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Percentage of Women in Class of 2023 Rises to 70%

The percentage of women entering North American schools and colleges of optometry this fall has increased to 70 percent, compared to last year’s 69 percent. Across all schools, overall enrollment in the class of 2023 is 28 more students than enrolled in the fall of 2018.

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