Tag: school
High School Students Get Hands-on Optometry Experience at AAO Annual Meeting
Fifty students from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis recently got a behind-the-scenes look at the optometry field, thanks to the American Academy of...
Optometrists Share Insights to Help Students Explore Optometry
Many factors go into choosing a medical specialty such as optometry, including personal history, clinical interests, duration of the training involved, career opportunities and...
Transitions Optical Announces Winners of its Diversity in Optical Educational Grants
Transitions Optical, in partnership with its Diversity Advisory Board, has named the recipients for its inaugural Diversity in Optical educational grant program, which aims...
One Optometry Student’s Path, From PCO to Pediatric Goal
Ramandeep “Raman” Badh is getting into the rhythm of her third year at Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus and Drexel. During her undergraduate...
Children in the Bronx Receive Free Eye Exams and Glasses Thanks...
In the U.S., one in four students has an undiagnosed vision issue. To overcome this, LensCrafters optometrists and team members recently came together to...
Class of 2028 Is Mostly Female—Again
The percentage of women entering North America’s optometry schools and colleges inched upward to 71%, matching the opening enrollment of the class that is...
Time Flies: What One OD Student Would Tell Her Younger Self...
WO student advisory board member Mariem Girgis, now a third-year student at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry, shares her...
The Myopia Collective Launches New Back-to-School Resources for ECPs
The Myopia Collective, an initiative supported by CooperVision and the American Optometric Association (AOA), announced the launch of a suite of new resources designed specifically for eye...
Promoting Belonging and Diversity Despite Legislative Pushback
Alexia Clark, OD, was a student at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry (NSUCO) during the height of civil turmoil such as the Black...
Hats Off to Optometry School Leadership
Updated July 2024
Educating future optometrists is a passion shared by these great optometry leaders at the nation's schools and colleges of optometry. While this...
