Blog Entry #24- Last Blog Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

• The thing that I am most proud of is the fact that I had my audience engaged into my presentation by involving there thoughts and opinions. This allowed my audience to enjoy my topic and not fall asleep like most people would during these long presentations.

(2) Questions to Consider

A. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

• I would honestly give myself an AE. I feel that I accomplished everything needed to receive a P and surpassed that because of the amount of props that I used as well as how I presented myself. I also engaged my audience throughout my presentation which kept them awake and happy. 

B. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

• I would give myself an AE because of how much I was able to learn and uncover with my topic. I didn't just research these things I actually worked with companies that helped individuals receive free exam or glasses. I was finding advice and answers through the real world instead of the virtual.    

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

• I feel that my activities worked very very well. They all worked with each other smoothly and efficiently to engage and educate my audience on my 3 answers. Everyone was excited and happy to move on to the next step to show off what great idea they have. 

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?

• At times I feel that I was repetitive when explain certain slides. If I could go back in time I would try to be smoother and funnier just to further engage my audience. 

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.

• This senior project has taught me how to become independent. I have been able to call and talk to people on my own to set up interviews or even finding a mentor. This project has also showed me how to manage time and schedules by allowing me to organize my mentorship hours. Research is also key because I can research things efficiently and correctly because of the amount of time I spent with my topic. This project has also opened my eyes on the social injustices around the world. Even if I can't do much to help I still try. 

Blog entry #23- Exit Interview prep

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers? What is your best answer and why?

• My essential question is, "How can an optometrist reduce the effects that poverty has on vision?"
• My top three answers are eye health awareness/education, volunteer ship, and valuable resources.
• My top answer would have to be volunteer ship because of the fact that it is actually making a major impact on the effects that poverty has on vision. It is instant while my other two answers required time and major global efforts to make a big impact. If optometrists volunteer, they are tackling poverty and its effects of impaired vision on the spot. These doctor will continuously visit and supply optometric resources for poor individuals. There is no better way to help these people medically when they lack the necessary resource to maintain healthy vision.  

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

• Poverty and vision didn't come to me until my mentor, Dr.Hinh, introduced me to a very interesting book called "Infinite Visions". The overall story of this book was about an ophthalmologist in india that made vision care affordable for everyone. The shocking factor was that if you couldn't afford the treatment then it would be free, you pay what you could afford. This book influenced my mindset towards individuals who suffered from poor vision in impoverished countries. It wasn't until I researched more that I found that poverty greatly affects your vision. Once I found that out poverty and vision has been the basis of my senior project. 

(3) What problems did you face? How did you resolve them?

• The major problems that I encountered was in the beginning of this project where I still didn't have my research anchor. In the beginning I was running out of ideas when it came to research and interest. I wanted my project to be unique and impactful. I knew that the field of optometry itself wouldn't be enough. The way I resolved this issue was asking for help from my mentors. They recommend books and different research ideas that may help me. If it wasn't for my mentor, Dr.Hinh, I wouldn't have ever known about poverty and the effects it has on vision. 

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

• The Stanford Social Innovation Review and The BrienHolden Vision Institute where the most significant resources because of the diversity of information these websites provided. They enlightened new ideas for my project and research, without them I wouldn't have discovered certain bits of information. 

Blog Entry #22- Independent Component 2

“I, Trino Arellano, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 33 hours of work.”

Glasses?

• For my second independent component I want to head in a similar direction as I did with my first independent component, but this time with glasses. I want to learn and understand the fundamentals of glasses. There are so many complexities that go into making a pair and fixing a pair of glasses. There are many subjects to head into with glasses that need a lot of work, time, and attention to fully understand exactly what you are doing. 

Defending my work.

• Because there are so many complexities with glasses I am able to reach and surpass the 30 hours required. I have divided my second independent component into 3 sections that have taken up roughly 10 hours for each section. The first ten hours were "Equipment & Tools", in which I broke down and understood the functions of all the items needed to repair and make glasses. I also repaired and made glasses myself to further understand the process. The second ten hours was "Fighting patients", which consists of various things that have to deal with the different features glasses have. This ranged from the type of material the lens is to the style or brand of the frame. I also interacted with patients to understand their needs for their glasses. The final ten hours was "Trouble shooting", which is essentially customer service revolving around glasses. This is when patients have complaints and other things that need fixing that could range from a wrong prescription to lab errors.

