Optometry

Discussion Why is independent prescribing important? In my own opinion, I feel that independent prescribing is important to the society, as it does not take up medical professional skills and their valuable time. Independent prescribing over time will help to take pressure of the health system as well as the workload. It also ensures there are a reduction in the “unnecessary A and E and hospital admissions”, suggested by Royal College of nursing 2012. This will help to increase efficiency…

Journal Entry 1 I personally have myopia. I am negative 3.75 on each eye and wear eye contacts everyday. There are many things that are annoying about being myopic: wearing contacts, not being able to see without them, feeling blind without them, making sure you always have an extra pair of contacts on you in case you lose one. One of the more frustrating aspects of being myopic is whenever you are not wearing your contacts or glasses and you run into someone you know – and you have no idea who…

My drive to pursue a career in optometry has increased as I have developed a deeper understanding of it, as a field of study and as a profession. My curiosity of the complex nature of the human body stems from my formative years, upon receiving a toy anatomy kit. A vague knowledge of the workings of the body flourished into my interest of how the application of science can improve quality of life. From an early age, optometry has been imperative due to a family history of vision related problems…

I am formulating this statement to apply for the admission to a professional school of optometry. My educational background is in Biology from California Lutheran University. My strong work ethic and intrapersonal communication skills have laid the groundwork for me to become successful in my goals. The decision to become an optometrist came to me during my junior year of college. With that being said though, I have always desired to have a career in the medical field. A lot of the women in…

Ultimately I was motivated to attend a talk regarding optometry which enhanced my knowledge of the course and gave me a chance to operate optical instruments. Acknowledging my ambition beforehand made me choose A-level subjects related to optometry. I am very passionate about biology as my ability to make connections between what I have learnt and the biological processes that occurs in life, fascinates me. It has provided me with a good foundation for optometry which would…

the lives of numerous individuals. However, unfortunately blindness still affects 90% of humans within developing countries despite the constant advancing technology within the healthcare in the developed world. This has fuelled my urge to study optometry so that one day I can bring about a change as everyday life relies upon sight. The varieties of experiences i have gained within the health sector have given me an insight in the importance of such roles. I was given the opportunity to shadow…

Pilgrim’s character, Vonnegut identifies the protagonist’s profession as an optometrist and also emphasizes his career’s importance to the story, stating that “Ilium is a particularly good city for optometrists” (Vonnegut 24). The phenomenon of optometry is repetitive throughout the book and alludes to the different ‘lenses’ through which the different characters view their surroundings. Vonnegut’s intentional placing of this piece of information in the beginning of the story allows the reader…

blurry vision. Where is the pail? Did you miss it or kick it over? Now imagine working on a farm and living your life with blurry vision and no hope for change. This past summer, I had the opportunity to visit Romania and join an optometry team in various pop-up optometry clinics in two different villages. While I was there, I learned that eyesight played an important role to the people in those villages because their daily tasks involved a lot of physical labor such as harvesting food and…

My story of my interest in optometry begins when I visited the optometrist for the first time when I was five years old. Since my vision at that time was normal, and none of my family members wore glasses, my parents thought that my vision would remain the same throughout my life and that annual eye exams would not be necessary. Unfortunately, this assumption was incorrect, and my vision did weaken as I grew older. The change in my eyesight was very gradual, so much so that I hardly realized…

that this, and nothing else, is the most important thing in your life. I feel this way about optometry. For as long as I can remember, I have always envisioned myself as an optometrist. I want to help patients achieve clear vision, so that they can appreciate the beauty of life and everything around them. When I was younger, I was not doing well in school due to poor vision. My first exposure to optometry came as a child when I was taken in for an eye exam. I remember shyly sitting in the chair…