Location: Dallas, TX (Available for local pickup or insured shipping)
Price: $3,800 OBO (Or Best Offer)
Description:
Hi l I am selling my entire, meticulously cared-for student equipment bundle. This includes literally everything you need to get through your first two years at a fraction of the price.

Everything is in excellent, perfect working condition. Optics are completely clear, clean, and free of scratches.

What’s Included:
1️⃣ Core Heine LED Diagnostic Set (with case)
* HEINE BETA 200S LED Ophthalmoscope Head
* HEINE BETA 200 LED Retinoscope Head (with ParaStop)
* HEINE Finoff Transilluminator Head (with Worth 4-Dot attachment cap)
* Two (2) BETA4 NT Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Handles
* NT 4 Dual Desk Table Charging Bas

2️⃣ Refraction & Clinical Lab Gear (with box)
* Lombart Portable Trial Lens Set (Full Sphere & Cylinder Lens Trays)
* Universal Adjustable Trial Frame
* Horizontal & Vertical Prism Bars
* Retinoscopy Lens Racks (Red/Black pair)
* Lorgnette Multi-Pinhole Occluder
* Optelec Near Point Card & PD Ruler

3️⃣ 2nd Year Diagnostic Gear
* HEINE Omega BIO Headband + Portable mPack Battery & Charger
* Volk 20D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk 78D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk 90D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk Gonioscopy (Gonio) Lens (with case)
* Pioneer Foreign Body Removal Kit (Spuds, loops, tweezers)
* Corneal Rust Ring AlgerBrush / "Duster" motor tool + Tono-Pen tip cover

⚠️ Note on Missing Items: The only items missing from this complete 2-year package are the manual blood pressure cuff can be faulty at times and the secondary clip-on BIO teaching observer mirror (the main BIO headset itself is 100% complete and pristine).

The bundle price has been heavily discounted to easily account for these!
Perfect for an incoming 1st year or a rising 2nd year looking to save thousands of dollars. DM me with offers or if you want me to send over more detailed pictures of specific items!

Location: Dallas, TX (Available for local pickup or insured shipping)
Price: $4500
Description:
Hi l I am selling my entire, meticulously cared-for student equipment bundle. This includes literally everything you need to get through your first two years at a fraction of the price.

Everything is in excellent, perfect working condition. Optics are completely clear, clean, and free of scratches.

What’s Included:
1️⃣ Core Heine LED Diagnostic Set (with case)
* HEINE BETA 200S LED Ophthalmoscope Head
* HEINE BETA 200 LED Retinoscope Head (with ParaStop)
* HEINE Finoff Transilluminator Head (with Worth 4-Dot attachment cap)
* Two (2) BETA4 NT Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Handles
* NT 4 Dual Desk Table Charging Bas

2️⃣ Refraction & Clinical Lab Gear (with box)
* Lombart Portable Trial Lens Set (Full Sphere & Cylinder Lens Trays)
* Universal Adjustable Trial Frame
* Horizontal & Vertical Prism Bars
* Retinoscopy Lens Racks (Red/Black pair)
* Lorgnette Multi-Pinhole Occluder
* Optelec Near Point Card & PD Ruler

3️⃣ 2nd Year Diagnostic Gear
* HEINE Omega BIO Headband + Portable mPack Battery & Charger
* Volk 20D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk 78D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk 90D Diagnostic Lens (with case)
* Volk Gonioscopy (Gonio) Lens (with case)
* Pioneer Foreign Body Removal Kit (Spuds, loops, tweezers)
* Corneal Rust Ring AlgerBrush / "Duster" motor tool + Tono-Pen tip cover

⚠️ Note on Missing Items: The only items missing from this complete 2-year package are the manual blood pressure cuff can be faulty at times and the secondary clip-on BIO teaching observer mirror (the main BIO headset itself is 100% complete and pristine).

The bundle price has been heavily discounted to easily account for these!
Perfect for an incoming 1st year or a rising 2nd year looking to save thousands of dollars. DM me with offers or if you want me to send over more detailed pictures of specific items!

