Monthly Archives: May 2020
The Patients Are Coming! Wave 10 Results Show Patients Want Access and Reassurance
Wave 10 of the Jobson Optical Research coronavirus survey found that 81 percent of respondents said their location is currently open.
On Being a Patient
By Marjolijn Bijlefeld, Editor, Women In Optometry
When COVID-19 struck, I was about two months overdue on my annual comprehensive eye exam. I’m a flitterer...
Congratulations 2020 AOA Award Recipients
The AOA announced the recipients of its 2020 awards in April. We're recognizing all of their accomplishments, along with taking a closer look at some of their stories.
AOA Educator of the Year: Mentor Guided Her Toward Career in Education
Newly awarded Optometric Educator of the Year Caroline Beesley Pate, OD, found her calling in academia, not long after she matched into a residency program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry to train under her mentor.
AOA Young Optometrist of the Year: A Go-getter From the Start
Roya Attar, OD, has had a somewhat unconventional path to her success.
5 Ways to Help Your Dry Eye Patients Heal Naturally
By Jenna Zigler, OD, FAAO—We’ve begun to see a surge of patients who come in with dry eye symptoms, and it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start.
Bringing Nature Indoors: Living Moss Displays
The presence of plants indoors always tends to liven up a space. These four ODs incorporated living display or signage with live moss in...
Finding Her Passion in Ocular Health
Practicing in Portland, Oregon—one of the hot-spots of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak—has been an opportunity for Mila Ioussifova, OD, to once again rise to the occasion.
WO Voices Podcasts Make Connections During COVID-19
From the early days of impact from the COVID-19 pandemic across the U.S., the WO Voices podcast series featured several ODs as they navigated through their...
#WOStrong: We’ve Got This
While we continue to face new challenges each day… our collective experiences can help make us all stronger.
