Optometry Student Blogs
Check out what our student bloggers have to say about living in Columbus and studying optometry:
‘Twas the night before summer school begins… (OPT II wrap up)
May 11, 2021 - Brandon Lim
... and I am unable to gather my thoughts!! This summer term marks the start of OPT III, as well as many firsts for me: full-time enrollment for a summer semester, seeing patients in primary care (that are not friends or family), not having an extended break to travel ...
The Blessed Opt II
September 22, 2020 - Brandon Lim
What did Nicki Minaj mean when she rapped this line in Moment 4 Life (feat. Drake)? I think I know exactly what she was trying to ...
Summer Recap 20/20
July 24, 2020 - Emily Ulry
These past several months have certainly been a whirlwind of emotions—anxiety about the world’s health and safety amidst the pandemic, anger about social injustice in ...
Living with Uncertainty
May 18, 2020 - Sarah Pace
Here we are, in the midst of COVID-19. I would have never imagined in my wildest dreams such a scenario. Us students are currently ...
OPT 1 YEAR = COMPLETE!
May 8, 2020 - Brandon Lim
Well, I have finally decompressed enough to sit down and reflect on my tumultuous spring semester as an OPT 1. Let’s just say, I didn’t start off the semester how ...
Looking Forward and Looking Back
May 5, 2020 - Amy Myers
I cannot believe it, but it is time to write my last blog. I remember reading the student blogs before starting optometry school anxiously wondering what it would be like ...
Graduation Part 1
May 4, 2020 - Amy Myers
It is official, the Ohio State University College of Optometry Class of 20/20 has graduated! We are optometrists and alumni rather than students! May 3 we had our virtual graduation ceremony, which exceeded my expectations ...
Counting Down with a Former Sidekick
May 3, 2020 - Derek Heimlich
As a child, I was raised on a healthy diet of isolation and broadcast television. These two forces combined to shape my world view into the healthy grounded state that ...
The Elephant in the Room
May 1, 2020 - Amy Myers
I have been debating about writing this blog post for a long time because I could never quite decide how to write it. I considered writing a post that made no mention of COVID-19 in ...
Refreshed and Motivated!
January 8, 2020 - Brandon Lim
The first semester of optometry school was probably one of the toughest semesters I’ve had in my entire life! After that first wave of exams, we cooled ...
