October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as most optometry students are focused on pumpkin spice lattes and preparing for Halloween, one optometry student is focused on the road to recovery. Terry Ann Ramjus, OptometryStudent.com‘s October Student in Focus, is a second year student at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of […]
At the heart of New York City, the SUNY College of Optometry – University Eye Center welcomes many minority patients such as African Americans, Hispanics and Asians. As a member of SUNY’s Class of 2015, exposure to such a culturally diverse patient base is truly a blessing. As a physician, the optometrist needs to learn
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Introduction: Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness. We see many patients with diabetes so it’s important to know how to treat diabetic retinopathy. Â We need to understand and know when to refer the patient to an ophthalmologist for further treatment. Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) -> Â Objectives To determine whether intensive
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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 and their clinical case will be promoted for the optometry community to see and
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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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We eat a fairly balanced diet, we exercise, and we try our absolute best to avoid the fast food drive-thru signs on our trip home each day. We can’t open our emails or favorite news website without headlines referencing diet and its impact on our physical and mental health. We assume that we are consuming
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Binasal Occlusion Carl Garbus, O.D., FAAO After a head injury, stroke or brain tumor visual pathways in the brain can be disturbed. Disruption of nerve fibers in the brainstem can adversely affect the balance system and orientation systems. Walking in unfamiliar environments or crowded areas, like malls, can be overwhelming. The purpose of the
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By: Solita Jones c/o 2014 Hello Everyone! I’m a first year student at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, Class of 2014. I moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL from a really small town(Pembroke) in NC with hope of returning to open my own private practice. At NSU in the Health Profession division, we have multiple
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Dear Optometrists, Optometry students, and especially Pre-Optometry students, As a little background before you begin reading, I’m a second year student at St. John’s University in the seven year program with SUNY Optometry. I want to introduce to you International Service Learning (http://www.islonline.org/). In short, ISL sends medical and educational volunteer teams to several under-served
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Before I entered optometry school I knew there would be some really cool things I would learn and experience throughout my 4 years, knowledge that would be unobtainable elsewhere. Now that I am in school there is not a day that goes by that I don’t learn something that fascinates me. Yet I can only
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