"This is the frame room. Here patients browse the floor, searching for glasses for vision purposes or just to look good. I would talk with patients and make sure all of their needs were checked off."

This is the working or fixing area of the office. Here the opticians would fix glasses to meet the needs of the patients. Here we would fix the lenses, the frames of the glasses, and much much more."

This is part of the frame room. Patients would pick glasses and bring them there to the desk to ask for assistance and opinions from the opticians and staff. We would also discuss finances and other things that needed to be taken care of."

"These are glasses that were recently priced to sell on the floor (frame room), Inventory is extremely important and we try to keep organized and up to date with everything we have."

These are patient files. Here we stash all of our patients information in regards to their vision, glasses, contact lenses, etc. We try to keep organized at all times to keep the business running smoothly."

How did the component help you answer your EQ?

• Despite how off topic my independent component may seem from my essential question, it actually really helped me understand specific aspects of one answer that would lead to the overall answer of the EQ. The research that went into understanding the fundamentals of glasses lead me to different NGO (non-governmental organization) websites that actually gave away glasses to the needy. "Vision spring" was one of theses organizations that gave away glasses to the needy, they gave away just about 201,000 glasses. This generosity is what can reduce the effects that poverty has on vision. The main issue in having poor vision is financial, people can't afford proper eye care, giving away glasses can greatly reduce that burden. 

Work Citied

• Haddril, Marilyn. "Your Guide to Eyewear Essentials." All About Vision. AllAboutVision, 24 Apr. 2015. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. 
• Monk, Dmitri. "Repair Plastic Eyeglass Frame with Thread and Superglue." Instructables.com. Instructables, 18 Mar. 2015. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. 
• "Designer Eyeglass Brands." Designer Brands. Eyeglassrepair, 6 July 2014. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. 

Blog Entry #21- Fourth Interview Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?

• The most important thing I learned during my interview was the importance of educating and marketing healthy vision to patients. This allows patients to be knowledgeable and aware of different aspects of vision. Patients can now be calm and ready when things go wrong with their vision because they are educated thanks to their optometrist. Stella made sure that her point was clear about educating patients. Her answers have opened my eyes and influenced my decision for my essential question answers.    

2. How will what I learned affect my final lesson?

• What I learned in my interview heavily influenced the answer to my essential question. Although I had a basic knowledge that education and awareness could definitely help those who's vision is affected by poverty I am now sure about it. My last answer was kind of hard to figure out, but now I have the answer thanks to Stella Arellano. 

Click here for my interview questions and answers.

Blog Entry #20- Interview 4 Prep

Who do you plan to interview?

•  I plan on interviewing Stella Arellano.

 What is this person's area of expertise?

• Stella is the manager at Chino Optometry Center and has been for over 15 years. Her knowledge and experience is diverse for she has to know every aspect of the office in order to keep the business running smoothly. The reason I chose to interview her was because of her stance on the importance of awareness and education for vision health. These two things are answers for my essential question and I feel that she will help me expand my views on vision health awareness and the importance of education for vision. 

Blog Entry #19- Answer 3

EQ: How can an optometrist reduce the effects that poverty has on vision?

Whats your 3rd Answer?

• An optometrist can reduce the effects that poverty has on vision by providing assistance in countries that have few resources and few eye clinics. Volunteering will relieve the financial burden that impoverished countries face when paying optometrist. "VOSH" is a NGO (non-governmental organization) that allows an optometrist to select a country to volunteer at. The website gives information on the status of the location in need of assistance. Volunteering also benefits impoverished countries by giving away free supplies likes glasses, contacts, and other equipment used to treat patients. An example would be an organization known as "vision springs", which manufactured over 102,000 glasses to give away to those in need of visual correction. Lastly, volunteering raises publicity by appealing to individuals on an emotional level. This correlates back to my first answer, awareness, because people will start to get involved if publicity raises. Optometrist that volunteer their time to help those in need greatly impact the effects that poverty has on vision by reducing vision loss. Their help can make a huge impact if more and more optometrist get involved and volunteer their time to help others in need. 

