Having completed various work placements in healthcare, I have come to the realisation that Optometry is the right career path for me, as it combines my interest of ocular science as well my desire to help others. My interest in ocular science stemmed from…..
My work experience at Optical Express greatly underpinned my interest in optometry, as I saw what I had been researching being actually practiced. I was able to gain an insight into various aspects of the job, from filing, assisting patients on choosing various eye-care products to listening to their queries and sitting in on eye tests. My main learning experience came from my observation of a patient being diagnosed with cataracts, where I followed the procedure from the LogMAR eye chart to a detailed check-up of the internal eye for retina and optic nerve damage. This left an impression on me, the severity of the situation mixed with the delicacy of how it was all handled.
…show more content…
The way it can be applied to the quantitative and practical elements of Biology and Chemistry A-Levels has deepened by attraction to the sciences and have led me to further enhance my analytical and evaluative skills. This in turn has increased my confidence in carrying out more challenging procedures and experiments. Mathematics at A-Level has helped improve my lateral thinking and problem solving skills, which has enabled me to then transfer these skills logically and systematically when carrying out wave optic calculations during the course. Economics at AS Level as broadened my knowledge outside of the sciences, and has provided an insight into how businesses
... me to understand the inner workings of the eye and techniques used to help people.
Born and raised by parents working in the medical field, I have always had the urge to follow up on a health related career. Despite never being pressured into choosing scientific subjects as my academic studies, I deeply admire the long way science has come and long to give my contribution to this fascinating world. I am presently studying for my A-levels at St.Aloysius Sixth form in Malta, a college for high achievers. Towards the end of my secondary education, I was offered work exposure in health related fields. During the interview, I mentioned that I was interested in the Opthalmic field and was hence assigned to the Opthalmic department of Mater Dei Hospital - Malta’s National Hospital.
Current Employment Trends: The job outlook for ophthalmic technicians is extremely good, and is expected to increase over time. There are currently more positions available than there are applicants to fill them. There is a continuing demand for ophthalmic care due to the growing elderly population, and therefore a greater demand for ophthalmic technicians.
One part of the practice in particular that I really enjoy is working with our patients. I believe that in order to become an effective health care professional one must have the ability to transcend the medical jargon and communicate on a more personal level to turn the patient’s experience into something more than a “checkup”. This patient-doctor relationship is what motivates me to become an optometrist. I aspire to instill trust and confidence in patients under my care with hopes that it will lead to consistent and reliable experiences for
I have always been taught that you should never judge a book by it‘s cover. Something happened at birth that has greatly affected who I am today. I was born with a condition called lazy eye. Lazy eye syndrome is a condition where the eyes do not align properly, causing one or both eyes to weaken. If left untreated, the lazy eye does not develop properly. I inherited this from my dad, who also inherited the condition from his father. My mother first noticed I had eye problems when I was 2 months old and had my eyes examined. Because of my age, my doctor was reluctant to try surgery. So, my parents followed the treatment regiment and had me wear eye patches to help strengthen the weak eye. After 18 months of treatment, my doctor felt I was ready for surgery. Although some improvement was noticeable, it was too early to know if this would be the only surgery necessary to correct my eyes. I would have to continue to track my eyes through doctor examinations over the next few years to know if the surgery was completely successful.
The on staff optometrists should be trained and skilled in the very latest field innovations. This will help deliver the reassurance you need that you're receiving a reliable diagnosis and treatment from your chosen professional.
My A-level studies are Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Design Technology. I have always been fascinated by numbers and this interest is continuing, hence my choices in A-level subjects. I enjoy the application of Mathematics to Physics. In Design Technology I can be creative and at the same time use my knowledge of Mathematics and Physics to help solve problems.
An ophthalmologist has a very intriguing job. An ophthalmologist has the ability to correct vision and make someone happy for the rest of their life. An ophthalmologist has a very exciting career.
Oftentimes, a person can look at an image and draw a conclusion about it, only to find out later that he or she was incorrect. This phenomenon is due to what is called an optical illusion, in which an image is perceived incorrectly to be something else. This leads to the questions, why do optical illusions occur, and what can be done about them?
In the play Othello, William Shakespeare allows his audience to watch and read about a play that has both internal and external conflicts. The play also refers to a religious topic that people believed in at the time when this play was set. William Shakespeare allows the reader to think about how a character is caught in referring to religion. He also allows them to think about what is wrong and what is right. As the play continues, the quote from the character Iago, “I am not what I am” has many different ways of coming across to the characters in the play.
From the unit of chemistry in grade ten science, the students have learned many things from different types of elements in the chart all the way to how each element impacts the daily life each student or even adult lives in. Some of the things I as a student have learned include how to draw the different elements in a bohr rutherford diagram, balancing chemical equations, types of chemical reactions, and even information about the different types of acids and bases. Although there were many other things in the unit, these four definately helped me learn about chemistry in a more in-depth way, as well as teaching me something very new since these were some things a few of the students had never done in the previous years. Learning this in the classroom has really opened my eyes to the world in which we live in today, many times I leave the house on a cold day and as I look upon the cold water becoming ice or even the snow falling down, I know how it is happening, why it is happening, and I can even picture the molecules solidifying as we had seen in class with many different diagrams.
I am captivated by the diversity and depth offered by a History degree; attracted by the way it encourages us to be analytical of the values and patterns of past societies. It was in my final year of secondary school that I was awarded the History Attainment Award, although my desire to study History dates back to an earlier age when I visited the site of the allied landings in Normandy at just eleven years old. I had always been interested in the past - fascinated by the mythology and history of Ancient Rome and Greece - however, it was when I saw the sites of the historical events I had studied that History became more than just a subject I had to study but something which intrigued me and I wanted to take on to degree level. I feel the A-Levels I study have a number of transferable skills aiding the study of History. My Archaeology coursework – on Anglo-Saxon burhs – requires in depth research within varied resources and my Biology course has taught me to improve my analytical and evaluative skills.
Every year, the stress of visiting the optometrist at a nearby supermarket somewhat disturbs me. I feel like I’m nearly blind. On good days, I can only see fuzzy shapes and colors without any visual aid. My deteriorating eyesight has plagued me for more than half of the time I have been alive. I was admitted into the optometrist’s office to sit on the leather-padded chair: the site where I would be informed of the concrete number that describes the degree of my eyes’ nearsightedness.
According to American optometrist association (AOA), occupational optometrist
Personality can affect all different aspects of one’s life. There are links connecting personality to academic and occupational success and social relationships. Health can even be affected by personality because immunity can be altered by personality traits like sociability, optimism, and carelessness. Personality determines the way social interactions occur and when social relationships are determined by how the interactions occur personality can really affect the way one builds social relationships. Just like social relationships, academic and occupational success are affected by personality traits like carelessness, mastery, and agreeableness.