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College of Optometrists in Vision Development Grants Board Certification - PR Newswire (press release)
23/11/2010 | external link
College of Optometrists in Vision Development Grants Board CertificationPR Newswire (press release)AURORA, Ohio, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-nine optometrists completed the certification process and were inducted as Board Certified Fellows ...and more »
$250K settlement for 87-year-old vet treated at Palo Alto VA - San Jose Mercury News
23/11/2010 | external link
$250K settlement for 87-year-old vet treated at Palo Alto VASan Jose Mercury NewsAs a result of the investigation, the optometry section was moved directly under ophthalmology for closer supervision, according to hospital officials. case ...and more »
Jim Black to get optometrist's license back - WRAL.com
23/11/2010 | external link
Charlotte ObserverJim Black to get optometrist's license backWRAL.comThe North Carolina Board of Optometry voted Thursday at a meeting in Asheville to reinstate Black's license. Black will have to file procedural paperwork ...State will let Black return as eye doctorCharlotte Observerall 19 news articles »
Setting His Sights - Canon City Daily Record
23/11/2010 | external link
Canon City Daily RecordSetting His SightsCanon City Daily RecordHe's always known he wanted to enter the medical field but didn't see his way clearly to optometry until the end of his undergraduate work at the University ...and more »
Optometry Scotland Welcomes Government Support of GOS - Allmediascotland
23/11/2010 | external link
AllmediascotlandOptometry Scotland Welcomes Government Support of GOSAllmediascotlandFollowing the Scottish Government's budget announcement, Optometry Scotland has welcomed the news that the GOS budget will be maintained in 2011. ...
Glimpse 50 years in optometry - Daily Pilot
23/11/2010 | external link
Daily PilotA glimpse of 50 years in optometryDaily PilotCOSTA MESA ? Custom Eyes Optometry has changed a lot since the days when gas was 15 cents a gallon, Alpha Beta was ...
Man's career is in focus as optometrist - New Brunswick Business Journal
23/11/2010 | external link
Man's career is in focus as optometristNew Brunswick Business JournalThe Greek words "optas" (eye or vision) and "metria" (measurement) are combined for what we know today as "optometry." Dr. Shawn Poitras is an optometrist ...and more »
Research On Nearsightedness Earns UH Optometry Dean Academy's Highest Distinction - Medical News Today (press release)
23/11/2010 | external link
Research On Nearsightedness Earns UH Optometry Dean Academy's Highest DistinctionMedical News Today (press release)Earl L. Smith III, OD, dean of the College of Optometry and Greeman-Petty Professor at the University of Houston (UH), is the 2010 recipient of the Charles ...
Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Optometry at its October 27 Meeting - Duluth Weekly
23/11/2010 | external link
Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Optometry at its October 27 MeetingDuluth Weekly(November 22, 2010) ? The Georgia State Board of Optometry held its meeting on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Georgia licensed Doctors of Optometry, ...
UCC Head of Optometry calls for training of more optometrists - Ghana News Agency
23/11/2010 | external link
UCC Head of Optometry calls for training of more optometristsGhana News Agency23, GNA - Dr Alfred Owusu, Head of Optometry at the University Of Cape Coast (UCC), on Tuesday called for the training of more optometrists to cater for the ...and more »
Cutting free tests for all would be 'disaster' - Optician Online
22/5/2010 | external link
Cutting free tests for all would be 'disaster'Optician OnlineOptometry Scotland and RNIB Scotland have hit back at the possibility of the axing of free eye examinations for all in Scotland as part of public spending ...
Will new rules put vision at risk? - Macleans.ca
22/5/2010 | external link
Will new rules put vision at risk?Macleans.caLike other provinces, BC no longer covers optometrists' eye exams for residents 19 to 64. Still, an eye doctor was required to update or verify ...
BSc Nursing admissions - Express Buzz
20/5/2010 | external link
BSc Nursing admissionsExpress BuzzTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The last date for submitting applications for BSc Nursing, B Pharm, BPT, BSc MLT, BSc Optometry and Pharm D courses in Government and ...
