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How to Implement a School Vision Screening in Your Community

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Building a patient base as a new optometrist can be challenging. However, providing a service for your community, such as a vision screening, will both set you apart and also attract new families to your practice. This article will hopefully provide stepping stones for creating relationships with schools, performing vision screenings, and following up with schools […]

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Come Hang Out With OptometryStudents.com at SECO 2017!

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SECO, the Southeast Congress of Optometry, will be held this year in Atlanta, GA, March 1-5. The conference provides great opportunities for optometry students of all grade levels, from first year to fourth years. Registration is free for all current optometry students, and students receive a $100 stipend for attending! This is one conference you can’t

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Georgia Optometric Scope of Practice and Legislation

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  Home to peaches and Coca-Cola, the state of Georgia also maintains a wide scope of practice for optometrists to appreciate in its beautiful southern lands. Beginning on July 14, 1904, the Georgia Optometric Association (GOA) has worked endlessly to promote the optometric profession in Georgia, starting by making Georgia the 38th state in the nation to

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Iowa Optometry: The Scope of Practice

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Optometry is a profession that is legislated on a state by state basis. This means every state has its own laws regarding what care an optometrist can legally provide. The optometric scope of practice has come a long way since the first billed eye exam in 1895. Through the formation of the national American Optometric

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Optometry iBooks: Rebates Available for AOA/AOSA Members

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*For this weekend only (January 14-15, 2017), all iBooks are on sale for $15 or less! Let’s face it, we could all use a little help to get through optometry school. For core concepts like Biochemistry or Anatomy and Physiology, one can often find a wealth of information on the web. I was usually able

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Home For The Holidays: Prepping For NBEO Part I

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I finished my last final on Monday (ugh…glaucoma) before driving 18 hours through the night from Houston to Iowa. I left my dogs on a farm in Iowa with family and then flew out to California to spend Christmas with more family. Long story short, I’m tired of exams, tired of traveling, and all I

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I Got Married In Optometry School And Lived To Tell About It

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  We all know this harsh truth about optometry school: life happens. If you haven’t experienced it yet, trust me, you will. Just because you got accepted into your school of choice, doesn’t mean the world stops turning around you. In fact, it seems that when you walk through the doors on the first day

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The Sneaky Questions of the Optometry School Interview

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There comes a time in every optometry applicant’s life when they come face-to-face with the all-encompassing interview. It can be a fearful time, especially if you’re prone to over-talking when nervous (ahem, that would be me). Thankfully, I have some helpful hints that I’m happy to share with you as you begin your interview journey.

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Surviving The Stresses Of Optometry School

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Exams, boards, practicals, quizzes, assignments, and clinic are stresses that we all deal with in optometry school. How do you exactly take control over your stress? First things first, learn your personal signs of stress which can include stress eating (over eating or under eating), grinding your teeth, clenching your jaw, random changes in mood, becoming

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School in Focus: Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) – A Little Campus With Big Opportunities

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What is Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) and what does it have to offer? This time last year I had all of my schools lined up: I had done the research, created spreadsheets with program specifics, and began working on essays. It wasn’t until I was on OptomCAS submitting other applications that I came across

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