Send us a text In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jeff Varanelli, and going to get insane in the membrane on the optometric insights show. This is a growing area of interest within eyecare. Both ophthalmology and optometry are embracing this treatment as a viable option for appropriate patients. We will do a deep dive into this and discuss a clear clinical guidance. If you're someone who wants to grab some clinical pearls, this episode is for you! Dr. Jeff will share the most common conditions...
Feb 08, 2022•13 min
Send us a text In today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Greg Caldwell to discuss Optometric Education Consultants (OEC). The philosophy of The Optometric Education Consultants (OEC) is to help optometrists enhance care of their patients through timely, clinically pertinent, and highly interactive education. OEC assembles top clinical educators to deliver high-quality COPE-approved continuing education in a relaxed, comfortable setting. About Dr. Greg Caldwell Greg Caldwell, O.D., is a 1995 gradua...
Feb 01, 2022•13 min
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Jan 04, 2022•16 min
Send us a text About Dr. Andrew Pucker: Dr. Pucker earned his OD, MS, and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University, and he is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of Clinical Research and Myopia Control at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Pucker has been the Principal Investigator of a National Eye Institute funded project related to myopia development, and he currently manages other funded projects related to refractive error, dry eye, and contact lenses. He is a Fell...
Dec 14, 2021•15 min
Send us a text About Dr. Mitch Ibach: Dr. Mitch Ibach is a fellowship-trained optometrist at Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, SD since 2014. Dr. Ibach specializes in anterior segment surgical care including cataracts, corneal diseases, glaucoma, and refractive surgeries. Dr. Ibach maintains a large collaborative glaucoma clinic that focuses on long-term disease care. Dr. Ibach has participated in numerous FDA and industry sponsored clinical trials in the areas of cataracts, cornea, glaucoma...
Dec 07, 2021•18 min
Send us a text On this episode of The OI Show, we're joined by Dr. Jason Compton to talk about rocket fuel for growth. About Dr. Jason E. Compton: Dr. Jason E. Compton graduated from the SUNY State College of Optometry and completed his residency at the Wilmington Delaware VA Medical Center. Dr. Compton owns a private practice ‘Compton Eye Associates’ in the New York City area. Dr. Comptonserves as Assistant Adjunct Faculty for the SUNY State College of Optometry. Dr. Compton is a council member...
Nov 30, 2021•12 min
Send us a text About Dr. Justin Manning: Dr. Justin Manning is the Executive Vice President of Professional Strategies at Healthy Eyes Advantage, where he directs all member strategy, member benefit development, and education. In addition, he leads HEA’s National Advisory Board and Ambassador teams and hosts the PracticeAdvantage podcast. Prior to joining HEA, he founded The Keratoconus and Scleral Lens Institute at Bettner Vision in Colorado Springs, and eyeLeader, a consulting company focused ...
Nov 23, 2021•28 min
Send us a text About Dr. Christopher Wolfe: Dr. Christopher Wolfe is a graduate of Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. While in school, he served as president of the American Optometric Student Association, where he represented over 6,000 members. He is currently the Chair of the American Optometric Association’s State Government Relations Committee and the Legislative Chair for the Nebraska Optometric Association. In 2013 and 2015 he was awarded Young Optometrist of the...
Nov 16, 2021•19 min
Send us a text About Dr. Lindsay Sicks Dr. Sicks graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2006 with a BA in Biology. She received her OD from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2010 and went on to complete a residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. While in Oklahoma, she was certified in and performed therapeutic anterior segment laser and minor surgical procedures. Currently, Dr. Sicks serves as an attending optometrist for t...
Nov 09, 2021•18 min
Send us a text About Dr. Lindsey Bull: A Certified Ocular Disease Trained Optometrist currently practicing at EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa, where she enjoys utilizing the skills she has been trained for, including anterior segment laser procedures, in office surgical procedures and treatment of a wide variety of ocular diseases. In addition to her daily practice Dr. Bull is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is active in the American Optometric Association and the Oklahoma As...
Nov 02, 2021•19 min
Send us a text Buying in an MD practice as an OD is not a path most of people in the optometry space which is why we are truly honored to share with you in this episode of The OI Show the incredible story of how Dr. Vin Dang ended up in a practice he is currently in. 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: His incredible story of taking on a challenge to accept an offer from a practice in a location he never heard of. What made him decide to buy in the practice. The mission and vision of his practice...
Oct 27, 2021•19 min
Send us a text Do you put off getting your eyes checked? Eye conditions and other health problems can be detected in the early stages through regular eye tests at least every two years. An eye test could detect treatable eye conditions up to four years earlier. Yet many people don’t get their eyes tested until their eyesight deteriorates. So don’t lose sight of what’s important. Show your eyes some love. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tanya Gill.She will share with us an exciting story of...
Oct 19, 2021•24 min
Send us a text About Dr. Paul Chous: Dr. Paul Chous completed his undergraduate education at Brown and UC Irvine, and then received his Masters and Doctorate of Optometry degrees from UC Berkeley. Paul has a private practice specializing in diabetes eye care and education in Tacoma, WA. He is the author of Diabetic Eye Disease: Lessons From a Diabetic Eye Doctor, which was included in the “Top 12 Diabetes Books” by Diabetes Update magazine in 2004. He is editorial advisor to Review of Optometry ...
Oct 12, 2021•13 min
Send us a text About Ran Yam: Ran Yam, CEO and co-founder. Ran has decades of experience in developing optical systems and medical devices for different industries such as defense, optical communication, semi-conductors and ophthalmology . In his previous position as VP R&D for Visionix, a global leader in eye care solutions, he was responsible for developing innovative, cutting edge eye diagnostics products that are available globally. Ran holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude) f...