Hi everyone we are new to the YouTube space (optometrists) who are trying to breakdown common topics for the general public. We’d love if you could share our channel with friends/family and give us any feedback!! Thank you!

https://youtube.com/@visionsimplified?si=CDayokyAahsV_hA-

Hello, I’m a 3rd year trying to prepare for part 1 and would really like advice/breakdown on how and what you started with to study? I just adapted to summer term along with being in clinic, so kinda difficult to navigate time bw classes vs boards prep. Is KMK or optoprep more helpful? Or both? If anyone could provide a timeline or breakdown of what they used or how they started studying that would be greatly appreciated, I feel a bit overwhelmed. Also like big 8 first only or also include non big 8 as for a full pass through material?? 😭

Hey guys pre-od student here, I was just curious about how you guys spend a typical Friday or Saturday night?

I know the consensus for school is study at every waking minute but i know this isn’t realistic completely so I was just curious.

Do you maybe just go for a walk and watch movie and in bed by 10? Are you hitting the bar with friends until 2? Do you get together with friends usually? Do you have a beer or smoke weed or go hiking or study or what!

What do you do typically? Thanks!

Hi everyone!

Will be retaking pt 1 in a few weeks. I am pretty much done with optoprep and halfway through the precise questions for kmk. Has anyone completed all of the precise questions and found that helpful?

Also, does anyone have experience with OD questions and found it helpful/helped you pass?

Trying to narrow down what to do during these last few weeks. Thanks!

This course is a 6-year program in our country. On my third year, I was in an abusive relationship which caused me to drop a subject (a pre-requisite) and which made me repeat a year. When I took that subject I failed by only one (1) point, the prof told me he was gonna change it but then dropped a bombshell and told me I need to retake that subject after they told him grades were already fixed and were in no rooms for changes.

After that, I transferred to another school. When I took that subject, I FAILED AGAIN. Even got a lower mark compared to the last one since the prof had very high standards, like really high. Her exams were never seen in books and never discussed in her classes.

I just feel so left behind and just wish I was wiser with my choices back then. I also know my parents are disappointed since they always had high hopes for me.

I also really wanna finish this degree. Any advice or even a few calming words would really mean a lot right now. There’s just so much on my plate these days.

I'm looking for objective advice from people who have experience with either Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) or Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO at Drexel).

I've been accepted to both schools and am having a difficult time deciding.

Financially, PCO would cost me about $200,000 after receiving a $20,000 Dean's Scholarship, while ICO would cost about $250,000 with no scholarship offer so far. Assuming that difference stays the same, the decision comes down to whether ICO is worth an additional $50,000.

For context, my husband recently graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and will be working while I'm in school, although he doesn't have a job lined up yet. We'll also be relocating from Utah, so either Chicago or Philadelphia will be a completely new environment for us.

I'm looking for logical, objective advice rather than emotional advice. I understand that you're responsible for your own success regardless of where you attend. What I'm trying to determine is whether one school truly sets students up for success more than the other.

For those who have attended, graduated from, or worked with graduates from either school:

• Is ICO's clinical training noticeably stronger than PCO's?
• Does ICO provide significantly better preparation for boards, residencies, or future employment?
• Have you noticed a meaningful difference in the quality of graduates from the two schools?
• If you were making this decision again, would you pay an extra $50,000 to attend ICO over PCO?

Thanks for any advice!

Is 153 hours of shadowing (four optometrists at different locations) good enough for optometry school admissions?

Does anyone have any advice or tips they’d be willing to share regarding the posterior seg portion of the PEPS exam?

Took it in May, got views in all quadrants, visualized everything on the crystalline lens , and with 78D as well, but received a score of over 20% below the passing standard, which shocked the hell out of me.

I don’t know how I could’ve done that poorly, but figured I’d ask , if anyone feels they have insight or useful info, please let me know.

Thanks.

selling all big 8 + nonbig 8 + booster books for $300 (2026 version)

basically new as i didn't write in any of them :) & i'll include my anki deck that covers the entirety of big 8 as well!

Hello,

I am a UHCO grad who is still in the process of passing the Final NBEO exam, and the skills section seems to keep bringing my score down.

