This is a sponsored post by Luxottica, a supporter of NewGradOptometry & new graduate optometrists! 😎  Pursuing an optometry residency can be a tough decision for students all too aware of the growing pressure of student loans. With stipends that are often half, if not a third, of what you could …

Optometry within the Indian Health Service (IHS) can provide an exciting and rewarding career for new grad ODs and seasoned optometrists alike. As of 2017, there are 567 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska native tribes, a population of close to 3 million people. Many of these people currently live …

If you are like me, you’ve been told since you were a first-year that completing a residency in optometry is the next logical step in your career path after graduation. And if you are even more like me, you questioned why this was the case. Some of the best answers …

Residency interviews can be nerve racking, but if you go to them prepared ahead of time, then maybe you will be a little less nervous (or maybe not!). 1) Research the Optometry Residency Program Do a little research on the program by going to the program’s website and looking at …

o, you’ve almost made it! You’re about two months away from officially finishing optometry school, and you’ve made the decision to pursue a residency. Congratulations!!! It’s an exciting time for soon-to-be grads! No matter which residency concentration you’ve chosen, the upcoming year has the potential to be one of the …