Nerdy Optometrist

With only 4% of women in leadership roles, this International Women’s Day, I had a privilege to speak with these amazing global leaders, who have paved incredible paths for other women to follow.   In this conversation we touch upon important topics like:           1️⃣How did they choose these paths?         2️⃣What were there major challenges?          3️⃣How do they overcome their mommy guilt?  ...

From accidentally  landing into doing optometry,  to becoming a leader in one of the most prestigious organizations in eye care sums up the incredible journey of our guest for this episode Prof. Padmaja Sankaridurg.  While there are less than 30% of women leaders in science  globally, it's  a sheer pleasure to sit across one of them to learn and get inspired by her journey. Some of the episod...

Starting your optometry practice can be tough especially when people don't even know what is optometry and who optometrist are? From educating patients about optometry , teaching in optometry schools to training the practitioners, he has done it all.  In this candid conversation. Nerdy Optometrist had an opportunity to chat with Mr. Optometrist - Yeshwant Saoji. Some of the episode highlights...

Checkout this fun live conversation with Dr. Jameel Rizwana Husaindeen where we talk about some amazing stories about her recent book "Keep It Single and Simple – Binocular Vision Testing and Treatment Made Easy " where she share real life experiences and case studies to help you better understand binocular vision and vision therapy.   Episode highlights: 1. Learn about the story behind...

Are you an optometrist trying to earn your PhD in USA? Checkout this InstaLive discussion to learn more about : 1️⃣ Application process 2️⃣ Course overview 3️⃣ Student life 4️⃣ what is after PhD? & much more..  Guest Bio:  Keyur Savla has completed his Bachelor of Optometry from Lotus college of optometry in India in 2016. He then worked as a faculty at the Wavikar Eye Institute before getting...

Opticians are an integral part of our eye care community as they add great value to the comfort, style and success to our patient experience. It's been a great pleasure to chat with an amazing optician, Carissa Dunphy on various aspects of an optician's life. She is the co-founder of "Optician Now" where she brings together all the resources under one roof to help you be a succ...

In this conversation I had the privilege to interact with Dr. Brianna Rhue, leader and Co-founder of Dr. Contact Lens. Finding your niche can be difficult but once you find it nothing can stop you. With technology becoming a major part of healthcare and eye care industry, it was interesting to learn how an optometrist adopted technology to become an entrepreneur and bring the change to help the en...

Are you an international optometrist trying earn your optometry degree in USA?  In this InstaLive discussion @Nerdy Optometrist we discuss the details about the Advanced Standing International Program (ASIP) offered by New England College of Optometry with Yashaswee Bhattarai In this conversation we discuss details about the 1️⃣ Application process 2️⃣ Course overview 3️⃣ Student life 4️⃣ Immigrat...

In this conversation I had the privilege to interact with Dr. Kristie Nyugen. She has constantly paved some unconventional paths in her optometry journey. From being a contract optometrist, to an entrepreneur to an influencer she has made her mark in every single role. Some of the episode highlights are: 1. Interesting story about how god guided her to the journey of optometry. 2. Understand the u...

While fitting specialty contact lenses still makes many optometrists and ophthalmologist nervous, I had the privilege to chat with the global Contact Lens expert Dr. Daddi Fadel and learn about how fitting  speciality contact lenses gave her professional satisfaction  which cannot be described in words.  In this episode we chat about:  Her journey in optometry and her increasing passion for specia...

In this India Vision Institute (IVI) special episode, as a media partner,  I had an opportunity to have a candid conversation with Mr. Vinod Daniel focusing on the upcoming  2nd International virtual conference hosted by IVI on the theme of Eye Health in a Changing World from 9 to 11 September 2021,  with renowned speakers and thought leaders from around the world. The conference will feature an i...

23 July 2021 marks the historic day when all 193 countries of the United Nations unanimously adopted the first ever resolution on vision designed to tackle preventable sight loss.  In order to better understand the process, implications and find ways to participate in this movement ,  I had an opportunity to sit across and chat with Dr. Jude Stern,  Head Of Knowledge Management at International Ag...

