Many of you 4th year students will be putting on your caps and gowns this week and walking across the stage to receive your Doctor of Optometry degree. I bet most of you have been sitting at your rotations for the last month, not only counting down the weeks, but also days and hours until graduation, and can you believe that you’ve finally made it to the finish line?!
You are all going to be doctors in just a few short days!
Topics: Graduation
What fundus lens do you prefer? Take this quick poll!
Topics: Polls
Topics: Links
Did you know that our iris has over 256 unique characteristics?
FACT: Compare that to fingerprints, which only have about 40. This is why many new security measures have iris scans instead of fingerprint scans.
Topics: Facts
Most of you 3rd year students are about to head out for your first rotation of your 4th year. Even though there is only a few day transition period from being a 3rd year in clinic to a 4th year on rotation, what is going to be expected from you is going to increase greatly.
You are getting closer and closer to graduation and becoming a doctor, and with that comes a lot of responsibilities. As a 4th year you are going to be challenged by your staff doctors to feel comfortable making complex medical decisions, and you will need to show confidence when presented with tough patients.
Topics: Rotations
On April 18th and 19th, over 600 optometry students and doctors of optometry convened in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2016 American Optometric Association Congressional Advocacy Conference.
I was one of those doctors who made the trip to Capitol Hill to advocate for our profession and for our patients.
Topics: Top Trends
The use of herbal supplements for health and wellness is rapidly increasing worldwide.
What does this mean for eye care?
Topics: Links, Herbal Supplements
About a year ago, I sent a patient to a local cataract surgeon for a cataract evaluation due to his complaints of decreased visual acuity, glare and haloes at night, and difficulty completing some of his normal daily tasks.
Topics: Cataracts
This article provides a brief overview of the current understanding of the factors that influence CLD, the impact of contact lens wear on ocular surface sensitivity and management strategies that a practitioner can adopt to minimize contact lens discomfort.
Topics: Contact Lens, Links