I NEVER KNEW OPTOMETRY EXISTEDBY Bakhita NelimaFebruary, 2025
I never knew optometry existed, even though one of my family member practices it!I just knewher as an optician. Growing up, I admired my mum so much that I wanted…
WHY I CHOSE OPTOMETRYEMILY NYAMBURA NGUGISTUDENT OPTOMETRISTMASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KENYA
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 practitioners, so we…
Dr. Andrew BlaikieOphthalmologist, NHS Fife | University of St Andrews.December, 2024
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 is…
2024: A REFLECTION, A LESSONRkia Chabache,Language Editor (Arabic), OPTOGLOBE.December, 2024
عام 2024 كان بالنسبة لنا رحلة تعلم ، مليئة بالنجاحات الصغيرة والكبيرة ، لقد استطعناتحقيق خطوات نحو تحقيق أهدافنا، سواء من خﻼل المشاريع التي أنجزناها أو العﻼقات التيبنيناها مع طﻼب…
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVERChinelo Ikeli,Secretary-General, African Federation of Optometry Students.Chief-Editor, OPTOGLOBE Editorial Board.December, 2024
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.By Dr. Maryam Jabbar Optometry Lecturer, The University of Faisalabad, Pakistan. August 2024
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.By Noor Ul AinThird year Optometry Student, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.August, 2024
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 My School.By Nkosilathi Nkala President of the Zimbabwean Optometry Students Association, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.August, 2024.
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…