Blog Entry #18- Answer 2

1. What is your EQ?

• How can optometrist reduce the effects that poverty has on vision? 

2. What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• An optometrist can reduce the effects that poverty has on vision with eye health awareness/education, which focuses on educating the public on a global scale through social media on how to keep your eyes healthy. 

3. What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• An optometrist can reduce the effects that poverty has on vision by voluteering their personal time to help those that are financially unstable with eye checkups.  

4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• Awareness: creating trends, hashtags, informative post or tweets, etc will influence people to make a difference for individuals who are visually impaired, especially if the issue could be reversed and fixed. An example of this would be "Kony 2012" a trend that rose in 2012 to capture a bad individual who mistreated children in Africa.   
• Volunteering: I came up with this answer because one of my mentors, Dr.morris, who actually left the United States to volunteer in Mexico to help those who are visually impaired and financial unstable. Money is an issue when it comes to helping millions of people that have no money to pay for eye exams, which is why volunteering is essential to make a difference in the world of visual impairment. 
• Volunteering: there are non-governmental organizations like Vision Spring that gave away over 201,000 glasses to those who where financial impaired. Other organizations like Trickle Up have a website that allows people to donate money that will be later disbursed to families living in poverty. 

5. What printed source best supports your answer?

• "Uniteforsight.org" is an example of organization that addresses the issues and successes of visual impairment/blindness in developing countries, which helps me understand the answer to my EQ.  

6. What other source supports your answer?

• "Vosh.org" is a non-governmental organization that ask for volunteers in different places around the world that need optometrist. This website helps me understand just how important volunteering really is. 

7. Tie this together with a concluding thought.

• Nelson Mandela once said, "Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.". With this statement lingering in my mind I believe that blindness and visual impairment can be reversed in a matter of years with global unity to ensure a healthy and happy lifestyle for all no matter your socioeconomic stance. 

Blog Entry #17- Interview Reflection 3

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?

•  The most interesting and important thing I learned from my interview was Dr.Morris's experience with visual impairment and poverty. He has traveled to Mexico many many times with his church to help those in need. Many of the people he helped were extremely poor that didn't have optometrist or glasses to fix their visual impairment. I found it very interesting that Dr.Morris chose to volunteer just to help people out and not because he was forced to.

2. How has your approach to interviewing changed over the course of your senior project?

• Yes, at first I would just ask questions about the career of optometry and what it takes to become one. My interest was focused on the day to day life of an optometrist until I discovered that there is much more about optometry then just eye exams. After I read the book "Infinite vision" I had an epiphany, which lead me to research how poor health and poverty affects an individuals eyes. This subject made me extremely curious. Luckily one of my mentors, Dr.Morris, has experience with people who are visually impaired in low income settings. My questions have started to evolve into the reasons why poverty affects vision and how that can be reduced. 

Blog Entry- Independent Component 2

 1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• For my first independent component I studied the fundamentals of contacts lenses, which varied from teaching patients to learning technical information of the different products. For my second independent component I want to head in a similar direction, but this time with glasses. I want to learn and understand the fundamentals of glasses. There are so many complexities that go into making a pair or even fixing a pair. Because there are so many complexities with glasses I am able to reach and surpass the 30 hours needed to pass.  

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• I will divide my second independent component into 3 sections that will take up roughly 10 hours for each section. The first ten hours will be "Equipment & Tools", in which I will break down and understand the functions of all the items needed to repair and make glasses. I will also repair and make glasses myself to further understand the process. The second ten hours will be "Fighting patients", which consists of various things that have to deal with the different features glasses have. This can range from the type of material the lens is to the style or brand of the frame. I will also interact with patients to understand their needs for their glasses. The final ten hours will be "Trouble shooting", which is essentially customer service revolving around glasses. This is when patients have complaints and other things that need fixing that could range from a wrong prescription to lab errors. 

3. Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• So far I have been focusing on how poverty correlates with poor vision. This topic goes in depth over different causes that create poor vision. One of those causes is lack of inventory, which includes glasses. Glasses aren't cheap so people in low-income settings cannot afford glasses. My independent component will help me understand just how expensive they are and how to make them more affordable for everyone.  

