Student Life Blogs

Something I think everyone will experience when entering optometry school is that everyone just can't wait to be done with first and second year. Third years are envied for being able to see "real" patients and working in clinic much of their week. Although they still have classes and tests, its a lot less than previously. Well, I'm happy to say, I'M FINALLY A THIRD YEAR! It's been an exciting process and I'm happy to say it's actually going a lot better than I had expected! My first... Read More

Just to give you a quick update with myself as a 4th year. My first rotation is here at The Eye Center at SCO. It is going very well. I am starting to not feel like a student anymore- maybe because I don't have any more classes or tests. But I am loving it. I usually get to school by 7:30am and am at school till 6:00pm or so (it depends on the day and the patients). Mondays I have Contact Lens, Tuesday I have Vision Therapy ( and soon to be Low Vision and Optical as well), Wednesday is Adult... Read More

Hey everyone, let me start with saying, IT IS NICE TO BE A 4 TH YEAR!  I'm three weeks into my summer rotation at Toyos Clinic  in Memphis and LOVE it!  The office is very fast paced and I am gaining a ton of experience already.  On my second day I got to watch a chalazion excision in office (Google it), and last Friday was "LASIK day" at the clinic where Dr. Toyos, an Ophthalmologist, performed LASIK all day (about 15 surgeries).  People that have a large amount of prescription can see... Read More