WO Voices
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Dr. Neda Gioia: Helping Female Patients Navigate Hormonal Transitions
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As awareness of perimenopause- and menopause-related health concerns grows, Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS says it is time for the eye care industr...
Dawn Pfingsten: Makeup Tips for Mature Women
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Dawn Pfingsten followed makeup tutorials by younger women to the letter, the results were often less than desired. That's when this U.S. Air...
Visionary Voices: Putting Simplify, Clarify and Magnify to Work
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon, Kristen Brotherson, general manager, US Vision Care, and Dr. Kristin Anderson, director ...
Dr. Jessica Haynes: Early Detection of GA First Step in Preserving Vision
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Haynes, OD, of Charles Retina Institute, stresses that primary ECPs play a decisive role in early intervention for patients with geographic at...
Dr. Jennifer Martin Maples: Start Your Year Centered
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Martin Maples, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO, suggests some strategies for setting--or resetting--goals for the year ahead. Scheduling rest and rela...
Visionary Voices: Be the Leader Others Want to Follow
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Be the kind of leader that people want to follow. Join this special episode of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon. Kristen Brotherson, general ...
Visionary Voices: Dr. Carla Mack and Dr. Kristin Anderson
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon, Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, and Kristin Anderson, OD, FNAP, FAAO, discuss ...
Eye-Safe Beauty With Eyederm Cosmetics: Dr. Joshua Davidson and Dr. Melissa Barnett
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of WO Voices, Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, talks with Joshua Davidson, OD, FAAO, founder of Eyederm Cosmetics, to learn abo...
Dr. Carolyn Majcher: The Importance of Early Detection of GA
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas.Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, FORS, Director, Residency Programs and a professor at Oklahom...
Eat the Rainbow—and Teach Patients to Do the Same
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two integrative eye care giants, Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS, and Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, sat down at Academy 2025 Boston to chat abou...
Visionary Voices: Dr. Carla Mack on Leadership
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, shares with Kristin Anderson, OD, FNAP, FAAO, how she cultivated her own leadership style. She embraces continuous l...
Dr. Julie Rodman and Dr. Carl Danzig: MDs Want to See Pathology; Refer GA Patients Early
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas.In this episode, Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, and Carl Danzig, MD, both of Florida, highl...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Diane Hilal-Campo, Founder of Twenty/Twenty Beauty
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Diane Hilal-Campo, MD, a New Jersey ophthalmologist and founder of Twenty/Twenty Beauty, tells Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA...
Dr. Anahita Dua: Meet the Surgeon Urging Healthcare Workers to Run for Office
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Driven by her experience on the front lines of surgery, Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA, FACS, founded Healthcare for Action, an organization to train and em...
Dr. Jade Coats: What Does Your Work/Life Balance Look Like?
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a young woman, Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, faced a cancer diagnosis that made her fully aware of the fragility of life. The experience forced her to re-e...
Dr. Wruble: Navigating Leadership as a Female OD
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachael Wruble, OD, has built a career defined by leadership and community engagement—all while balancing the demands of family life. Her story high...
Eric Miller: Plan, Don't Sweat, Your Student Loan Payments
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-owner of Econologics Financial Advisors Eric Miller understands the financial burden of optometry school—and he's here to help new ODs manag...
Creating Connection: Bringing Mindfulness Into Patient Conversations
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maples explains how patient feedback—including not feeling rushed, being listened to and receiving clear explanations—inspired her to deconstr...
Dr. Jade Coats: The Empathetic OD
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, of Rogers, Arkansas, wants patients to feel like she's in their corner, inside and outside of the exam room. She's rea...
Dr. Amy Moy: Strengthening the Collaborative Care Model in Optometry
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interprofessional collaborative practice involves health care providers from different specialties working together beyond traditional referral models...
Dr. Julie Poteet: Is Photobiomodulation Coming to Your Practice?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FONS, says that a new FDA-approved therapy, photobiomodulation, for treating dry aged-related macular degeneration (AMD), c...
Dr. Brianna Rhue: Doctor, You're the Shark
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS, wears two hats—practicing optometrist and co-founder of Dr. Contact Lens. In a 23-minute podcast, she reminds both d...
