had been previously undetected. While the layer was going to be aptly named “Dua’s Layer” after the academic group’s leader, there was a slight change in the moniker. “I was approached by a businessman a few days
“Dua’s Layer” renamed “JustDua Layer” following Nike sponsorship Read More »
