Some Valuable Web Resources
New OD, brought to you by the experts at Optometric Management, is a multimedia resource offering optometry students and recent grads strategies to help bridge the gap between the classroom and the exam room. New OD is a career- and practice-planning special section published within select issues of Optometric Management throughout the year. Information from New OD can also be found on their website, so check it out!
ODsOnCall connects ODs looking for work with Optometry & Ophthalmology practices seeking temporary OD coverage due to unexpected illness, maternity/paternity leave, vacation, jury duty, family emergencies, etc.
Local Eye Site is an employment website build specifically for eye care professionals. At Local Eye Site, you can search hundreds of jobs while saving valuable time by searching for jobs available in your specific field.
Docstoc is a great resource to start and grow small businesses. It hosts the best quality and widest selection of professional documents (over 20 million) and resources including expert videos, articles and productivity tools to make every small business better. Docstoc is among the top 500 most visited websites and has over 25 million registered users. It offers a vast collection of free resources and provides a monthly membership which unlocks its widest selection of premium content. Docstoc also provides the technology to help facilitate the sharing and promotion of documents across the web.
OptometryStudents.com is a great resource for optometry student life! The website hosts top notch articles, news, videos and clinical pearls which are all created by optometry student journalists from each optometry school. OptometryStudents.com allows students to become more involved in optometry and to help move the profession forward.
The Vision Council is a nonprofit business association for manufacturers and suppliers of the optical industry. Its services include research, training and industry networking events. The Vision Council aims to create awareness of the value and importance of vision care and to aid in the growth of the eyewear market. The organization accomplishes this through education, forums and expositions, industry statistics and data, technical standards,
marketing and public relations and advocacy.
marketing and public relations and advocacy.
Vision Source is a network of private practice optometrists that functions as a buying group. It is an excellent resource for independent optometrists. With Vision Source you have access to more than frames, lenses, and contacts, and can purchase software, lane equipment, other diagnostic equipment, dispensing and lab tools, for a discounted price. Vision Source also offers marketing, e-commerce programs, and many other benefits for starting or advancing a
private practice!
private practice!