Blog Entry #16- Independent Component

(A) Write: “I, Trino Arellano, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 32 hours of work.”

(B) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

•  The manager at chino optometry allowed me to work with some patients to help me teach them and learn myself how to put on contacts, as well as other components of my independent component like hygiene and safe handling regulations. 

(C) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.

• Completed

(D) Explain what you completed.
-Interpretive
Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.

This is the back of the office of Chino Optometry Center where the patients would sit down with an employee and practice putting on and off their contacts all within 1 hour.

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  This is the sink area where the patients would dispose of old contacts in order to train to put on new ones. They also have to wash their hands to avoid any eye infections.

  

  This photograph depicts a giant eye and a giant contact this is all part of the training where the employee would demonstrate how the contacts should be placed. 

  

  This is a photograph of the inventory in the back room where all the eye solutions are stored. 

  

  This is a photograph of the inventory in the back room where all the contacts are stored. Each box is organized by the strength of the prescription. 

  
  

  

  This photograph depicts all of the color contacts Chino Optometry Center has in stock in the back room.

APPLIED
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better? Please include specific examples to illustrate this.

• Hygiene and safe handling procedures are extremely important when it comes to the practice of optometry, which is part of something that I learned for my independent component in order to teach patients how to put on contacts. Having cleanliness within the work force will prevent eye infections and diseases for the patients, as well as teaching them the safest and cleanest way to put on contacts. Most eye infectious come from improper use of contacts, which is completely avoidable with proper instructions and usage for contacts. 

Blog Entry #15- Lesson 2 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• I was most proud of my activity because of how creative it was. Everyone was very intuitive and interested in my activity. There was a lot of laughter and discussion of the activity which made me feel that I did a pretty good job.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)

• I would give myself an AE because of the fact that I was very professional, well rehearsed, and my audience was very interested in what I had to say next. 

b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I felt that I checked off all of the components needed to receive a P and I did more then expected to receive an AE.  Especially with my hook activity because of how "out of the box" it was.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• My hook activity flowed very well into my general discussion and into my activity. Without this flow then I feel that my presentation would be all over the place without structure.  

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• I felt that I did very very well, but if I had to change something then I would probably site my source more and state more facts of poverty and how it affects vision.  

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• My answer #2 will most likely be "doctors/facilities" meaning that countries or certain areas that are in poverty need more doctors and facilities to help those in need. With out doctors then visual impairment will never be fixed or addressed. 

Blog Entry #14- Interview 3 preperation

Interview #3

• I plan on interviewing Dr.Morris who is an optometrist at Chino Optometry Center. His level of expertise is varies from different ocular diseases, anatomy, and basic ocular hygiene. Dr.Morris has been a licensed doctor for over 15 years, I am confident that he is quite familiar with optometry. I have already scheduled a day and time with Dr.Morris, which will be on Monday, January 18 at 2:00 pm. Depending on his schedule my date and time may change, but for now the day is set. 
• Click here for my interview questions. 

Blog Entry #13- 10 hour mentorship check in

1. Where are you doing your mentorship?

• I am doing my mentorship at Chino Optometry Center. 

2. Who is your contact? What makes this person an expert?

• My main contact is optometrist Dr.Hinh,  but I will also work with Dr.Morris and possibly Dr.Chong. Each and every doctor is a licensed optometrist that have been in the practice for well over 10 years.  

3. How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

• I have completed 19 hours of the total 50 hours needed for my senior project. I plan on finishing my hours by April, but I will try to finish sooner if possible. Doing that would relieve lot of stress from the project that i have already. 

4. Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

• Due to privacy issues with patients I usually stay in the back room where I price frames, organize inventory, and help clean office spaces. When I am allowed to be with patience I usually stay in the shadows of my mentor as I anylize her work and write down notes on things that are interesting or anything my mentor may tell me to write down. My mentor also lets me see interesting cases where patients have serious eye conditions. Although I haven't received as much time with patients I do have time to talk to my mentor about any questions I may have. 

Blog Entry #12- Holiday project update

1. It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• I concentrated on my independent component during winter break. I began to break down my independent component into different sections that would help me understand what contacts are and their impact on people. I will learn how to put on contacts as well as maintenance of the product which include eye solutions and other essentials, teaching patiences, and understanding why and how contacts are so beneficial. This is just an overview of what I plan on doing. I have already scheduled days to complete the 30 hours needed.   

