Monthly Archives: March 2018
Career Choice Fuels Opportunities for Volunteerism
Allyson Fisher, OD, recalls that it was during a Christmas holiday while working as a cancer research scientist when she felt she wanted more from her career than laboratory research.
OD Finds Selling Practice Provided New Freedom and Opportunity
When Kirsten Albrecht, OD, and her husband moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2002, she began to look for an employed position.
Creating a Culture of Fun
Patients of Leslie Coffee-Gallagher, OD, FAAO, might be surprised to hear that her first career path was in nuclear engineering and physics.
Let’s Be Proactive When It Comes to Change
By Lynn S. Hammonds, OD—When I was first approached by SECO leadership asking if I had a desire to serve as this association’s president, my immediate reaction was, “I can’t do it.”
The Gentle Touch
One of the main reasons Natural Ophthalmics products are part of her practice is because she knows firsthand how they can help, says Pauline K. Buck OD, FAAO, FCOVD.
Standing on the Shoulders of Those Who Went Before
An Eye on the Future
When these two OD students signed on for eyeFWD, Luxottica’s five-day education program, they expected to learn about the business of eye care. They came away with so much more.
Make a Plan, Follow the Plan
When Tammy Vo, OD, was in her fourth year at the University of Houston College of Optometry, she tackled her business plan.
Looking Bright-eyed and Younger: Not Just for Women
Stephanie Frankel, OD, works at Hollywood Eye Institute, an ophthalmology group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that specializes in beauty procedures, from blepharoplasty to Botox and more.
Eat Your Way to Better Health
“Spice it up” is not the advice most people would expect to hear from an eye expert when it comes to living life—particularly in the kitchen.
