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Two Different Perspectives on Taking a Year Off Before Optometry School

Articles, Pre-Optometry School / By / 9 minutes of reading

Nicholas Green (The Ohio State University Class of 2017) and I (Pennsylvania College of Optometry Class of 2017) both decided to take a year off between undergrad and optometry school. Below you will find our responses to 7 different questions about our unique experiences during our year off. AUTHOR PROFILES: Nicholas Green and Kristin Schwab […]

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How to Effectively Communicate Diagnoses to Patients: In Layman’s Terms

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 7 minutes of reading

“Unless you’ve got an optical engineer in your exam chair, reciting names of Zernike polynomials as possible explanations for a patient’s night-time blur is gonna get you nowhere.” After several years of practice and several thousand patients, you’ll definitely get the hang of how to explain things in an efficient manner so that your patients

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Vision Expo East 2013 From The Eyes of Optometry Students: 50 Photos Inside!

Articles, Events, Optometry School / By / 10 minutes of reading

Vision Expo East for optometry students is something special. Typically we see a big showing of east coast schools, but this year we saw students come from as far as Berkeley! It is special because of the energy in the air and the amount of networking and information exchange that is happening. It is an

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The Studt Foundation Presents Sports Vision Enhancement: A Different Type of Vision Therapy

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Have you ever stopped to think of how a baseball player can hit a 95 mph fastball? Or how a NFL quarterback knows precisely where to throw the football? If you take a step back, the abilities of the professional athletes that we watch on a daily basis are pretty amazing.  Just check out SportsCenter

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Clinical Case Review January 2013 – Kimia Letafat

Articles, Clinical Optometry, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Kimia Letafat of SUNY 2013 is the winner of the January 2013 Clinical Case Review. This is the premier resource for optometry students to post their most interesting optometric clinical cases online for all to see. A winner will be chosen monthly and will receive a clinical gift bundle, an official certificate signed by the founder of OptometryStudents.com

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Residency 101

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To do a residency or not to do a residency: that is the question. This brief article compiles some of the most important information, resources, and websites for those trying to figure out if a residency is right for them! FAQs about residencies http://www.opted.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3430     Benefits Gain experience Acquire mentors Increase your marketability Expand

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Paying for Optometry School – Financial Aid Fundamentals

Articles, Optometry School / By / 1 minute of reading

It is often discouraging thinking about the financial implications of optometry school. It is a significant investment that bears a financial burden that can even act as a deterrent for some. Fortunately there are many ways to finance optometry school including grants, loans, scholarships, college work study and appropriate budgeting. Tune into a video interview

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Sports Vision: A Growing Optometric Specialty

Articles, Clinical Optometry / By / 5 minutes of reading

“Vision is the trigger mechanism controlling the athlete’s first move.” – Martin WF: What the coach should know about the vision of athletes “If an athlete is not visually fit, he is certainly not physically fit.” – Garner AI: Visual aid prescribing for the athlete The two statements above were reiterated in a must-read article titled “Overview

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