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Jimmy and Roya talk to John Hibbs, Vice President North American Commerical Sales & Marketing at Contamac US Inc about lens materials, recent innovations, what is plasma treatment and more... SOURCES CLIP Program John Hibbs - Contamac CLMA Optimum Materials Optimum Tangible Hydra-Peg Nutrifill GPLI

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Jessilin Quint and Dr. Gabriela Olivares about their experience with residency, should graduates do a residency, the pros and cons and more... SOURCES Drop for Presbyopia?? Jessilin Quint - Smart Eye Care Dr Quint Instagram Gabriela Olivares - The Eye Center Dr Olivares Instagram ACOE Residency Programs

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Castellanos and Dr. DauSchmidt about Eye Candy a unique practice pairing eyewear and gourmet sweets, Tear Restore, the first open-eye warm compress, its pending clinical trial and more... SOURCES Dr Giannie Castellanos - Infinite Vision Eyecare Dr Giannie Castellanos - Linkedin Eye Candy Tear Restore Pending TearRestore Clinical Trial The Chiasm Everything Dry Eye Confer...

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Christina Wilmer about how externships have affected her career, the requirements of externships and tips on how to get the most out of that experience. SOURCES Dr Chris Wilmer - UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Externship Program

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Jacqueline Theis, an optometrist with residency training in neuro-optometry, who treats patients with visual complaints and double vision due to brain injury and neurological disease. SOURCES JnJ Covid Vaccine COVID Vaccine Snapshot Dr. Jacqueline Theis - Virginia Neuro-Optometry Concussion Care Centre of Virginia Neuro-Optometrist Sees Eyes as Key to Concussion Diagnosi...

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Justin Manning about his experience abroad, how ocular disease has changed, what he thinks about residency and more... SOURCES PF Alaway now available Naloxone for ocular pain Healthy eyes advantage Justin Manning, OD, MPH, FAAO Practice Advantage Podcast with Dr Manning

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Michael O'Neal about his career choices, his achievements and how he leads the Myopia Control Center at Dunes Eye Consultants. SOURCES Tea Tree Oil Kills Meibomian Glands? Tarsus Mike O’Neal - Dunes Eye Neurolens Brilliant Futures

Jimmy and Roya talk to Erin Heim, Alexander Bennett and Ariel Cerenzie about how to prep for the Board, tips and tricks for board success and more... SOURCES NBEO Part III Update Dr Erin Keim - University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital KMK Optometry KMK Optometry Pro NBEO Part 3 Testing Center Charlotte Agenda https://www.optometry.org/part_III_restructure Charlotte Tips:  https://drive.go...

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Kevin Kelley about his career as an ocularist, the evolution of ocular prosthetics, the process of receiving a prosthetic, and more... SOURCES Precision 1 for Astigmatism Kevin Kelley - Kelley Associates American Society of Ocularist National Board of Ocularist Registry

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. John Gelles and Dr. Brayden Lundquist about they career path, EyePrintPRO, bad patients, and more... SOURCES Dr John Gelles johngellesod@gmail.com Dr Brayden Lundquist  brayden.lundquist@gmail.com OVITZ

Jimmy and Roya talk about Upneeq, a treatment for droopy eyelids, allergies, the COVID vaccine and more... SOURCES Upneeq CE Certificate MA New Glaucoma Bill Aller Focus TN2B Instagram

In this special episode Jimmy and Roya focus on dry eye disease and talk about practice patterns that will help you become a dry eye expert and exam room changes to guide you to best treat the true etiology. SOURCES TFOS DEWS II Executive Summary TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report http://www.tfosdewsreport.org/report-diagnostic_methodology/131_36/en/ Dry Eye Foundation Comparison of...

