On Thursday February 24th 2011 the Kentucky Optometric Association achieved a massive victory for the state of Kentucky, its OD’s and patients and of course for the profession of Optometry. Specifically, the KOA worked long and hard to get a new piece of legislation passed that would improve access to quality eye care. The bill is called […]
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Today is the first ever audio interview on OptometryStudents.com! With many more audio and video interviews planned we are very excited to kick off this new feature. The interview is with Dr. Mike Veliky, Secretary & Treasurer and Center Director of the Rochelle Park Office of OMNI Eye Services in New Jersey. Prior to working with
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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
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Student Debt… The bottom line: What to know and what to do. Part 2 of 5 of First Year In Practice Friday’s By Dr. Paul Heeg Well, if you are like anything like me and most optometry students, your schooling is expensive and is your responsibility. How will that affect you? Well, you will have
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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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As we have a firm step into a new era of optometry, it is important as a student to remember the importance in becoming the best possible refractionist that you can possibly become. As I just finished my optometry schooling, I found that at times the art of writing a glasses or contact Rx could
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I thought that I knew what optometry was like when I finished my first year of school just a little over a month ago, but I had no idea! Prior to the end of the school year, I was fortunate enough to be elected as a trustee-elect for the American Optometric Students Association (AOSA), the
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Optometry students have an extremely powerful impact on the profession of Optometry and this is clearly evident in today’s article written by SUNY 2010 Intern, Paul Heeg. The article summarizes Paul’s trip to Washington where he represented and spread knowledge to 10 congress representatives about the key bills that that must be passed in order
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To my fellow optometric colleagues, If you find yourself as I once did, in the midst of a large school with numerous ominous exams and assessments, many of you may wonder how you would ever be able to have time to become involved with student association groups. Well, believe me, it is much easier than
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