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Optometry Supplement Facts
for Health Care
Elective: Professionals
Third-year optometry students look at various bottles to see what’s really in a supplement.
A norm for eye care professionals. Actually, this is
A new course elective, “Supplement Facts for
Health Care Professionals,” was offered for the
the new norm for all health care professionals.”
first time to third-year College of Optometry
Waltman said eye care-targeted supplement
students during spring 2014.
taking such and such is right for you,” and eye
Professor of Nutrition Ron Waltman, DC, FIAMA,
nutrient formula
a chiropractor bottles read, “Ask your eye care professional if
contracted to teach the manufacturers are offering
class, said the goal was patients brochures about eye
to provide an overall care nutrients with
understanding of what comments to “Ask your eye
is in a food or doctor for advice about
supplement, and to multivitamins, and eye
teach students how to nutrients."
answer patient
questions about what’s Twenty-six students took the
in a supplement, if a Alex Tadros, OD `15 reviews ingredients during lab. six-session elective course.
certain supplement is One of those six classes was
good for them, or if a supplement is a supplement lab where
recommended. Waltman had students critically analyze 37 labels
and complete a 233-item questionnaire. In the lab
“Like it or not, every eye care professional must review the following week, students had the
be able to respond professionally to patient opportunity to review each label and related
questions regarding diet and supplementation,” questions by comparing their written responses
Dr. Waltman said. “This expectation is the new with correct responses.
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for Health Care
Elective: Professionals
Third-year optometry students look at various bottles to see what’s really in a supplement.
A norm for eye care professionals. Actually, this is
A new course elective, “Supplement Facts for
Health Care Professionals,” was offered for the
the new norm for all health care professionals.”
first time to third-year College of Optometry
Waltman said eye care-targeted supplement
students during spring 2014.
taking such and such is right for you,” and eye
Professor of Nutrition Ron Waltman, DC, FIAMA,
nutrient formula
a chiropractor bottles read, “Ask your eye care professional if
contracted to teach the manufacturers are offering
class, said the goal was patients brochures about eye
to provide an overall care nutrients with
understanding of what comments to “Ask your eye
is in a food or doctor for advice about
supplement, and to multivitamins, and eye
teach students how to nutrients."
answer patient
questions about what’s Twenty-six students took the
in a supplement, if a Alex Tadros, OD `15 reviews ingredients during lab. six-session elective course.
certain supplement is One of those six classes was
good for them, or if a supplement is a supplement lab where
recommended. Waltman had students critically analyze 37 labels
and complete a 233-item questionnaire. In the lab
“Like it or not, every eye care professional must review the following week, students had the
be able to respond professionally to patient opportunity to review each label and related
questions regarding diet and supplementation,” questions by comparing their written responses
Dr. Waltman said. “This expectation is the new with correct responses.
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