May Eye Interrupt

Hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interviewed Greg DeNaeyer, O.D. in this final installment of season four. Dr. DeNaeyer shared how he never intended to become a contact lens fitter, yet eventually found his niche helping patients with corneal irregularities by fitting corneal GP lenses. Now, he believes the industry is at a tipping point, where time savings and accuracy gains with fitting...

For Colonel Kelly Olson, O.D., specialty contact lenses are mission-critical. Hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interviewed Dr. Olson about serving as an optometrist in the military, and his experience using specialty contact lenses on service members with war wounds, often with simultaneous ocular and traumatic brain injuries.   This episode is sponsored by OCULUS; for more information vi...

Hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interviewed Chantel Garcia, O.D. for episode four of season four. The conversation centered around her “cold start” and how she transformed it into a white-hot success. Watch the interview now to hear her story, and why she emphasized the importance of investing for success, particularly with powerful patient-facing tools. This episode is sponsored by OCUL...

Hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman welcomed Ashley Tucker, O.D. to the interview chair for season four, episode three. As a practician who’s fully invested in adding new avenues to treat myopia, Dr. Tucker talked about her part in clinical trials to advance ortho-k treatments and myopia management spectacles. What are the implications, both positive and negative, for spectacle treatments be...

May Eye Interrupt hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interviewed Mile Brujic, O.D. for season four, episode two. Dr. Brujic discussed his passion projects, within and outside of the eye care space. During the interview, he also shared how he thrives on inspiring the next generations of students and budding practitioners to identify and cultivate their specialties. This episode is sponsored...

From GSLS 2024 in Las Vegas, May Eye Interrupt hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interviewed Bill Tullo, O.D. The spotlight was fully on myopia management, and Dr. Tullo shared how he increased his ortho-k first-fit success rates from 70% to 96%. As for his future myopia management predictions and future developments from OCULUS, you’ll have to hear it from the sage himself.   This episode...

Hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka welcome one of the most widely published optometrists to May Eye Interrupt, Dr. Lyndon Jones. Now serving as the director of the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), Dr. Jones details his work as an academic after leaving private practice. He talks about CORE’s primary areas of research (myopia control, contact lenses, dry eye, and ocular dru...

In today’s episode of May Eye Interrupt, Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman interview Dr. Daddi Fadel, a pioneer of modern contact lens designs. She joins them to discuss her practice work, the practical application of her research, and efforts to educate more practitioners on how to begin fitting specialty contact lenses. Dr. Fadel also shares her excitement about topics she’s currently research...

Hosts Dr. Jason Jedlicka and Craig Norman sit down to chat with Dr. Langis Michaud about his career. In the interview, Dr. Michaud shares his guiding principle as a researcher and innovator, which is to ultimately help eye care professionals offer better solutions to treat patients. As a clinician himself, he knows firsthand the frustration of not being able to help his patients with effective sol...

Dr. Eef van der Worp stops by May Eye Interrupt to talk with Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka about how so much has changed since he authored his guide on fitting scleral lenses over a decade ago. The biggest change, he says, is in the improvement of solutions, partly thanks to good topographers and imaging of the ocular surface. Though Dr. van der Worp hopes specialty soft lenses will take off...

Dr. Ian Flitcroft joins hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas to discuss his work as a myopia specialist. He describes how his first presentation on myopia occurred in 1996, long before awareness, understanding, and common treatment of the disease became widespread. Flitcroft also discusses his years of research identifying factors that influ...

Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Clark Chang. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss keratoconus, corneal cross linking, and how the Pentacam® shares a new perspective. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye Interrupt: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MayEyeInterrupt Instagram: https://www...

Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Maria Walker. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss scleral lenses, midday fogging, and the future of specialty contact lenses. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye Interrupt: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MayEyeInterrupt Instagram: https://www.instag...

May Eye Interrupt Powered by OCULUS Season 2 Episode 6 Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Brooke Messer. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss the importance of embracing specialties, developing residency programs, and referral networking. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye Interrupt: Fac...

May Eye Interrupt Powered by OCULUS Season 2 Episode 5 Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Andy Morgenstern. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss research, serving veterans, and the International Keratoconus Academy. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye Interrupt: Facebook: https://www.face...

Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Ed Bennett. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss all things Gas Permeable Lens Institute - history, new opportunities, and how you can contribute.

May Eye Interrupt Powered by OCULUS Season 2 Episode 3 Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Scott Hauswirth of UCHealth Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss all things dry eye - diagnosis, treatment, and pearls of wisdom. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye...

May Eye Interrupt Powered by OCULUS Season 2 Episode 2 Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. John Gelles of the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss higher-order aberrations, refractive surgery education, and embracing new technology in your practice. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.ocu...

May Eye Interrupt Powered by OCULUS Season 2 Episode 1 Today's hosts Craig Norman and Dr. Jason Jedlicka are joined by our guest Dr. Elise Kramer of Miami Contact Lens Institute. Live from Academy 2021 Boston, we discuss specialty lenses, getting back to tradeshows, and building a new practice. This episode is sponsored by OCULUS, for more information visit www.oculususa.com . Follow May Eye Inter...