“A residency education is a extremely concentrated learning experience and they say that one year of residency is like 5 years out in the field.” We all do it… We search and search the Internet for the best and most up to date information on a specific topic only to come up short, perplexed and frustrated! […]
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By: Matthew Geller – SUNY 2013 We all said it during our interviews for optometry school: “Optometry is a legislated profession, and that’s great because it gives me a say in the future of my profession and its direction.” Yet many of us don’t understand what this actually means. How can we take part in
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By: Kensington Hatcher – Illinois College of Optometry Today’s article is brought to you by the 1st year students of Illinois College of Optometry! These students reached out to OptometryStudents.com to post an extremely creative video series that is unlike anything ever seen before in the world of Optometry. These videos are perfect for any
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Article by: Antonio Chirumbolo & Matthew Geller (SUNY 2013) March 15, 2011 was a monumental day for our profession. The American Optometric Association (AOA) announced its partnership with the 3D @ Home Consortium, with the goal of improving the understanding of 3D viewing amongst individuals all over the world. Both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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By: Antonio Chirumbolo – SUNY 2013 [poll id=”19″] WHAT IS OPTOMETRY’S MEETING? The Optometry’s Meeting is an annual meeting consisting of a multitude of ophthalmic professions, all gathered together in one place, to educate, network with, and entertain one another. It is the utmost invaluable event for optometry and ophthalmic professions. The “Optometry’s Meeting® is a
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Have you ever been to the Vision Expo? Well if you have not you really should think twice about going this year. [poll id=”18″] Dates: Vision Expo East – March 16 – 20, 2011, in New York City, NY. Vision Expo West – September 20 – 24, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV. Student Links: Vision
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[poll id=”15″] Completing a residency is an option available to optometry students, and although it is not mandatory, it is certainly an opportunity that is worth considering. Residencies are a means for students, who have graduated optometry school, to continue learning and training at the highest level. This additional educational experience allows the student to
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Did you know that the president elect of the AOA is touring the entire country to visit all of the optometry schools to talk to us students? I didn’t know either until I got the tip from a friend that she was going to make her way to SUNY in the near future. This is
Dr. Dori Carlson 20/20 Optometry School Tour Read More »
Welcome students to a brand new 5 article series by 2010 SUNY Graduate Dr. Paul Heeg! The article series will run for the next 5 weeks EVERY FRIDAY EVENING – so keep checking back for “First Year In Practice Friday’s” by Dr. Heeg. I was distant friends with Paul for about 4 years and I
First Year In Practice- “Choosing the best practice location” Read More »
I said it before and I will say it again… …the profession of optometry faces pressures from the federal government, state governments, other medical professions and from optometrists themselves and it is the American Optometric Association (AOA) that keeps our profession healthy, growing and moving in a positive direction. To sum it up, if you
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