Focus on eye care for 20/20 vision - New Straits Times
20/5/2010 | external link
Focus on eye care for 20/20 visionNew Straits TimesPicture by Fariz Iswadi Ismail PETALING JAYA: The World Optometry Day (WOD) was celebrated for the first time in Malaysiathe nation in a bid to increase ...
8415 Pit Stop Court Nw - Charlotte Business Journal
20/5/2010 | external link
8415 Pit Stop Court NwCharlotte Business JournalThe current tenant mix is Visonloft Optometry and Adam and Eve. First floor retail features plenty of parking and glass! Second floor space is perfect for ...
Eye care business opens in Urbana - Frederick News Post (subscription)
20/5/2010 | external link
Frederick News Post (subscription)Eye care business opens in UrbanaFrederick News Post (subscription)After graduating from the University of Maryland in 2001, Gertz received his optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia in ...
GREEN VALLEY - Zanesville Times Recorder
20/5/2010 | external link
GREEN VALLEYZanesville Times RecorderMike Mitchell carded 29 for low gross and Tony Rose had 24 for low net in the Tuesday evening Rice/Galloway Optometry League. Team results: Bobbi's Grill ...
Optical bodies dismiss web firm's PD request - Optician Online
1/4/2010 | external link
Optical bodies dismiss web firm's PD requestOptician OnlineOptometry Scotland and the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) have hit out at online frame retailer Metsuki's campaign to require pupillary ...
Gwent's 470th High Sheriff sworn in - South Wales Argus
1/4/2010 | external link
Gwent's 470th High Sheriff sworn inSouth Wales ArgusAfter studying at Christ College Brecon and Cardiff University School of Optometry, he joined his father's optometry practice W.Phillips and Son in 1964. ...
Diabetes Can Be Linked to Eye Problems - Patients Should Work With Appropriate ... - NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
1/4/2010 | external link
Diabetes Can Be Linked to Eye Problems - Patients Should Work With Appropriate ...NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)The American Optometric Association represents approximately 36000 doctors of optometry, optometry students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians. ...
Opticians' expanded role - Vancouver Sun
1/4/2010 | external link
Opticians' expanded roleVancouver SunWhen the Competition Bureau of Canada examined optometry and the overlapping scope of practice of eye care professionals, it singled out BC's proposed ...
Program offers free eye exams for babies - WatertownDailyTimes.com
1/4/2010 | external link
Program offers free eye exams for babiesWatertownDailyTimes.com"He challenged my profession of optometry to cure this," Mr. Baker said. "(Parents) think screening at a pediatrician's office is enough to find this ...
New AOA Report Reveals High Number of Infants With Untreated Eye and Vision ... - PR Newswire (press release)
31/3/2010 | external link
New AOA Report Reveals High Number of Infants With Untreated Eye and Vision ...PR Newswire (press release)Participating doctors of optometry, who assessed infants' vision during the program's first four years, observed rates of cause for concern to be between ...and more »
New chiropractor to open doors April 12 - Louisburg Herald
31/3/2010 | external link
New chiropractor to open doors April 12Louisburg Herald?It was this or optometry. This is more along the lines of what I believe (is healthy) and how I live my life.? She said her services will be similar to ...
Senate committee discusses optometry bill - Charleston Gazette
13/2/2010 | external link
OC Watchdog: Your Tax Dollars at Work (blog)Senate committee discusses optometry billCharleston GazetteDr. Les Walls, president emeritus of the Southern California College of Optometry, talks to the Senate Government Organization Committee on Wednesday about ...Eye docs and optometrists, Round IOrlando Sentinel (blog)Did you see that?! The optometrists got their bill through stop No. 1Tampabay.com (blog)Eye doctors square off over surgery debateBeckley Register-HeraldOC Watchdog: Your Tax Dollars at Work (blog) -West Virginia MetroNews -Daily Mail - Charlestonall 10 news articles »
Eye doctors still at odds over proposal - Daily Mail - Charleston
13/2/2010 | external link
Eye doctors still at odds over proposalDaily Mail - CharlestonA Senate Committee on Government Affairs voted unanimously to pass a bill that would broaden the scope of practice for doctors of optometry in the state. ...Eye care tug-of-war continues in SenateCharleston Gazetteall 2 news articles »
First IPs awarded at ceremony - Optometry Today
13/2/2010 | external link
Optometry TodayFirst IPs awarded at ceremonyOptometry TodayMore than 200 newly qualified optometrists were welcomed into the profession at the College of Optometrist's annual diploma ceremony yesterday (February 9). ...
