by Optometric Insights | Dec 1, 2016 | Student's Blog
From your first semester of optometry school you begin hearing about different optometric conferences and conventions available to attend as a student. Peers that have attended before will all use the same adjectives to describe them: beneficial, fun, valuable,...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 31, 2016 | Student's Blog
Have you ever wondered about the effects of cannabis on your vision? How about using ophthalmic ultrasound in clinical practice? These questions and much more interesting topics will be discussed at Academy, a gathering of scientists and doctors who are prominent...
by Optometric Insights | Oct 29, 2016 | Student's Blog
To be great doctors with fulfilling careers, we have to go beyond doing well in our classes and clinic. One of the beauties of our profession today is the wide variety of opportunities for us as students to connect with successful people, whether doctors or industry...
by Optometric Insights | Jun 20, 2016 | Student's Blog
Optometry and politics, what do those two unrelated topics have to do with each other? That was the first question I had when immediate past California Optometric Association president, Dr. Barry Weismann, came to speak at my school during orientation week. As a first...
by Optometric Insights | Apr 25, 2016 | Student's Blog
The pressure is on. Here you are standing at the podium amongst your peers, future colleagues, healthcare professionals and undeniably, very successful entrepreneurs. More importantly, you have a panel of business investors in front of you. Or you could imagine...
by Optometric Insights | Mar 8, 2016 | Student's Blog
Part 1: Preparing for AOA-Congressional Advocacy Conference “Optometry is a legislative profession.” It was one of the first things we heard as students and something we will continue to hear over and over again as we progress through our careers. What does that even...