Jimmy and Roya talk with Alexander Bennett about his journey to optometry, the pros and cons of the student life during COVID and his plans for the future. SOURCES 2020 Glance Best contact lens solution? AOA AOSA AOSA Instagram

Jimmy and Roya talk with Jill Nowak and Tyler Kemp about the best way to utilize Social Media to promote your business and what metrics to follow in order to maximize your marketing strategy.  SOURCES 2021 Conferences Marketing4ECPs

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Solomon Gould about Cognivue, a software and algorithm based cognitive screening, and also his goals for 2021. SOURCES Free CE Dr Solomon Gould Linkeden AOE Dr Gould Scenic Eye Care Bass Lake Family Eye Care Cognivue Risks Factors Risks Factors 2 Medications Stages of cognitive decline Stages of cognitive decline 2 Vision Impairment and cognitive decline

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Leigh Plowman about life as an OD in Australia, his career path, the current situation and dry eye treatment. SOURCES Potential functional restoration of corneal endothelial cells in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy by ROCK inhibitor  Keratoconus + BMI link? Dry Eye Directory Australian Optometry Schools Ziena Eyewear

Jimmy and Roya talk about the different Covid-19 vaccines and how they work but also about dry eye treatment and the free CE offer. SOURCES  Get Free CE with Try Not 2 Blink Webster word of the 2020 Multi-Dose Latanoprost Treatment of Dry Eye from Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis With Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (Cenegermin)   COVID Vaccine: How they work Top COVID Vaccine Candidate...

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Adeline Bauer about the all-new Custom Lens Immersion Program  (CLIP) from Valley Contax, their Boost Marketing Program, Keratoconus and more... SOURCES  NEW: Rocky Mountain Optometry School 2020 Glance Drop for Keratoconus Dr. Adeline Bauer Custom Lens Immersion Program (CLIP) Boost Marketing Program

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Kayla Karpuk about light adjustable IOLs, managing cataract surgery and same day cataract surgery for both eyes. SOURCES  Tear Restore Clinical Portal CODE STARTER100 Dr Kayla Karpuk OCCRS I Love My LASIK - Dr Karpuk Light Adjustable IOL Details Dr Karpuk Twitter Dr Karpuk Instagram

In this special episode Jimmy and Roya focus on dry eye disease and talk about practice patterns that will help you become a dry eye expert and exam room changes to guide you to best treat the true etiology. SOURCES TFOS DEWS II Executive Summary TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report http://www.tfosdewsreport.org/report-diagnostic_methodology/131_36/en/ Dry Eye Foundation Comparison of...

Jimmy and Roya talk with Rebecca Petris,  about her history dealing with dry eye, why she created The Dry Eye Zone and what should doctors consider when treating dry eye. SOURCES  Mindfulness + Glaucoma Control 100 worst cities for dry eye   Ziena Eyewear Intrepid eye society TED Talks: Update on Thyroid Eye Disease Scleral Lens Tutorial Dry Eye Zone Dry Eye Foundation Dry Eye Patreon Dry Eye Shop...

Jimmy and Roya talk with guests Scott Hauswirth and Ken DauSchmidt about Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, tear restore clinical trials, dry eye and maskne. SOURCES  Maskne Struggle is real with MASKNE 9 Ways to prevent MASKNE MADE Infographics Mask + Dry Eye Dr Scott Hauswirth Meibomian Gland Dysfunction TFOS DEWS II Report Tear Restore Pending TearRestore Clinical Trial Eye Drop for MGD?

Jimmy and Roya talk about the importance of voting, the first FDA approved preservative-free allergy drop, and meet long time listener optometry tech, Nicholas Oudompradith. SOURCES: PF Alaway Eysuvius 1800 Contacts Contact Lens Fitting Tips for defending contact lens fees Nick O on Insta

Jimmy and Roya talk with "EYEcon" Dr. Richard Castillo about his career path, how he started teaching Optometry and how he sees the eyecare landscape and community in 25 years from now... SOURCES: ASOS OD SLT Dr. Richard Castillo, OD, DO, NSUOK

Jimmy and Roya share some big news and talk to Meghan Endicott from Optometry Cares, the American Optometry Association Foundation. SOURCES AOA Recovery Fund   AOA Foundation Archives & Museum Scholarships Healthy Eyes Healthy Children InfantSEE® National Optometry Hall of Fame Optometric Historical Society Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief VISION USA Camp Courage: A Helen Keller Exper...