Immediately after graduating in 1943, Mr. Van Gelder opened an optometry office in Teaneck, N.

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In 1984 Jordan Kassalow, an optometry student in Boston, volunteered to treat hundreds of patients in rural Mexico.

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You can buy an inexpensive pair with no prescription at any optometry store.

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Several academic studies in the 1970s and '80s found that licensure boosted quality in professions such as dentistry, optometry, plumbing and real-estate sales.

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"All other things being equal, I would want the best UV protection in a lens, " says Jeffrey L. Weaver, executive director of the American Board of Optometry in St.

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Two suits were brought forward last year by the Kansas and Texas boards of optometry, which allege that Contacts does not sell its merchandise in accordance with their respective state laws.

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The case is still pending, as are two suits that were brought forward last year by the Kansas and Texas boards of optometry, which allege that Contacts does not sell its merchandise in accordance with their respective state laws.

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