I remember when I first met Dori at the 2011 Congressional Meeting in Washington D.C. We were at a cocktail affair, I was in a black suit with a vodka cranberry and virtually everyone had a drink in hand. It was a cocktail event in which students and ODs had a chance to meet and […]
Interview with AOA Immediate Past President Dr. Dori Carlson Read More »
Before beginning my first year at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN this fall, I had the incredible opportunity to get a glimpse of how my home state’s legislature impacts our profession in Louisiana. Amidst the headache-inducing lawyer jargon, was a statute that was passed nearly 40 years ago to prevent insurance companies from
My Exposure to the Legislative Process in Louisiana Read More »
On August 2nd, 2012, Judge A. Howard Matz ruled in favor of the ABO (American Board of Optometry) in their defense against the AOS (American Optometric Society). A major decision has been made affecting the state of board certification in optometry. In my previous article detailing the past and present of board certification, I
Decision Made in ABO/AOS Board Certification Case Read More »
U.S regulatory advisors have backed Lucentis for approval in treatment of diabetic macular edema. The FDA panel recommended the agency to approve a 0.5mg and 0.3mg dose of Lucentis in the treatment of DME. The FDA should decide sometime in August on the approval of the drug for as a treatment option. If approved, Lucentis
Lucentis Backed by FDA Pannel for Extended Approval Read More »
July 25th 2012- The message below is an e-mail sent from the NBEO on July 25th 2012 . It contents were not created by OptometryStudents.com and it is directly copy and pasted from the NBEO e-mail with no changes made. It is here to act as an additional notice, resource and alert to the student body
NBEO Part II Registration Opens on August 1st 2012 Read More »
Noble Vision Group was kind enough to reach out to Optometrystudents.com to write a guest blog post regarding social media in the eye care insdustry. See what OS had to say by visiting http://www.noblevisiongroup.com/optometry/social-media-eye-care-industry-optometrystudents-com On behalf of Optometrystudents.com, we would like to thank Jonathan Banasky of Noble Vision Group for giving us this opportunity.
OS Featured on Noble Vision Group! Read More »
Whether we are creating the content directly on OptometryStudents.com or linking you to other great content, our job here at OS is to keep students informed and involved. That is why I want to direct you to this great AOA newsletter called “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) is a quarterly AOA publication that has some really valuable
Eyes On The Future Spring 2012 Edition Read More »
What?! Have I lost my mind?! Well most optometrists would say that having an NPC of TTN is the ultimate convergence a patient can have; however I ask you to think differently. Ok. Let’s take a step back and start from the beginning. As part of your routine entrance tests you take out an accommodative
Near Point of Convergence: To The Nose is Not All You Need to Know! Read More »
Ronald L. Hopping, O.D., MPH, has taken the office of president of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Dr. Hopping will serve for the 2012-2013 term and was first elected to the board in 2005. Dr. Ronald Hopping, following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Richard Hopping, who also served as president, will mark the
Ronald L. Hopping O.D. Takes Office as President of the AOA Read More »
NBEO Debuts First Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Exam Part II of the NBEO is now computer based exam. On April 3rd, 2012, 197 candidates took the first CBT exam, 129 candidates took the full Patient Assessment and Management exam and 68 others took the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease. The next big group of students
Spring 2012 issue of the NBEO newsletter TestPoints Read More »
