I was lucky. It was the winter of 2013 and my second-to-last optometry externship at SUNY. I took a flight to Los Angeles, unpacked at my beach side apartment, and headed over to Dr. Albert Chun’s office – SouthBay Optometry of Torrance. The rest was history. You can consider me a pretty “smart” guy when […]
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Google Glass. Whether it’s the can’t-live-without-it device of the future or the less desirable “Segway for your face”, there’s no denying the intrigue generated by this sleek, uber-technological gadget. When I heard that a Google Glass demonstration was going to be at Vision Expo West this year, I immediately jumped at the opportunity. It was clear since the arrival
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Dr Rosenfield is a professor at SUNY Optometry who teaches OTP (Optometric Theory and Procedures) I and II, taught during the fall and spring semesters of 1st year respectively. These courses lay the foundation for all classes as they cover refraction, accommodation, binocularity and other critical aspects of optometry. Dr Rosenfield not only teaches, but
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Dr Rosenfield is a professor at SUNY Optometry who teaches OTP (Optometric Theory and Procedures) I and II, taught during the fall and spring semesters of 1st year respectively. These courses lay the foundation for all classes as they cover refraction, accommodation, binocularity and other critical aspects of optometry. Dr Rosenfield not only teaches, but
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A note from founder of OptometryStudents.com Dr. Matthew Geller I started “Optometry Student in Focus” as a way to shine a light on the future leaders of our profession. Nareh Keshishyan is exactly that – a future leader of optometry. Her work with the California Optometric Student Association as the current President Elect is a
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This year at the Illinois College of Optometry we celebrated the InfantSEE program with an evening of motivational speeches, songs, and food. I’m currently a 2nd year student there, and I wasn’t completely clear about the details of this program and the impact that it has. I learned a lot that evening, and would like
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Learning from your mistakes is a crucial step in improving yourself as a clinician. After providing regular patient care in the school clinic for a few months as a third year, I’ve seen and made some common mistakes. Here are the top 10 most common mistakes optometry students can make in clinic: Occluding one eye
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Rx checks – what are they and how do you deal with them? An Rx check is when a patient makes an appointment to come in because they are unhappy with their new prescription for glasses or contact lenses. They come to you for a resolution to the problem and it’s your job to make
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October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as most optometry students are focused on pumpkin spice lattes and preparing for Halloween, one optometry student is focused on the road to recovery. Terry Ann Ramjus, OptometryStudent.com‘s October Student in Focus, is a second year student at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of
Optometry school can be defined by some students as a four year long financial torture. Living off student loans is no easy feat, and the thought of extending the torture for another year of a residency program seems almost impossible! Many optometry schools encourage their students to continue their education by applying for residency in
Private Practice Optometry: Can I Afford to Do a Residency? Read More »
