It is that time of the year again where optical vendors and exhibitors from all across the world meet in NYC to throw one of the most energetic and activity filled conferences that exists! Beginning March 19-22nd, located at the Javits Center in New York City, Vision Expo East is an event filled with endless excitement, […]
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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
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DID YOU KNOW? The United States has incarcerated more people than any other country in the world. Currently, there are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons across the country. To put this into perspective, the United States holds 25 percent of the world’s prison population, but only 5 percent of the
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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
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Need an excuse for a fall weekend getaway to the Las Vegas, NV and want to take a breather from the optometry school grind? International Conference Vision Expo West, hosted on September 17-20, 2014, at Sands Expo and Convention Center, is the perfect opportunity to travel to “The Entertainment Capital of the World” for work
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David Nguyen stood on stage at the Varilux Optometry Student Bowl at Optometry’s Meeting in Philadelphia while wearing a tank top, shorts and flip flops inspired by his Southern California roots. He had made it to the final round of an exciting Student Bowl competition and stood with his fellow contestants waiting for the winner
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Optometry’s Meeting 2014 in Philadelphia officially kicks off this Thursday! Optometry’s Meeting is one of the best events of the year for students and always a great time. So what’s to come this week? First, let these three University of Waterloo School of Optometry students share their experience at last year’s Optometry’s Meeting in San Diego
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Vision Expo East 2014 was a fantastic experience! You guys really need to experience the massive scale of the Javits Center exhibit hall, go to the student party or different events and classes, to realize what an amazing weekend Vision Expo East is! We’ll try our best in this article, through pictures, a video and
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OS: Congrats on being selected as our April Student in Focus! Most optometry students outside of ICO know you as the ‘OD-in-training’ star of the music video, “Thrift Opt.” Tell us a little more about yourself, your background and what got you interested in a career as an optometrist. RM: Optometry as a career
April 2014 Student in Focus: ‘Thrift Opt’ Star & Involved Student, Rich Miller Read More »
Curious about what the future of pediatric optometry may look like? Curious to hear what the chair of the InfantSEE program thinks of the future of optometry? Want some advice from a leader in optometry on how to succeed as optometry students? Dr. Glen Steele, OD, FCOVD, FAAO is the current chair of the AOA’s InfantSEE
Interview with Dr. Glen Steele: The Future of Optometry and InfantSEE Read More »
