The CooperVision Student Ambassador program can provide insights not only into the contact lens industry but also on what to expect from contact lens education for students who are earlier in their optometry school journey. Here’s what University of Missouri St Louis College of Optometry student Lacie Spagnola had to say about her experience with the student ambassador program so far.
CooperVision’s North America Professional and Academic Affairs team hosted a meeting for contact lens educators from the Schools and Colleges of Optometry across North America. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas on January 25, 2018.
The Adopt-a-Patient® program allows optometry students during their clinical rotation to give back to their communities by "adopting" a deserving patient who lacks the necessary resources to purchase contact lenses. Two clinicians form The Ohio State University discuss its impact.
Each year, a third or fourth year student at each college of optometry has the opportunity to serve as a CooperVision Student Ambassador. Micaela Crowley, O.D. speaks about the value of the program and the impact the experience had as she entered her optometry career.
The dedicated people of Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) have made it their mission to bring much-needed eye care to the under-served people of the world. They share that mission with several student chapters at schools and colleges of optometry throughout the country.
CooperVision’s Adopt-a-Patient® Program provides optometry students an opportunity for a “hands on” fitting experience that would otherwise have been prevented by a patient’s lack of financial resources.Optometry students are encouraged to “adopt” a deserving patient from their community into the program, fit them with CooperVision soft contact lenses, and provide appropriate follow-up care during their clinical contact lens rotation.
The 2017 American Optometric Contact Lens Educator's Meeting sponsored by CooperVision was held in St. Louis, MO at the UMSL College of Optometry campus in January. The annual meeting's focus was on “Scleral Contact Lenses: The Good, The Bad and The Technology.
For the fifth consecutive year, CooperVision sponsored the AOA CLCS Residency Forum at Optometry’s Meeting in June. The annual forum, held this year in Washington, DC, provides an opportunity for incoming and outgoing contact lens residents nationwide to come together for a day of education and networking in an informal setting.
Three years ago, we started the Adopt a Patient program to provide third and fourth year optometry students the opportunity for an additional hands-on fitting experience. The program also benefits prospective contact lens patients who are otherwise unable to afford contact lenses.
