Tag: students
ODs Share Their Go-to Bag Essentials
Members of the WO Professional Advisory Board and Student Advisory Board share their bag must-haves. Take a peek into their routines, priorities and personalities...
Student Advisory Board Shares Their Joys, Challenges
With the spring semester more than halfway over, WO checked in with its Student Advisory Board to find out their biggest challenges, discoveries and...
Optometrists Launch Low-Cost Board Prep
Emily Zediker, OD, and Amy Conner, OD, MBA, began an optometry board prep program out of a mixture of frustration and care. They kept...
School’s Out—At Least for CooperVision in the Exhibit Hall
CooperVision retired its elementary school-themed trade show booth following its final appearance at SECO 2026 in Atlanta.
The imaginative concept blended creativity with clinical purpose....
WO Announces 2026 Student Advisory Board
Women In Optometry welcomes the 2026 Student Advisory Board. Each optometry school in North America* is represented by one female OD student who will...
Volunteer School Screenings Power a Reliable Referral Network
Before Little Eyes Pediatric Care opened in Carmel, Indiana, Katherine Schuetz, OD, understood that children are a unique demographic. When it comes to practice...
The Vision Council Foundation Provides Free Eye Exams to Orlando Students...
Earlier this month, The Vision Council Foundation partnered with 20/20 Onsite to bring quality eyecare services at no cost to students at CrossTown 119, a Title I school...
The AOA Foundation Announces New Silhouette Scholarship
The AOA Foundation announced the launch of a new scholarship in partnership with The Silhouette Group. The Silhouette Scholarship is available to one second...
Finding Balance: Doctor Transformed Her Board Prep—and Her Career
Monique Mohammed-Weeks, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl. ABO, knows better than most how daunting the optometry board exams can be—and how easy it is to...
Guiding Vision: ODs Leading Optometry Education Today
Updated August 2025
Educating future optometrists takes a team—but it all starts with strong leadership. The individuals featured here are at the helm of the...