Dr. Barnett and Dr. Gill: The Importance of "Eye-giene"
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, an internationally recognized expert in eye care, and Tanya Gill, OD, founder of We Love Eyes, discuss cosmeti...
Dr. Amy Moy: Social Determinants of Health and Culturally Safe Care
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social determinants of health, collectively, are "all the non-medical elements that shape somebody's daily lives that affect and influence h...
Dr. Lauretta Justin: How to Own Your Goals This Year
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On a 50th birthday trip to Paris, Dr. Lauretta Justin, founder of CEO of You and Optometry Divas, planned a photo shoot that led to her writing a book...
Women's Leadership Conference Speakers Share How They Unleash Their Inner Leader
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three female ODs spoke at the Women In Optometry Leadership Conference, called "Leadership Unleashed," held during the American Academy of O...
Dr. Kara Foster: Rx for Independence: Drop Insurance
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kara Foster, OD, of EyeCare for You, in Apex, North Carolina, recounts how she made the decision two years into practice to stop acce...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Amy Gallant Sullivan: How Old Is That Mascara?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, and Amy Gallant Sullivan, founder of Eyes Are the Story optocosmetics, take a look at the habits that can unde...
Liza Amlani: Strategies for Successful Retailing in an Optical
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the competition for eyewear stays hot, how can opticals rethink the patient experience and their marketing to stay competitive? Liza Amlani, princi...
Dr. Michele Andrews and Dr. Jacquie Bowen: Doctors Share Myopia Management Practices
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jacquie Bowen, OD, FAAO, who will become president of the American Optometric Association at the next Optometry's Meeting in June 2025 in Minneap...
Dr. Cheryl Chapman: Eyelid Hygiene Made Easy
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl Chapman, OD, FIAOMC, FAAO, Dipl ABO, of Gretna Vision Source in Nebraska, explains how she and Chris Wolfe, OD, joined together to co-found Pee...
Excellence With Kindness: New Berkeley Dean Readies Plans
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon A. Bentley, BScOptom, MOptom, PhD, MPH, FAAO, FACO, will become dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science at the Univ...
Dr. Roya Attar: AI Is Essentially the Next Industrial Revolution
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roya Attar, OD, MBA, DHA, of Jackson, Mississippi, has found that artificial intelligence (AI) has helped her tremendously in her personal and profe...
Liza Amlani: Retailing and Marketing Your Optical
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Opticals combine providing medically necessary eyewear and fashion. So WO turned to Liza Amlani, principal and founder of Retail Strategy Group, to as...
Dr. Caitlin Reghetti: Supporting Patient Education With a Great Design
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Several years ago, Caitlin Reghetti, OD, merged her interests in patient education with her skills for design and explaining things clearly. Believing...
Dr. Sara Varghai: Cracking the Hiring Code
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of WO Voices, Dr. Sara Varghai of Nova Optique + Eyecare in Arlington, Virginia, discusses how she finds the right staff fits for her ...
Dr. Shira Kresch: A Specialty Lens Practice Start
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shira Kresch, OD, MS, FAAO, opened Michigan Contact Lens in Oak Park, Michigan, in the fall of 2023. Hear her explain how she determined there was a n...
Dr. Janelle Davison: A Systematic Approach to Goal-Setting
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Janelle Davison, OD, of Smyrna, Georgia, uses goal-setting as a tool to help her expand her bandwidth, make an impact, leave a legacy and, in the proc...
Dr. Sally Halim: Feeling Sandwiched Between Tweens and Parents
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Halim, OD, of Woolwich, New Jersey, is feeling the squeeze between counting on her parents to help get her manage the hectic schedules of her tw...
Dr. Brenda Montecalvo: Helping Students - and Their Parents - Succeed in School
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Montecalvo, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FCSO, is an optometrist and vision therapist in Beaver Creek, Ohio. She's the author of Visual Secrets for ...
Dr. Neda Gioia and Dr. Julie Poteet: Bringing Nutrition Into the Conversation With Every Patient
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Neda Gioia and Dr. Julie Poteet talk about a new certification program to deliver much-wanted nutrition education to patients. The Certified Perso...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Leslie O'Dell: 2023--The Year of Dry Eye
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this WO Voices podcast, Melissa Barnett, OD, FSAO, FSLS, FBCLA, talks with Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO, about the places where their careers have ...
