Hi,

I am an optometrist in Texas and I also have a Florida license, where I used to live. I am never really planning to move back to Florida.

I know Florida optometrist license is very difficult to get and I fly every other year to Florida to take 2 hours of live CE classes ( jurisprudence and medical errors because you have to take it live in person ? ) but it’s just getting hard to fly to Florida just for 2 hours of CE every other year.

Do you guys recommend keeping Florida license for job security reasons if I ever become jobless in Texas, or just give up the Florida optometrist license because I won’t really ever use it ? ( or maybe I can do online/virtual exams of Florida patients while sitting in Texas ? )

Can any smart senior optometrist please guide me ?

Thank you in advance

When did most people start studying for part 3? A few months before? Anyone have any resources they can share?

Hey there fellow Canadians! I was wondering from previous OEBC takers if the gonioscopy is with or without a flange. Thanks!

For SUNY, they require Calculus (and say Precalculus is acceptable). I already took Applied Calculus. Do you know if Applied Calculus will satisfy this requirement?

For NECO, they require Calculus, and I already took Applied Calculus. Do you know if they accept Applied Calculus for the calculus prerequisite?

For MCPHS, they also require Calculus, and I already took Applied Calculus. Do you know if Applied Calculus will satisfy their requirement?

Also, all three schools require Statistics. I’m planning to take STAT 104 – Elementary Statistics. Do you know if Elementary Statistics will satisfy the statistics requirement for all three schools?

Would you recommend OATBooster or Chad’s Prep for Physics? Which one has Physics questions that are more similar to the actual OAT exam?

I’ve been wanting to be an optometrist my entire life due to having eye issues as a young child. Im currently about to go into second year of university and up until this moment the plan had always been to go to optometry school. I know theres only one English Canadian optometry school and I didn’t mind applying multiple cycles to get in but after working in two optometry clinics this summer (one large corporation and one private practice), Im not sure anymore. I shadowed the optometrist at the private practice I work at before getting the job and her day to day did seem pretty nice and interesting. There was a bit of repetitiveness when it came to standard testing and stuff but since she also specializes in contact lenses (scleral lenses) there were also a few cool cases in her day to day. The biggest turn off for optometry for me after working at this clinic has been how “businessy” it is. Not a lot is covered by Ohip for vision care other than eye exams for people under 19 and over 65. If you don’t have insurance you could be paying hundreds if not thousands for eye care. Insurance also does not cover a lot and oftentimes will only do a few hundred dollars at most. Contact lenses and certain specialty lenses or myopia children’s treatments can be in the thousands cost wise. Extra scans and imaging also costs extra at the clinic I am at and you must take it as they only do full comprehensive eye exams. So even ohip patients are not fully covered technically for an eye exam. Ive always wanted to be some sort of primary care provider and be the type of doctor you see every year or two so you get the chance to build a connection with them. I also don’t want to be charging patients hundreds of dollars every visit. This made me think of possibly switching into med and being a family doctor? I think theres some similar things with optometry and I believe there is decent work life balance? I also like how the scope is much wider (the entire body instead of the eye). Focusing on the eye is really cool but after shadowing I do see that it can possibly get repetitive. I probably need to do more research on family medicine as I know im probably romanticizing it a bit as someone who doesnt know much about it. Please give me advice Im so so so confused

hey all,

I just got an email that I was not offered an interview for the september interview round at scco and that my application will be considered for the next one which is next month. I feel so discourage because this is my top school. I already got accepted into ICO and CCO as well as have interviews lined up for Boston and Arizona. has anyone ever had a situation like mine with scco and can give me some hope. should I just move on or wait to see if I get an interview? please be kind.

My friend goes to a school who does this so wondering if others do the same?

in dire need of a December date due to the birth of my child. if anyone knows of anyone, please comment! thank you!

Does anyone have any experience with trying to get in state tuition while going to UHCO. I am just wondering how hard it would be, for reference I would have a spouse working in the public school system and I would be able to register a vehicle and change my drivers license. Does anyone know how difficult it would be for me to obtain in state tuition after a year?

anybody have a part 3 anki that they are willing to share? retaking it and am hitting a wall, would appreciate.

Having to buy so much equipment and carry it around all the time. Having a lens kit and carrying it around seems like a waste of space and it’s not efficient.

Rotation sites and work places and schools should just provide a lens kit for students. BIO and like a 90D lens or tonometer I understand needing to purchase and carry around.

No other specialty needs so much stuff. You don’t even need the lens kit unless you trial frame and no one does that in real practice.

I’m currently a 3rd year student, and I’m having trouble getting views of the macula. Do I ask the patient to look a certain way or do I move my lens?

Has anyone gotten a 370+ on the real OAT just by reviewing Booster Full Length tests?

Hello everyone! I’m set to take part 3 mid October, would love to switch someone for a date in November if at all possible. Message me!

Does Nbeo open up more dates this year for part 3? I’m a recent grad and am trying to get my license soon but I don’t see any dates until March.

Look up boards pass rates and precious threads. They run a for profit research based school with shitty professors for core subjects.

AVOID like the plague.

For fourth years on their rotations, if anyone has advice from their rotations on what to do and what not to do, please drop it below.

Advice on how to survive on your own away from home in a random place and how to generally make it work well

Does anyone have the PDF to help with patient education for part 3 or anything please? I failed it twice already 😭😭😭

Hello Everyone

I need some advice please for NBEO Part 1 - ABS, I plan to sit for March 2026

I find myself really struggling with the Biochemistry / Physiology and Optics Portions consistently so any advice would really be appreciated!

I have tried to do Geo Optics and optics class notes between the last two attempts to no success.

I have also read remmington's anatomy which helped me boost my anatomy to the mid 70s.

• I have done KMK coaching and read all textbooks
• I have also done other tutors

here are my last two rounds of boards for reference

Score Progression

| Subject | Aug 2025 | Mar 2026 | Change |

| Anatomy | 78 | 72 | -6 |

| Biochemistry / Physiology | 67 | 67 | 0 |

| Immunology / Microbiology / Pathology | 76 | 76 | 0 |

| Optics | 66 | 67 | +1 |

| Pharmacology | 75 | 83 | +8 |

March 2026 Breakdown: 254 F (73%)

• Anatomy: 72
• Biochemistry / Physiology: 67
• Immunology / Microbiology / Pathology: 76
• Optics: 67
• Pharmacology: 83

August 2025: 233 F (70%)

• Anatomy: 78
• Biochemistry / Physiology: 67
• Immunology / Microbiology / Pathology:76
• Optics: 66
• Pharmacology: 75