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?

• I learned that contacts provide confidence and comfort for all with vision impairment. They allow the self conscious to come out of their shell and fell confident with out the stigma that glasses have. Contacts are also comfortable and unnoticeable which allow one to feel as if they have nothing in their eye. Contacts are also extremely affordable, for they offer many economical packages that vary the life span of the product. The longer the contacts last the more expensive the shorter the cheaper.  

3. Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

• Since my essential question is based on the correlation between poverty and vision loss I will be interviewing Dr. Morris, an optometrist that is experienced with poverty. He frequently travels to Mexico; a country with a large amount of its population below or at the poverty line, to give free vision check ups to the poor. I am confident that he will very helpful with any question I may have with my essential question.  

Blog Entry #11- Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?

• I was most proud of my hook activity because I was able to intrigue my audience with dramatic statistics of how people in developing countries can't afford glasses at a cost as low as a dollar. I was also proud at the fact that I was able to present without a script in front of me; basing my presentation on my experience and knowledge with my topic so far.  

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.

• I would give myself a P only because I meet the requirements on the contract. I know that I could have received an AE if I rehearsed for my presentation days before so I could speak smoothly without any "umm's" and "uhhh's". I was confident with my research and sources, but I got very nervous when I stood in front of the class. 

3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson? How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?

• If I could go back I would re-organize how I would talk in my presentation. My transitions would be the main thing I would change in order to keep my audience alive and attentive during my presentation. I would also want to bring a more intriguing prop that would relate to my topic, but it would still keep people from falling asleep. One last thing I would want to do is   restrict the amount of talking. I want to have small activities to keep the audience awake as I'm presenting. 

Blog Entry #10- Interview 2 Reflection

 

1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else? Are you shadowing? Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic? If so, what? Are there other people who are experts in the location? Etc...)

• For my senior project I spend most of my time at the Chino Optometry Center. Patient confidentiality limits the things I can see for each appointment, it is ultimately up to them whether I can shadow the doctor during the appointment. My mentor conducts her usual routine while I shadow her and write as many notes as possible. At the moment I can only shadow the doctor, but in the future I will be able to interact with patients and conduct activities given to me by my mentor.  

2. How did you find your mentor? How did you convince this person to help you?

• I have family that works at  the Chino Optometry Center and I've known the employees and doctors there for most of my life. My mentor knows me fairly well and she was confident that I would take this opportunity and use it wisely. 

3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship? How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person

• On a scale from 1-10, I would rate the relationship with my mentor a strong 6. A 6 isn't the best, but I am confident that with time our educational relationship will grow stronger.   

4. What went well in this interview? Why do you think so? What do you still need to improve? How do you know? How will you go about it?

• My interview was very smooth and straight forward, but I feel that I need to come up with stronger questions in order to get more in depth answers. I know this because most of my mentor's answers were short and lacked detail. I plan on fixing this by being more specific by
  
  
  providing details in order for my mentor to understand my questions. 

Blog Entry #9- Advisory Prep 3

State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).

• I do have a mentor, her name is Dr.Hinh; she works at Chino Optometry Center. I have scheduled an appointment for my interview on Tuesday, October 27th. 

At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic. Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons. 

•   I want to go more in depth over customer service or "patient service" that optometrist must have in order to make their patients happy. I also want to go more in depth with research over the human eye and how it works. The research may vary from the anatomy of the eye to the ways glasses adjust the eyes vision. I want to go in more depth over those two topics because I feel that optometrist poses those traits. You must be able to treat your patients with respect and you need to be an expert in your field.  

What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth? Where will you go to get them?

• I want to find sources that provide detailed information on different aspects of the human eye, for example: anatomy of the eye, how glasses affect the eye, how contacts affect the eye, diseases of the eye, etc. I also want to find sources that show me how to treat, deal, and inform patients. I plan on finding articles from reliable sources as I did before, but I also want to get more books that go over the topics I need.  

Write down a possible EQ. Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers. At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

• What procedures would allow an optometrist to prescribe an accurate diagnosis for their patient's current condition?.

