Winners 2023

Susmitha Narisetty 3rd year student from
Michigan College of Optometry
Watch Award Winning Video
Lixin Zhang 4th year student from NECO
New England College of Optometry
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Leo Jiang 4th year student from
Illinois College of Optometry
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OCULUS: Tradition since 1895

OCULUS Headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany

OCULUS Headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany

OCULUS has been setting milestones in the eye care industry since 1895. We offer a wide range of products including the Pentacam®, visual field perimeters, corneal topographers, slit-lamp cameras, pachymeters, autorefractors, keratometers, trial frames and loupes. OCULUS products are 100% made in Germany and fully supported in the United States. Visit www.oculus.de/us/from-idea-to-product/ to learn more.

The OCULUS vision is to provide the highest quality instruments, education, and service to every eye care practice around the globe, enabling practitioners to better the vision and eye health for all patients.

Three scholarships
to be awarded

OCULUS, Inc. will award three scholarships. The awarded applicants could receive one of the following:

Award medal
  • First Place
  • A $5,000 scholarship award
  • A $1,500 travel stipend to attend the American Optometric Association (“AOA”) Optometry’s Meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 21-24, 2023.
  • An OCULUS Myopia Master® will be donated to the recipient’s college of optometry.
Award medal
  • Second Place
  • A $2,500 scholarship award
  • An OCULUS Easyfield® C will be donated to the recipient’s college of optometry
Award medal
  • Third Place
  • A $1,500 scholarship award
  • An OCULUS Trial Lens Set will be donated to the recipient’s college of optometry

Feeling
overwhelmed?

Don't worry, applying for this scholarship is a piece of cake.

As a partner of optometric education, OCULUS, Inc. wishes to recognize third and fourth year optometry students who best demonstrate clinical excellence in the are of Anterior Segment Diagnostics Technologies with the chance to win one of three scholarships.

All you have to do is make sure that you are eligible for the scholarship before applying, submit all the required documents, and upload your video to this website.

Four easy steps to enter

Read and understand the Eligibility Criteria

Film your video
(1 to 2 minutes)

Upload your video below

Rules and Topics

Each applicant must submit a short video essay (1-2 minutes) by February 15, 2023. Video submissions longer than 2 minutes will not be reviewed. Applicants must not include any identifiable or specific patient information. The video essay must be uploaded in the form below and must address one of the following topics:

Topic 1

How has the Pentacam® improved your patient care?

Topic 2

How has the Keratograph® 5M helped you care for dry eye patients?

Topic 3

How has OCULUS technology improved your patient care or your patients’ quality of life?

You can view the full Rules and Disclaimers by clicking here.

Eligibility

To be eligible you have to:
  • be at least 18 years of age
  • be enrolled in your third or fourth year of optometry school attending an accredited U.S. institution of higher education that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and has a regularly enrolled student body in the U.S.
  • successfully submit a completed Application Form and Media Authorization prior to February 15, 2023
  • upload a video essay using the form below that meets the criteria

You can view the full Rules and Disclaimers by clicking here.

Scholarship Timeline

December 14, 2022

Video submission begins

February 15, 2023

Deadline for video submissions

March 15, 2023

Awards announced

How entries will be graded

A committee appointed by OCULUS, Inc. will select a total of three recipients based upon the criteria listed below:

Clinical Content

Up to 50 points

Clinical Content

Presentation

Up to 35 points

Presentation

Social Media Performance

Up to 15 points

Social Media

You can view the full Grading Guidelines by clicking here.

Past winners

Elizabeth Voss 4th year student from UMSL
University of Missouri Co of Optometry
Watch Award Winning Video
Becky Su 4th year student from NECO
New England College of Optometry
Watch Award Winning Video

Submit your entry

Thank you for your participation. The scholarship is now closed.

Questions? Look here

Open AnswerI am a foreign student. Am I eligible?
Open AnswerWhat are the requirements for the video I have to include in my application?
Open AnswerCan I upload more than one video/application?
Open AnswerOnce I have submitted my application, can I make further edits?
Open AnswerIf I win, how will I receive my awards?
Open AnswerWhat happens to non-winning entries?
Open AnswerMay I use the funds for anything other than university tuition?
Open AnswerIf I have a question, who can I contact?