Just a few weeks ago, a mass of 2013 optometry graduates left the nest of school and entered the “real world” of optometry. SUNY College of Optometry’s commencement speaker, Melvin Shipp, OD, PhD, immediate past president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), imparted advice and instructions to the graduates: we are privileged to have […]
Entering her fourth year at Southern College of Optometry, Christina “Tina” Grosshans will undoubtedly excel in her final year of optometry school. She served SCO as president of SVOSH for the 2012-2013 academic year, which is how I came to know her, as we both just returned from our SVOSH trip to Belize last month.
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OptomCAS is opening again in just a few weeks and potential applicants have to select schools to apply to. There are many different things to consider, making it a tough process. I certainly could not make up my mind for a while. So here are some tips to help potential applicants narrow down the search:
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OS: Amy is a member of the American Optometric Student Association Board of Trustees. She is now in the position of Trustee for Southern College of Optometry. Amy, tell us a little about yourself! Amy: Greetings from Memphis, TN! I’m Amy Puerto, and I’m one month away from being a third year at Southern College
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Do you answer “no” to the questions on vision screening forms that ask if you ever experience double vision or words moving on the page when reading? If you are like me, you’ve never experienced these symptoms that are common among patients with a binocular dysfunction. Not being able to experience this myself, I found
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During my time as the president of the Grant MacEwan Pre-Optometry Club, I found myself connecting with people, advertising the club, and explaining why they should join. The reason to join a club depends on what you want from the club, and what the club can offer you. I had asked members of many pre-optometry
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Vision Expo East holds a special place in my heart when it comes to optometry trade shows. In 1997, it was the first trade show I attended at age 7, marking my first visit to the beautiful New York City. That weekend, my dad and I missed the last flight to San Francisco of the
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If you think it’s hard to make sense of all the jargon in a physiological optics lecture, just imagine doing so as a brand new student in a whole new country! That’s what Babette Laumeister and Simon Hauser, two students from the optometry program at Aalen University, are currently doing at Pacific University in Forest
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Networking in optometry school is crucial to finding success in the real world after graduation. During school, you meet many amazing people in the small world of optometry. How do you keep in touch with them? How can they stay updated on your progress through school? LinkedIn is the top social networking destination focused on
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In addition to the new Florida law regarding oral medication prescriptions, there has been a lot of legislation going on this year in optometry! Here’s a summary of the changes going on behind the scenes of your profession that could very well affect the way you practice as an optometrist in the future: In March,
Legislation and Possible Changes to Optometry in 6 States! Read More »
