Monthly Archives: October 2019

Nine women ODs were honored during the fourth annual Theia Awards of Excellence from Women In Optometry magazine.

Since her 2013 graduation from the Southern College of Optometry, Kristin Reed, OD, had kept a goal of private practice ownership on her horizon.

By Divya Parekh—Women make up approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population.

You don't have to look far to find an opportunity to flex your leadership muscle, says Michele Andrews, OD. "Start where you are." Dr. Andrews says opportunities to see leadership in action are everywhere—as are opportunities to encourage others to explore their potential.

This year, many of your offices while be decked out for Halloween, according to a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll.

Several of the 2019 Theia Award winners are featured in WO Voices podcasts, which are featured this week.

Even as Lyons Family Eye Care expanded its lower level in 2016 for more vision therapy space, Stephanie Lyons, OD, was already thinking about what the next move might be for the business.

When Megan Sis, OD, MS, FAAO, opened the doors to Pediatric Vision Development Center in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, in May 2019, it was a place to call her own where she could focus on pediatric vision therapy care.

Nadia Virani, OD, of Dallas, Texas, expected to go into pediatric optometry when she was presented with a great opportunity to join an OMD practice. Enthralled with new technologies, she thought it would be a great experience to learn about surgical options and IOLs. Now five years later, she has also gained new perspectives on the OMD/OD relationship and how great co-management can help all eye care professionals thrive.

By Nadia Virani, OD—The number of baby boomers rise and the average age of cataract surgery decreases, the demand of cataract surgeons is inevitably soaring.