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Optometry As A Career

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Quote from Dan "I've started my own practice in Arizona. I've mentored ICO externship students, and I mountain bike six to ten hours every weekend.
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Meet Dr. McGehee

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Text graphic "Being an optometrist gives me life" about career satisfaction.

Meet Dr. Lewis

Meet Dr. Zilnicki

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Meet Dr. Bonilla-Warford

WHY

CHOOSE

OPTOMETRY

Demand for optometrists is projected

GROW

15%

to

by

from 2012 - 2025

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

51%

had a starting salary

82%

have a current income

OVER $90,000

EYES ON EYECARE

$168,193

median income for optometrists in 2021

AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION

WHAT DOES AN

OPTOMETRIST DO?

Give
the gift
of sight.

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WHERE DID OPTOMETRY
COME FROM?

Optometry has evolved over millenia to become what it is today. 

For 150 years, we have been at the forefront of optometric education. Check out our video to learn how optometry has evolved from the world’s first spectacles in 1286 to today. 

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