Student Life Blogs

Last week I started my rotation in The Optical at The Eye Center. Every Thursday for the next 6 weeks or so, I will work in the dispensary all day, helping patients pick out the style of lenses and frames they want, ordering, adjusting and repairing glasses. This skill is critical to learn before starting a practice. As an optometrist you may hire an optician to work at your office or with the training we are getting at SCO we can do it ourselves at first or train a staff member to become... Read More

Hello again! It seems like I started this semester days ago, and here it is a week and a half till it's over! I know many of you may have been a little upset when you learned that you would be required to take a summer semester your first year but don't fret! It's actually not bad at all! We have two labs two mornings a week and two hours of lecture every afternoon. It gives you enough time to study but be able to enjoy the wonderful sun as well. Many of our classmates get together all the... Read More

Well another great week has gone by. I cannot believe that I am already in my 3rd year. Time here is going by too fast.  This week I started to get a feel for my weekly schedule. We received our test schedule for the semester so we can go ahead and ink that into our calendar. It looks like it is going to be a great semester. One of my favorite things that I did this week was participate in informal discussion about diabetic retinopathy. This discussion is part of my integrative analysis... Read More