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The Unconventional Optometrist: The First Deaf Optometrist in America

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Did you know that approximately 10  percent of Americans have hearing loss, making it the second most common disability in the United States?1  In Canada, there are 50 percent more people with reported hearing loss than those with vision problems.2  Hearing loss has many causes, including genetics, age, and injury.  There are a number of disorders that […]

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Clinical Review: Lattice Degeneration

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A Review of Lattice Degeneration Introduction: Aka equatorial, circumferential, or palisade retinal degeneration Prevalence: 8-11% of population, usually younger patients, evident in 2nd decade of life Unclear genetic link; no gender or racial predilection Tends to be bilateral & fairly symmetric Pathogenesis: It’s a slow progressive disease with an unclear pathogenesis. Based on eyes at autopsy,

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The Importance of Building Connections Prior to Optometry School

Articles, Involvement, Pre-Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

It is undoubtedly important to succeed academically in undergraduate studies and in optometry school, but it’s also extremely important to begin networking as soon as possible.  My connections initiated from shadowing optometrists.  During one summer, I shadowed four optometrists in four different practices: three private practices and one MD/OD clinic.  In fact, one of the

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ASCO 2012 EnVision Optometry Video Contest

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Creativity was rampant this year as contestants from accredited schools of optometry showed off a combination of skill and humor in their video entries for ASCO’s “ENVISION” contest.  Students were asked to submit “…non-traditional, and ultimately AWESOME informational videos that ASCO can use to promote the profession to prospective optometry students around the country.”  As

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Varilux Optometry Student Bowl 2012, From the Eyes of a SUNY Contestant

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Late in morning as I was walking through the graceful, long and rather quiet hallways of McCormick Place, mixed thoughts were passing through sleep-starved brain of mine. It was much more pleasant here then the hot Chicago rush hour cab rides but fear of being late and even worse reaching the wrong conference hall was

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The Unconventional Optometrist: Optometry in NASA Space Medicine

Articles, Optometry School, Post-Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 2 minutes of reading

I am a big proponent of space exploration and I’ve always been interested in astronomy and everything you see in sci-fi movies.  If I could, I would be an astronaut myself, but the closest I ever got was getting a telescope at age 9 and joining my alma mater’s Space Society.  So, it was no

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Student of the Month June 2012 – Mallori Aschenbrenner; SCCO 2013

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June 2012 Optometry Student of the Month Name: Mallori Aschenbrenner School: SCCO Year: 2013 1. Congrats on winning Student of the Month! – Please tell us exactly why you won student of the month? I earned the highest score nationwide on NBEO part 1 (March 2012 administration) and subsequently received the Norman E. Wallis Award for Excellence

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The ABCs of Treating Glaucoma Medically

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There are so many different medications used to treat Glaucoma it is often difficult to know which drugs to use first and which drugs to use if the first drug you pick doesn’t lower the patient’s IOP enough. So here are some clinical pearls to help you manage Glaucoma patients: First, define your target pressure. This is the IOP that

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Clinical Guide to Degenerative Myopia

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This article was created to educate students on the basics of degenerative myopia. But really there is something deeper here. The authors felt that patients with high myopia really rely on their optometrist at yearly eye exams and these patients want to feel confident in their OD. Patients with high myopia can have vision threatening

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