WHY I CHOSE OPTOMETRY
EMILY NYAMBURA NGUGI, February, 2025My earliest memory of eye care was when I accompanied my mother for her yearly eye checkup.At the time the clinic did not have any eye…
The Arclight
Dear OPTOGLOBE members,We are excited to introduce the Arclight Project, an initiative that has revolutionisedthe approach to eye care by providing simple, affordable, and highly effectivediagnostic tools.https://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/arclight/ The Arclight device…
The Other Side of the River
When I was six, my neighbour told me a story about two boys who lived in a village.Across the river was a tree with a fruit that couldn’t be found…
GLOBAL LENS: The Best Thing About My School, The University of Faisalabad, Pakistan.
I began my studies in 2016 and choosing this university was one of my best decisions. The university provided state of art facilities that greatly helped me develop my skills…
GLOBAL LENS: The Best Thing About My School, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
An adolescent girl stepping into a vast space filled with resilience and perseverance, surrounded by two and four- story buildings, each symbolizing a unique perspective. Glancing to and fro towards…
GLOBAL LENS: The Best Thing About The University of Zimbabwe.
Optometry at academic level is fairly new in Zimbabwe, while Optometrists have been practicing for years they have always gotten their education abroad and the field only got into Zimbabwean…
Success in Optometric Education and Opportunities in Practice.
Optometry is a wonderful profession! I say this because I did not intentionally choose to study optometry. As a young university student who lacked the necessary career guidance to inform…
The Optics Of Love
Valentine's Day!The day of love, chocolate, flowers, and Eye Care? That's right! As the Global Optometry Student community, we're excited to share with you the fascinating story of how our…