Dr. Kaitlyn Duran: New Grad's Time Management Skills Allow Her to Maximize Priorities
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlyn Duran, OD, is a 2023 graduate of Indiana University School of Optometry, where she mastered time management skills that allowed her to focus o...
Dr. Neda Gioia and Rebecca Treen: The Growing Interest Among Students and ODs on Nutrition and Wellness
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, CFMP, of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and the new president of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society, ta...
Dr. Kerry Giedd: Helping Patients Along Their Presbyopia Journey
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Giedd, OD, of Eola Eyes in Orlando, Florida, talks about the opportunities with presbyopes and emerging presbyopes. With more treatment and cont...
Dr. Maria Sampalis: Find Your Voice and Expand Your Influence
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Sampalis, OD, is founder of Corporate Optometry on Facebook and practices optometry in Cranston, Rhode Island. She talks with WO about how she b...
Carissa Dunphy: Maximize What Your Opticians Bring to the Practice
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carissa Dunphy, ABOC , founder of opticiannow.com and a marketing specialist at PECAA, brings her wealth of experience as an optician and a marketer t...
Beth Lachance: How Could a Medical Virtual Assistant Help You?
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Lachance, chief executive officer of REVA Global Medical, talks about the increasing demand on her company to provide medical and optometric virt...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Ukti Vora: Teleoptometry - From COVID Necessity to a Future Reality
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, and optometrist Ukti Vora, MBA, MOptom, FAAO, talk about how teleoptometry and where it&apo...
Dr. Ray Corbin-Simon: Relaxing Eye Misalignment With Contoured Prism
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Corbin-Simon, OD, of In Focus Vision Center & Eyecare in Piscataway, New Jersey, is on the Neurolens Advisory Board. Here, she talks about how...
Dr. Kara Ramsey Foster: How a Switch From Managed Care to Direct Care Improved Earnings and Satisfaction
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kara Ramsey Foster, OD, opened EyeCare for You in Apex, North Carolina, in 2015. A few years later, she was stressed by the feeling like she was worki...
Dr. Christine Cook and Dr. Michelle Cooper: SECO Prepares for the Future
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in SECO's 100-year history this year, an outgoing female president will hand the gavel to an incoming female president. SECO P...
Christine Howard: A Smooth Handoff Between OD and Optical
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Howard, a licensed dispensing optician and optical manager at Eyes on Plainville, in Plainville, Massachusetts, details how this practice ha...
Dr. Cheryl Chapman and Dr. Cristina De La Pena: An Annual Meeting That Empowers
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vision Source members Cheryl Chapman, OD, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Cristina De La Pena, OD, of Houston, Texas, are headed for the annual Vision Source ...
Dr. Karla Zadnik: Leader, Educator, Children's Vision Advocate and Quilter
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, is dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. In this WO Voices podcast, she talks about the career choices she&ap...
Dr. Millicent Knight: Empowering ECPs With Lifelong Learning Through Leonardo
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP, Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group at EssilorLuxottica North America, shares her passion for...
Dr. Whitney Territo: Finding Support in Pursuing Private Practice Goals
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Acquiring a turnkey independent practice has allowed Whitney Territo, OD, and her husband and co-owner John Manard, OD, to focus on growth and enhanci...
Dr. Jill Saxon: Four Enduring Lessons From Being in the U.S. Navy
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Jill Saxon, OD, FAAO, is executive director, professional strategy at Bausch + Lomb. But she started her career in the U.S. Navy, leaving after...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Pam Lowe: The Opportunity With the Upcoming Presbyopic Wave
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, and Pam Lowe, OD, FAAO, note that the oldest millennials have now turned 40. That presents eye care ...
Dr. Lauretta Justin and Alexis Meyer: Scholarship Opportunity Brings Future Into Focus
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Meyer, entering her third year at University of California Berkeley School of Optometry, won the Optometry Divas scholarship in the summer of 2...
Dr. Lisa Hornick and Dr. Lauretta Justin: Dive Into Dry Eye
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Hornick, OD, FAAO, of Rocklin, California, received the Thought Leader Award at a recent Optometry Divas meeting for her proactive approach t...