Do we really learn or just read information?  In this conversation with Dr. Frank Eperjesi, we discuss  the secret pearls of enhancing learning and personal growth.  Dr. Eperjesi has a vast experience of about 10years in corporate practice , private practice and was a past head of an  optometry school in the UK. He is Co-Founder Director of the EyeTools professional development platform and since...

Practicing optometry is a science, art and a passion to make a difference. In this episode  I had a pleasure to discuss the key ingredients of practice management  with Mr. Brian Tompkins, an experienced independent practitioner, past president of the BCLA and a former AOP Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year.  Brian in his stunningly refurbished and contemporised Victorian house-practice in Nort...

If you have a novel idea and are thinking how to  gain legal rights and monopoly with that idea listen to this episode with Dr. Ravi Bakaraju as he shares his checklist for making an informed decision. An Optometrist, Scientist, Inventor and now an Entrepreneur;  this episode unfolds the fascinating journey of  Associate Professor Dr. Ravi C Bakaraju, Founder and Chairman of nthalmic group of comp...

Public health services and organizations associated with them are known to make global impact but do we really understand it contribution?   Listen to this episode with Dr. Jude Stern, Head of Knowledge Management at the International  Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) as she shares her journey  from being an optometrist at a private clinic to contributing at a global level. Some of th...

If you think getting access to vision care and glasses is the major issue surrounding uncorrected vision care, it’s time to think again. In this episode, I had an opportunity to chat with Kristan Gross and  Andrea Kirsten-Coleman from the Vision Impact Institute about their recent campaigns focusing on stigmas around wearing glasses and lack of awareness. Some of the episode highlights are:  Vario...

In this episode I had an opportunity to interview, Mr. Aditya Goyal and  we dive deep into important concepts surrounding how to think and reset our mind to develop deep learning processes instead of superficial knowledge.  Some of the episode highlights are:  Importance of challenging the concepts for deeper learning and asking more questions around "Why" it happens or exists?  Differen...

In this IOA2020 special episode I had an opportunity to chat with Dr. Rajeev Prasad; Secretary General of Indian Optometric Association Being a founder and organizing member of several optometry association, Dr. Rajeev prasad along with his team is bringing the first of its kind 3D Virtual conference to make the most of the current situation. In this episode we discussed about;  How did the idea o...

Media has seen a tremendous evolution in the past decade. In this rapidly changing landscape its important to learn more about how the eye care media is changing and how a media houses are working in various fronts to ensure an overall development and growth of the industry.  In this episode, I had a privileged to interview Mr. Madhur Gupta, an entrepreneur with a working background in a reputed m...

If you have an idea and are looking for some inspiration or some guidance to make your dream a reality in the field of optometry, this episode is a much for.  In this episode, I had a pleasure to connect and interview  Optom. Md. Oliullah Abdal, founder & director of Bynocs™ a vision therapy software. Besides his clinical practice in Optometry, he has unique blend of business management traini...

In this episode, I had a pleasure and honor to interview, Dr. Ashley Tuan.  Dr. Ashley Tuan is Vice President of Medical Devices at Mojo Vision and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. With 20 years of experience in Ophthalmic Medical Device innovations, nineteen patents and two successful start-ups, her expertise includes R&D, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs and Product Strategy....

In this India Vision Institute (IVI) special episode,  I had an opportunity to have a candid conversation with Mr. Vinod Daniel. He is currently the Managing Trustee of India Vision Institute (IVI). IVI is a not-for-profit organization working to provide access to primary eye care and free glasses for children and adults in underprivileged communities across India. His work with India Vision Insti...

In this episode I had an opportunity to connect with Clinical Optometrist, Author, Speaker, Teacher, Entrepreneur and a mother of three, Ms. Marietjie Cilliers.  We discuss everything from how she bumped into this career, to being an owner of an optometric practice, writing a book and now being a developer of Gurumed, a new and exciting international learning platform that brings practical eye car...

What could be the better way to mark your 1st Anniversary , than to celebrate it with your colleagues, mentors and people who inspire you to do better ever single day. In this special episode, I had a privilege to strike a conversation with Dr. Darryl Glover Jr. and Dr. Jennifer Lyerly from Defocus Media; Dr. Harbir Sian from The 20/20 Podcast; Dr. Maria Simpalis from Corporate Optometry Nation &a...