Optometry Times On the Air

Eric Donnenfeld, MD, highlights his talk from Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium on the importance of optometry and ophthalmology working together to improve patient care, particularly with dry eye disease.

Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, explains the interactions between glaucoma and ocular surface disease and how to approach treatment at Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium 2019.

With the recent cancellation of the American Optometric Association's annual Optometry's Meeting, Chief Optometric Editor Ben Casella, OD, FAAO, and Editor in Chief Gretchyn Bailey, NCLC, FAAO, discuss how 2020 is progressing for ODs.

Chief Optometric Editor Ben Casella, OD, FAAO, chats with Curtis Ono, OD. Dr. Ono was recently elected as trustee for the American Optometric Association (AOA).

Brooke Messer, OD, FAAO, FSLS, shares contact lens tips for ODs and patients with dry eye and ocular surface disease at Twin Cities Ocular Surface Disease Symposium in Minneapolis.

Melanie Denton Dombrowski, OD, MBA, FAAO, offers suggestions for shooting content for YouTube. In this second installment, she addresses lighting, filming, and editing the final product.

Melanie Denton Dombrowski, OD, MBA, FAAO, outlines how ODs can get started in creating video content and creating a YouTube channel.

Yes, patients’ eyes are feeling more dry while wearing masks during the pandemic. Karen Walsh, BSc(Hons) PGDip MCOptom FIACLE, professional education team leader and clinical scientist at Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo explains mask-associated dry eye (MADE) is happening and how to prevent it. Check out https://core.uwaterloo.ca/covid-19/ for a patien...

Mike McDougall, president of McDougall Communications in Rochester, NY, offers tips for medical professionals who likely have little experience with connecting with patients during trying times.

With the release of CDC guidelines on contact lens wear and publication of a peer-reviewed paper on the topic, lead author Lyndon Jones, PhD, FCAHS, FCOptom, FAAO, offers advice to ODs and patients alike about safe contact lens wear. Read the paper from Contact Lens & Anterior Eye , “The COVID-19 pandemic: Important considerations for contact lens practitioners.”

During the Dry Eye Everything meeting, Whitney Hauser, OD, suggests knowing patient objectives and outlining a treatment plan and timeline for patients so they understand what is going on.

Whitney Hauser, OD, suggests ODs take the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to redirect their practices and identify new goals during the Dry EyeEverything meeting.

Melanie Denton Dombrowski, OD, FAAO, MBA, is launching a dry eye clinic and shopping for new equipment. In her research, she test drove Meibox Meibographer (Box Medical Solutions) for a few weeks. Dr. Denton weighs in on her take after a few days. She discusses pros and cons and shares several images she captured with the device. Disclosure: Dr. Denton sits on the Bausch + Lomb speakers bureau; co...

Editor in Chief and Content Channel Director Gretchyn M. Bailey, NCLC, FAAO, shares news updates for November 15, 2020.

The Year of Vision has not been running exactly to plan for anyone in eye care, but for Ashley Mills, the CEO of The Vision Council , it has meant a complete restructuring of eyecare’s major spring and fall Vision Expo events and the need for new innovations and outreach to help ODs navigate not just COVID-19,but topics ranging from diversity in eyecare to consumer trends in optical.  

Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO, grew up in Marino Valley, CA, and upon graduating high school she was recruited to attend the historically Black universities and colleges (HBUC) Prairie View A&M University in Texas. When she got the call from the dean offering her a full scholarship to attend despite the fact she hadn’t even applied, she knew from the conversation that this was an opportunity she c...

ODs know what they don’t know—and for most that is financial planning and tax strategies. Eric Miller, chief financial advisor for Econologics Financial Advisors , a group specializing in healthcare finances for private practice owners, talks about planning for financial success.   Miller shares some of the most common mistakes he sees doctors making in their financial planning. 

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Optometry missions, salsa dancing, customer service, and partying in Thailand

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Ocular disease, Australian licorice, and running 36 miles in 24 hours

Opticianry, private practice, and playing Frogger on the freeway

Ocular aesthetics injections, Irish whisky, optometric legislation, becoming a master gardener

Growing up in Vietnam, basketball, and helping new grads