1st year

Dr. Rosenfield Interview, Part 1: Amazing SUNY Professor and Author

News, Optometry School / By / 5 minutes of reading

Dr Rosenfield is a professor at SUNY Optometry who teaches OTP (Optometric Theory and Procedures) I and II, taught during the fall and spring semesters of 1st year respectively. These courses lay the foundation for all classes as they cover refraction, accommodation, binocularity and other critical aspects of optometry. Dr Rosenfield not only teaches, but […]

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5 Skills 1st Year Students can Practice at a Vision Screening

Clinical Optometry, News, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

Last weekend I was able to volunteer at my first vision screening with the Salus Christian Fellowship at an event called Hope-4-Philly. After only being in optometry school at PCO for about a month, I was very excited to have this opportunity. I was able to practice some of the skills that I’ve learned so

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SVOSH at SUNY: A Recap of the Year

Involvement, News, Optometry School / By / 3 minutes of reading

SVOSH, also known as Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, is one of the largest clubs in SUNY College of Optometry. SVOSH provides plenty of opportunities for students to perform vision screenings to underserved communities locally, nationally, and internationally.  SVOSH at SUNY frequently collaborates with other SUNY organizations, such as Fellowship of Christian Optometry, Lions

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12 Things Every First Year Optometry Student Should Know

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

As graduation caps come flying off and summer heats up, many anxious pre-optometry students are also getting ready to take the next big step – the first year of optometry school. Nobody said it was going to be easy. This sentence will resonate volumes when those tough stretches of exams start coming around and are relentless

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6 Tips for First Year Optometry Students

Articles, Optometry School, Pre-Optometry School / By / 4 minutes of reading

  “If I knew then what I know now…” is a phrase I find myself using quite often when talking about my experiences in optometry school. As a fourth year student with 10 months left until I walk across the stage, my mind is wandering and thinking of what I would’ve, could’ve, and should’ve done

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Message to Pre-Optometry Students and Incoming First Year Optometry Students

Articles, Involvement, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Pre-Optometry School / By / 2 minutes of reading

I’m an incoming first year student in the class of 2016 at the Illinois College of Optometry.  This last weekend I had an amazing time at Optometry’s Meeting 2012 in Chicago!  I worked at the OptometryStudents.com booth in the exhibition hall on Saturday and had an incredible experience meeting and networking with enthusiastic optometry students,

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