A Shared Vision - Parade Magazine
13/2/2010 | external link
Parade MagazineA Shared VisionParade MagazineOptometrist Jordan Kassalow founded the nonprofit VisionSpring to improve vision and ease poverty around the world. When I was an optometry student, ...
Snapshot reveals praise and concern - Optometry Today
13/2/2010 | external link
Optometry TodaySnapshot reveals praise and concernOptometry TodayRepresentative body Optometry Wales (OW) gave optical professionals a 14-point questionnaire, and out of 532 practitioners, 265 have responded. ...
Steven Hoang - Imprint
13/2/2010 | external link
ImprintSteven HoangImprintI'm a strong advocate for student leadership and I want to strive to maintain communication between the faculty of optometry and the campus. ...
Edith Antonini - Stockton Record
13/2/2010 | external link
Edith AntoniniStockton RecordEdith worked as a receptionist in Optometry for many years and she was also a past member of the Druids. Edith was preceded in death by her parents, ...
City attorney fouled up - Burbank Leader
13/2/2010 | external link
City attorney fouled upBurbank LeaderIn withholding the state's determination, issued in early December, that Gordon's optometry practice, which some city employees can access through their ...City attorney withheld decisionBurbank Leaderall 2 news articles »
'Optometry is also a viable career option' - IndiaEduNews.net
13/2/2010 | external link
'Optometry is also a viable career option'IndiaEduNews.netHyderabad: The LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) on Saturday will organise a public forum on optometry to create awareness on its prospects for students from ...
Tallahassee's Best Young Optometrist of The Year - WCTV
19/8/2009 | external link
Tallahassee's Best Young Optometrist of The YearWCTVDr. Weideman is not only an optometrist at the VA Clinic in Tallahassee, but she's also a Captain in the US Air Force Reserves. That title has allowed her ...
New optometrist joins eye care clinic - South Washington County Bulletin
19/8/2009 | external link
New optometrist joins eye care clinicSouth Washington County BulletinBut for the last four years she's been working on a doctorate of optometry at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ...
Limited places left on IOO pre-reg programme - Optometry Today
19/8/2009 | external link
Limited places left on IOO pre-reg programmeOptometry TodayPlaces on the Institute of Optometry's evening course for pre-registration optometrists are filling up fast, with more than half the spaces available ...
Smith celebrates 40 years with a new clinic - Fergus Falls Daily Journal
19/8/2009 | external link
Smith celebrates 40 years with a new clinicFergus Falls Daily JournalDr. Thos Smith had been out of optometry school for about a year and a half when he and his wife, Sheryl, ...
Clearing hotline is prepared for rush - Bradford Telegraph Argus
19/8/2009 | external link
Clearing hotline is prepared for rushBradford Telegraph ArgusLauren Cain, who is studying optometry at University of Bradford, is one student who has benefited from using the clearing hotline. ...and more »
City University London: Wins Emerald Grant To Develop Innovative ... - Medical News Today (press release)
19/8/2009 | external link
City University London: Wins Emerald Grant To Develop Innovative ...Medical News Today (press release)A team from City University London's Optometry Department has won a commercial award from the Emerald proof of concept fund, after pitching to a 'Dragon's ...
Parents failing to protect children's eyesight in the sun - Optometry Today
19/8/2009 | external link
Parents failing to protect children's eyesight in the sunOptometry TodayThree out of four parents are failing to protect their child's eyesight from the sun, according to a new study published by the College of Optometrists ...and more »
Down's patients show need for regular tests - Optician Online
19/8/2009 | external link
Down's patients show need for regular testsOptician OnlineThe European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) has called for Down's syndrome patients to have regular eye examinations after research found ...