Dr. Gabrielle Szwajca-Drewniak: Erasing Student Debt Freed Me to Do Other Things
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Gabrielle Szwajca-Drewniak, OD, graduated with $153,000 in student debt - with $20,000 of that compounded debt while she was in school. When mort...
Diversity Panel: Keep Conversation - and Action - Going
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this discussion on diversity in optometry, moderator Ruth Shoge, OD, MPH, FAAO, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, an...
A Roundtable on Diversity: Representation Matters
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful roundtable discussion, five optometrists and one optometry student share their stories of the pressures of being first-generation Ame...
Dr. Viola Kanevsky: What Does the "No Surprises Act" Mean to You?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's in the No Surprises Act and how might it apply to optometry? Viola Kanevsky, OD, of New York, New York, president of the New York State Op...
Ukti Vora: Patients Are Ready for Telehealth. Are You?
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ukti Vora, MBA, M. Optom, FAAO, is director of clinical affairs at Eyecare Live and the host of the Nerdy Optometrist podcast. She joins WO Voices to ...
Dr. Ann Rhea Miller: Finding Your Marketing and Networking Support
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Ann Rhea Miller, OD, opened Visual Eyes in Lima, Ohio, in 2014, she was bringing a former practice back to life and knew she needed practice mana...
Dr. Wynde Ashman: How a 30-Day Challenge Impacted Habits
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Wynde Ashman, OD, of Family Vision Care in Muncie, Indiana, was asked to challenge herself to present Varilux progressive lenses to patients by n...
Influencers in Health Care: Optometry Rising
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hear the panel discussion on how optometrists can help advance access to health care and the profession . This session, moderated by Dr. Dorothy Hitch...
Dr. Melissa Bailey: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Bailey, OD, PhD, of The Ohio State University College of Optometry, received the Dr. Gertrude Stanton Innovation Award during the 6th annual T...
Dr. Bita Asghari: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bita Asghari, OD, FAAO, was presented with the Young OD Award at the Theia Awards of Excellence ceremony during the WO Women's Leadership Confe...
Dr. Carol Alexander: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Alexander, OD, was presented with the Industry Influencer award at the 6th Annual Theia Awards of Excellence at Women In Optometry's Women&...
Dr. Neda Gioia: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, received the Dr. Gertrude Stanton Innovation Award during the 2021 Theia Awards of Excellence ceremony. Hear her speak abo...
Dr. Sherrol Reynolds: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, was honored with the Dr. D. Elva Cooper Leadership Award at the 6th annual Theia Awards of Excellence, presented during th...
Dr. Anna Marie Fernandez: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Marie Fernandez, OD, of Staten Island, New York, received the Dr. Mae Booth-Jones Mentoring Award at the Theia Awards of Excellence ceremony duri...
Dr. Lauretta Justin: Theia Award Acceptance
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Nov. 2, 2021, Lauretta Justin, OD, of Orlando, Florida, was honored at the annual Theia Awards of Excellence. Hear how eight simple words changed...
Dr. Riya Paranthan: Independent Practices Weather Changes With Support
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Riya Paranthan, OD, of Optometric Physicians Northwest in Bellingham, Washington, talks about the changes that her practice is growing through after a...
Dr. Deborah Weston: How the Pandemic Caused Her Practice to Rethink Its Connections to Patients
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Weston, OD, of Weston Town Center Optometry in Florida, says that the practice she and her husband own gained patients and increased profitabi...
Dr. Lauretta Justin and Valeria Napoles: Scholarship Competition Pushed Student to Create Business Plan
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lauretta Justin, OD, founder of Optometry Divas, and Valeria Napoles, winner of the first Optometry Divas scholarship competition, talk about how the ...
Jessica Kozak: Consumer Insights Drive Results
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Kozak, senior vice president of ECP sales at Essilor of America, discusses how EssilorLuxottica is leveraging its resources to provide tools a...
Dr. Birva K. Shah: A Career Switch out of the Exam Lane and Into Pharma Liaison Role
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Birva K. Shah, OD, says developing a professional network is one of the most important steps an OD can take if she wants to make a career switch lik...
Dr. Sally Halim: Finding a Comfort Zone in the New Normal
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Halim, OD, had to close Village Eyecare in Woolwich, NJ, to all but emergency patients for nearly two months at the start of the COVID-19 pand...