Blog Entry #8- Independent Component 1 Proposal

Where else could I have an opportunity like this?   

For my independent component I plan on learning the fundamentals of using contact lenses, which varies from the type of contacts and liquids used to moisturized the contacts. I will not be learning these "fundamentals" through articles, books, or websites, but from hands on experience. Chino Optometry Center has given me the opportunity to teach patients how to put on contact lenses.

 1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

• In order to complete the 30 hours of community service for my independent component I have divided 4 parts of my "activity". First, I will spend 10 hours learning the fundamentals of putting on contact lenses and later on teaching those principles to others. There are 4 different types of contact lenses that I must learn about, which are soft sphere lenses, soft toric lenses, soft multi focal lenses, and hard lenses. Second, I will be learning about inventory maintenance. This includes the different types of liquids used for contact lenses and how to keep tract of your inventory. Third, I will learn the basics of hygiene and safe handling procedures for putting on contact lenses. Lastly, I will be reviewing the examinations and fittings for contact lenses done by the doctor.     

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

• Office policy and procedures on how to put on contact lenses is an important form given to each employe when aiding a patient. I would be able to use that form when teaching patients how to put on contact lenses. I will also research other important details and aspects needed in order to have a successful "teaching". I can also provide training pamphlets. Each patient receives one to get a general idea of what they need to do when putting on contact lenses. An inventory checklist will also be made to keep track of the inventory needed to conduct contact lens "teachings". With out an inventory checklist everything would be unorganized and crazy. Forms for hygiene and safe handling procedures can also be used to keep a safe and stress free environment for the patients.

3. Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

• Researching the duties an optometrist conducts on a daily basis of the eyes gets repetitive. Being able to explore the different jobs individuals have in an optometry allows me to see how everyone works in unison. Unison is a very imperative trait to have in an optometry. It keeps everything running smoothly on the busiest days. Knowing this allows me to deviate my mind set of optometry from one aspect(what is an optometrist? and what do they do?) to another completely new idea of the field. This "epiphany" of mine allows me to explore my topic in more depth, solely because I am working with a patient instead of reading of the experience in an article. There is only so much a book or website can tell about my topic until I go out and experience it myself. I will gain experience as a future optometrist by learning how to treat and interact with my patients. 

Blog Entry #7- Second Interview Preparation

Who is she?
Dr.Hinh will be my candidate for my next interview. She is a very skilled optometrist with well over 10 years in the field. Dr.Hinh is currently working at "Chino Optometry Center", she has worked here for well over 10 years. She is a licensed optometrist with exceptional reviews. From what I have seen and heard, she has always treated her patients with respect and kindness. There is not one patients that dislikes her methods of practice.

Interview Questions 

1. Can you please state your name and occupation? Where do you work and for how long?
2. What is your background history regarding your college education. 
3. How important is a solid GPA as an undergrad important to graduate work? Why? 
4. Do you feel your grades gave you a special advantage when applying to optometry school? 
5. Were you one of the top students in your graduating class? If so, what was your strategy to be #1. 
6. In your opinion, what makes up a successful optometrist?
7. What is the most important aspect of becoming an optometrist?
8. Do you have any special certifications compared to other optometrist? please explain.
9. Do you have any future plans in obtaining more special certifications? If so what are they? 
10. When looking back to your college days, would you have changed anything to either improve or satisfy your journey in becoming an optometrist?

Blog Entry #6- House Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year? What has made it a positive experience for you?

•   So far my senior project has been working out great! The experience I am getting from this opportunity has been eye opening and motivational. Working with doctors in the field really gives me a sense of how the environment of an optometry is like. As I continue to research and engage myself with my topic I begin to see the benefits of this career. I might even pursue optometry as a future career, the more I look into it the better it gets. 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project? How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you? How might the senior team help?

• What has become more and more difficult for me is research. As weeks pass by options for research choices begin to narrow down. I have already researched grand generalities of optometry, which includes the business aspect of it as well as the field itself. This problem of mine isn't that hard to solve, I have already came up with ways to work my way around it. I will begin to research details of the field which can vary from business, anatomy, or even customer service. I plan to enlighten my views of the field. I want to explore every aspect of optometry.