1. Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? Thanks! Since I’m currently a 3rd year at PCO I have worked diligently inside and outside the classroom since my first year here. I got involved early with many different clubs and organizations that you will […]
July 2012 Optometry Student of the Month; Vittorio Mena Read More »
Imagine if you lost the ability to see; how would you be able to tell the time when you can’t even see the clock? How would you read the newspaper, navigate through your phone, or read your e-mail? How would you cook dinner, when you cannot see the dials on the stove, follow the instructions
Understanding the Optometric Specialty of Low Vision Read More »
It is undoubtedly important to succeed academically in undergraduate studies and in optometry school, but it’s also extremely important to begin networking as soon as possible. My connections initiated from shadowing optometrists. During one summer, I shadowed four optometrists in four different practices: three private practices and one MD/OD clinic. In fact, one of the
The Importance of Building Connections Prior to Optometry School Read More »
Creativity was rampant this year as contestants from accredited schools of optometry showed off a combination of skill and humor in their video entries for ASCO’s “ENVISION” contest. Students were asked to submit “…non-traditional, and ultimately AWESOME informational videos that ASCO can use to promote the profession to prospective optometry students around the country.” As
ASCO 2012 EnVision Optometry Video Contest Read More »
Let me take you back about a year ago… It was early on a Monday morning and I was sitting in vision therapy lab learning the basics of the DEM test, eagerly taking down notes along with the rest of my classmates. I had my glasses on top of my head (I am a low
Harmon Distance: The Key to Comfortable Vision Read More »
Late in morning as I was walking through the graceful, long and rather quiet hallways of McCormick Place, mixed thoughts were passing through sleep-starved brain of mine. It was much more pleasant here then the hot Chicago rush hour cab rides but fear of being late and even worse reaching the wrong conference hall was
Varilux Optometry Student Bowl 2012, From the Eyes of a SUNY Contestant Read More »
I am a big proponent of space exploration and I’ve always been interested in astronomy and everything you see in sci-fi movies. If I could, I would be an astronaut myself, but the closest I ever got was getting a telescope at age 9 and joining my alma mater’s Space Society. So, it was no
The Unconventional Optometrist: Optometry in NASA Space Medicine Read More »
Board certification in optometry has been a hot topic on and off since the beginning of its’ inception back in 2009. This is definitely news to be well aware and informed of, as it could become a permanent fixture in the future of the profession. Board certification in optometry has had a somewhat controversial past
Board Certification and the Profession of Optometry Read More »
To see first hand the importance of vision care in a community who do not have easy access to these basic needs was one experience I shall never forget. With the help with the Lions Club and Miami Dade Vision Care program, I had a great opportunity to travel to the island of Jamaica, to provide
Vision Care for the Community Read More »
I’m an incoming first year student in the class of 2016 at the Illinois College of Optometry. This last weekend I had an amazing time at Optometry’s Meeting 2012 in Chicago! I worked at the OptometryStudents.com booth in the exhibition hall on Saturday and had an incredible experience meeting and networking with enthusiastic optometry students,
Message to Pre-Optometry Students and Incoming First Year Optometry Students Read More »