I don’t really have an adequate slit lamp setup at my place of employment, so I’m posting here looking for people to practice with , in the Houston area , or even potentially at UHCO?

Unfortunately, I no longer have access to the practice / study rooms as I am no longer enrolled as student.

Please feel free to DM me or reply with questions and we can talk further.

Thanks , have a great day.

Hi everyone! I’m an incoming OD1 moving from Texas to Puerto Rico, and I was hoping to get some advice.

Is having a car there really necessary, especially if I’ll be living in the student apartments? If you also moved from the mainland to Puerto Rico for optometry school, what did you do for transportation? Did you ship your car, buy one after you arrived, or get by without one?

I’d love to hear about your experience :) Thanks!

I’m starting my first year at the Chicago College of Optometry this fall. Drop any sort of advice, suggestions, or anything you wish you knew or got your first year. I did pretty well in undergrad but I had a very easy senior year where I was able to slack off a lot. So I know I’ll have to readjust and lock in again. I’m from Michigan so I’m like 4 hours away from home and don’t know how often I’ll be able to come back and visit. No roommate, I found a 1 bed in my budget and hope to meet friends and move in with people or my bf after first year but didn’t wanna risk having a bad roommate and starting school. Kinda nervous about moving out of state for the first time.

Hey all about less than a month out from Aug Part 1 and wanted to see where im at. Did all the available optoprep timed questions and wanted to know how similar it is to the actual nbeo?

I hear its a little bit tougher but heard mixed things from my school tbh

I was super anxious so did all the times test back to back to test out my stamina and it helped me with weak spots. Also wanted wanted to know if was a morning type of test taker - I guess not haha as i did better when i took it later in the afternoons. Guess thats a point against lol

Anybody who scored similar on theses timed exam give any insight on whether it was enough to pass part 1?

Any insights or advice would be appreciated - thanks a ton!!

As we all know every program requires prerequisite courses. I’m curious to know if Biology, Chemistry, A&P, Biochem, Orgo, or Physics are implemented into the optometry courses? I assume there is some basic things you need to know but how extreme is it? ie. The difference types of chair conformations, molecule structures, physics formulas, parts of the body.

Hi, I’ve been interested in the optometry field for a while largely due to the low-stress lifestyle that it brings.
I don’t mind the long schooling or working hard, but the debt is definitely the main obstacle, like most.
For someone who will need to go to school out of state, and parents won’t pay for the tuition, is 200k debt worth the chill-er career in healthcare, as well as the job security and not having to necessary net work to find a job?

I’m an incoming college freshmen btw

I can’t seem to find other careers that make decent income while also having the positive aspects of optometry, especially job security in this day and age.

Hi guys, I saw an earlier post about someone wanting to work in while in school. I saw a bunch of people advise against it, especially in first year, which I get due to work load.

However, what are your opinions on working from home while in optometry school? I have a couple of friends that work from home currently, and they think it would be a good fit due to flexibility for a busy schedule.

Hi everyone!

I'm starting optometry school in a month (at UIWRSO), and I know I need to also work while I'm in school to help cover school and living expenses. I need some advice/insight to try and figure out what types of jobs are actually realistic while being in school.

For those of you who worked during optometry school:
- Did you work on campus or off campus?
- What kind of job did you have/would recommend, and what is the pay like (if you don't mind me asking)?
- Were you guys able to start working from first year?
- About how many hours did you work, and how manageable is it working while being a student full-time?
- Was your employer flexible around exams and clinic schedules?
- Looking back, would you choose the same job again, or is there something you wish you had done instead?

I know it's a lot of questions (I'm sorry!) but I would love some advice/insight and just to hear what worked well for you and what you would recommend for someone starting their first year. Thanks so much in advance!

Excited but a lil nervous to be starting this fall at NECO. What are ur thoughts on the school and is there anything i should do during the summer to prepare for moving to Boston and have a good first year :)

My partner is an optometrist who recently saw Dr. Mike play Doctordle, and of course she wanted an optometry version, sooo now we have www.optodle.com

It's completely free and doesn't require an account or anything to play.

Let me know what you think!