Dr. Jessica Marshall: How "Macula Mondays" Educates Patients About AMD in Fun Environment
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Marshall, OD, of Holmdel, New Jersey, wanted to get the discussion of age-related macular degeneration out of the exam room and into everyday ...
Dr. Lauretta Justin: Guidance for Today's Optometry Students
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lauretta Justin, OD, of Orlando, Florida, is using her CEO of You program and Optometry Divas support network to create a unique scholarship experie...
Dr. Natasha Balani and Dr. Sathi Maiti: Taking the Clinical Research Fellowship Pathway
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Balani, OD, and Sathi Maiti, OD, both came to Periman Eye Institute in Seattle, Washington, to pursue a clinical research fellowship created...
Dr. Jay Yoon: Overcoming Bias: Making Sure Your Patients Are Heard
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Yoon, OD, of Chelsea Eye Ophthalmology in New York, NY, has seen patients—often women or marginalized people—whose symptoms and complaints are...
Dr. Janelle Davison: A Partner in Marriage and Business
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Janelle Davison, OD, shares the methodical process that she and her husband and business co-owner Jimmie Davison, went through before...
Dr. Jessica Duran and Dr. Lilia Flores: Instagram Influencers on Beauty
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Instagram influencers behind Dr. Eye Beauty (@dreyebeauty)—Jessica Duran, OD, and Lilia Flores, OD—share how their interest i...
Dr. Neda Gioia: Bringing Nutrition and Supplementation Into the Patient Conversation
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neda Gioia, OD, FOWNS, CNS, says that functional nutrition is a key element of her Shrewsbury, New Jersey, practice - Integrative Vision. Dr. Gioia sa...
Dr. Kim Reed: Clinical Research Pushes Optometry Forward
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Reed, OD, talks about the role that optometrists could and should have in advancing clinical research. She also discusses her career path from aca...
Sherianne James: Leveraging Marketing Expertise to Grow Your Eye Care Business
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sherianne James, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Customer Engagement at Essilor of America, discusses how Essilo...
Dr. Louise Sclafani and Dr. Pam Lowe: Getting Ready to Provide Vaccinations
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Louise Sclafani, OD, FAAO, of Chicago, and Pam Lowe, OD, FAAO, of Niles, Illinois, talk about why they took the training to become ce...
Dr. Samantha Dodda: Fighting the Imposter Syndrome
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Dodda, OD, is a smart, young, ambitious optometrist completing her residency and occasionally struggling with imposter syndrome—that feelin...
Dr. Janette Pepper and Dr. Mary Hoang: Taking Action Against Racial Bias—Educate Yourself and Speak Up
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Janette Pepper, OD, coordinator for student diversity and inclusion at Southern College of Optometry (SCO), and Mary Hoang, OD, also on the SCO facult...
Dr. Jennifer Stewart: Sports Eyewear: A Safety Conversation and Practice Opportunity
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Stewart, OD, a partner at Norwalk Eye Care in Norwalk, Connecticut, and founder of Performance 2020, says that sports eyewear is an overlooke...
Dr. Lilan Le: New Model for Eye Care Focuses on Convenience and Speed
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lilan Le, OD, director, optometry operations at HEYWEAR, explains how this new model—which just opened its first optical walk-in ...
Dr. Brianna Rhue and Dr. Jennifer Tabiza: Keep Patients Engaged—All the Way Through Contact Lens Orders
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, of Tamarac, Florida, and Jennifer Tabiza, OD, Los Angeles, California, created drcontactlens.com as a way to keep the doctor/p...
Dr. Ruth Shoge: Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter For Everyone
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Y. Shoge, OD, MPH, serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee at Salus University as well as the Diversity and Cultural Competency ...
Dr. Melissa Barnett and Daddi Fadel: The Global Experience in Specialty and Scleral Contact Lenses
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how the adaption of scleral lenses in Italy parallels that of the U.S. experience in this unique conversation between Daddi Fadel, DOptom, FSLS, ...
Dr. Hardeep Kataria: Find Your Inner Negotiator
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Hardeep Kataria, OD, FAAO, joined an ophthalmology practice, she became the first OD and the first woman eye care professional. To help make sure...