What do the Liberty Bell, Declaration of Independence, and the Franklin bifocal all have in common? They all have roots in the great state of Pennsylvania! From Scranton (featured on the NBC hit series The Office) to Hershey (the nation’s chocolate capital), Pennsylvania boasts a wide range of cultural and historical heritage. Philadelphia, known as […]
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West Virginia is home to historic mining towns, beautiful cities, and a rich cultural heritage. Tucked within the Appalachian Mountains, West Virginia is renowned for its beautiful camping, hiking, white water rafting, and other outdoor activities. Within the state, West Virginia has a vast need for both optometric and primary care. West Virginia currently leads
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If you can handle the snow, the land of 10,000 lakes is a wonderful place to live and practice optometry! Because of the abounding love of biking, boating, and exploring the outdoors, Minnesotans are one of the healthiest U.S. populations. The statewide love of hockey, however, often provides optometrists many opportunities to manage post-concussive binocular
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New Hampshire, also known as “The Granite State,” is home to the beautiful White Mountain range as well a diverse array of outdoor activities. Home to beautiful lakes, hiking trails, skiing resorts, and even a small coastline, New Hampshire is perfect for future optometrists who love the great outdoors. New Hampshire residents enjoy a lower
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Did you know that 60% of US citizens live within 600 miles of Ohio? Interestingly, Ohio is one of the few states that has three major metropolitan areas (Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati) along with a several smaller metropolitan areas (Dayton, Toledo, & Akron) surrounding its borders. Ohio is home to over 11 million people and
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The optometry world just got a little bigger as it welcomes the grand opening of the first college of optometry in Haiti. The School of Optometry & Vision Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of l’Université d’État d’Haïti plans to admit its first class of 19 students starting October of 2018. Funded by the
As a non-traditional student, I spent countless hours debating whether I should take the plunge in going back to school. I had only a few years under my belt of “real life” – paying bills, paying off debt, the “8-to-5 grind.” I was on automatic mode, going through the motions everyday only to realize that
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Ocular Dermatology & You If you are new to the world of optometry, you may be considering primary care as the only modality in which to practice. The fact is there are hundreds of ways you can incorporate optometric medicine into your clinic. This article aims to outline a few ways in which you can
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We’ve all heard it before: “optometry is a legislated profession.” But what does that really mean? Put simply, if an optometrist wants to do something, there has to be a law that explicitly states that they can. If your experience in optometry school is anything like mine, you are constantly being reminded of the legislative
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According to the CDC roughly 2,000 workers per day sustain ocular trauma. This statistic does not account for accidents, assault and various activities that may result in damage or injury to the eyes. It is important that we recommend protective eyewear for our patients whenever possible. While optometrists are not always the first doctors
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