Tag: student
Vision of Thanks: Students Share What They’re Most Grateful For
Optometry students often juggle rigorous schedules, challenging coursework and the demands of clinical training—but they still find time to reflect on what truly matters....
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...
Inspired to Optometry
Several respondents to a recent WO/ROB Pop-up Poll shared the story of who or what inspired their career choice. Read the poll results here.
A...
CooperVision Launches Bright Fellows Student Recognition Program
CooperVision has introduced its Bright Fellows recognition program to help motivate third- and fourth-year optometry students to take full advantage of a wide range...
Golden Opportunity Award Opens 2024-25 Application Period to Support Emerging Optometrists
The AOA Foundation, in collaboration with PERC Alliance, is excited to announce the second annual Golden Opportunity Award, an initiative that continues to honor...
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...
Seven Essential Tips for Optometry Students, From a WO Student Board...
Guest editorial by Ashlee Payne, New England College of Optometry class of 2026
Editor's note: Ashlee Payne is a student advisory board member for Women...
Advice for New Optometry Students, From Current Ones
Women In Optometry turned to its student advisory board to give some advice to those students coming into optometry school. What they share here...
The Mental Health Struggle: You’re Not Alone
By Kendra Wiese, (pronounced Wee-zee), Optometry student at Southern College of Optometry
Editor's note: Kendra Wiese wanted to share her story on mental health to...
VSP Vision Announces Two $10,000 Winners of Premier Edge Student Business...
Malia McDowell and Nastasya Liem have been named the 2024 VSP Premier Edge™ Student Business Challenge winners.
McDowell is class of 2026 at the University of...