Oct 05, 2021•21 min
Send us a text About Dr. Cecelia Koetting: Dr. Koetting practices at the secondary tertiary surgical center Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, VA. Her primary focus is ocular disease specializing in anterior segment and corneal disease, neuro-optometry, and peri-operative care. She also partakes in clinical research and the maintenance of the referral network alongside the practices other optometrists. Dr. Koetting serves as the Externship Director and is adjunct faculty for several schools an...
Sep 28, 2021•13 min
Send us a text About Dr. Brianna Rhue: Brianna Rhue earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona before earning her Doctorate of Optometry at Nova Southeastern University. She completed her residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami and is a partner at West Broward Eyecare in South Florida. Dr. Rhue is passionate about health care technology, myopia management, specialty contact lens fits and practice management. She enjoys sharing her love for technology and myopia ...
Sep 21, 2021•26 min
Send us a text About Dr. Mark Schaeffer: Dr. Mark Schaeffer serves as Clinical Field Manager at MyEyeDr in Birmingham, Alabama where he practices full scope optometry. In addition to his clinical work, he is affiliated with several pharmaceutical companies in consulting for ocular disease and contact lenses. Dr. Schaeffer is the author of multiple articles that have appeared in various journals. He has served as a moderator for EyeTubeOD and has given several COPE-approved presentations. He is a...
Sep 14, 2021•13 min
Send us a text About Dr. Ilse Homan: Ilse obtained her B. Optom degree at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) in 2005, has completed various additional Paediatric and Binocular Vision Courses and is qualified in Ocular Diagnostics. She was also amongst the first group of South African Optometrists who passed the theoretical portion of the Ocular Therapeutics Course (with distinction), in collaboration with State University of New York (SUNY). Learn more about Eyeli: https://eyeli.com/ Facebook: http...
Sep 07, 2021•24 min
Send us a text Nowadays, electronic devices and software have become part of our daily life. We can all agree that it gives us a fast and convenient way of living in a world of technology. So how EHR helps contribute to providing higher quality and safer care for patients. In this podcast, Dr. Kelly Kerksick will talk about Revolutionary EHR Inside the podcast, you will learn about the following: What are the changes since then? What are the advantages of using electronic health records over pap...
Aug 31, 2021•17 min
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Aug 17, 2021•13 min
Send us a text About Dr. Mick Kling: Dr. Michael A. (Mick) Kling is a leadership trainer, consultant, speaker, writer, innovator and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Impact Leadership, which provides leader- ship, culture and business consulting for the eye care community. In addition to his role with Impact Leader- ship, Mick is the founder and CEO of lnvision Optometry, one of the largest, single location optometric practices in San Diego, California. He has developed a notable reput...
Aug 10, 2021•19 min
Send us a text About Dr. Kerry Giedd: Kerry Giedd, OD, MS, FAAO is a founding partner of Eola Eyes, a private group practice in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Giedd has served as a clinical investigator, consultant, and speaker for companies within the vision care industry, including Bausch + Lomb, CooperVision, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Alcon, and Allergan. Her practice has been nationally recognized as the recipient of CooperVision’s Best Practices Award and Vision Monday’s Design and Retail E...
Aug 03, 2021•11 min
Send us a text About Dr. John Gelles: Dr. Gelles is the director of the specialty contact lens division of the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute and the CLEI Center for Keratoconus in Teaneck, NJ. He is an assistant clinical professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and an adjunct clinical professor at State University of New York College of Optometry, Illinois College of Optometry, and New England College of Optometry. He is a PROSE clinical fe...
Jul 27, 2021•17 min
Send us a text About Dr. Caity Morrison: Dr. Morrison is the owner of In Focus: Specialty Contact Lens & Vision Solutions, a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona that specializes in contact lenses for advanced ocular conditions and comprehensive care for difficult visual cases. After graduating from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Dr. Morrison completed a Cornea & Contact Lens Residency at SUNY College of Optometry in New York City. She is a Fellow of the American Acad...
Jul 20, 2021•20 min
Send us a text About Dr. Shane Kannar: Shane R. Kannarr, OD, practices in Pittsburg, Kansas. He opened Kannarr Eye Care in 2009. The practice has grown into a busy three doctor-three location practice. Much of this growth can be attributed to embracing patient needs first and foremost and utilizing technology to differentiate the practice. Dr. Kannarr has lectured regionally and nationally to both staff and colleagues on a variety of optometric topics including: contact lenses, disease, and prac...
Jul 13, 2021•14 min
Send us a text About Dr. Melissa Barnett: Dr. Melissa Barnett is a principal optometrist at the University of California, Davis Eye Center in Sacramento and Davis, California. She is an internationally recognized key opinion leader, specializing in dry eye disease and specialty contact lenses. Dr. Barnett lectures globally and publishes extensively on topics including dry eye, anterior segment disease, contact lenses and creating a healthy balance between work and home life for women in optometr...
Jul 08, 2021•19 min
Send us a text About Dr. Susan Gromacki: Dr. Susan J. Gromacki is an internationally-recognized clinician, lecturer, and author on the topics of the cornea and contact lenses. In practice for 27 years, she graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University College of Optometry and completed a residency in hospital-based optometry with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She has presented over 675 professional lectures and publications and has served as Con...
Jul 06, 2021•16 min
Send us a text About Dr. Jason Jedlicka: Dr Jedlicka is an Associate Professor at Indiana University School of Optometry, and the Director of the Cornea and Contact Lens Service. He is a Diplomate in the American Academy of Optometry's Cornea, Contact Lens, and Refractive Technologies Section, a past President of the Scleral Lens Education Society, and a Fellow and board member of the Contact Lens Society of America. He is the developer of the Zenlens family of scleral lenses and is a consultant...
Jun 30, 2021•15 min
