Monthly Archives: August 2020
CORE Alerts Practitioners to Mask-Associated Dry Eye (MADE)
Widespread use of face masks has been determined essential to combat COVID-19’s spread, yet is giving rise to a new phenomenon: increased reports of dry, uncomfortable eyes.
The 2020 Back-to-school Season Experience
Going back to school this year will be challenge for many, as regulations vary per school district and state and parents struggle with decisions...
Eye Care Business Regain Some of Their Footing, Wave 14 Survey Finds
Fully 98 percent of respondents to the Wave 14 of Jobson Optical Research, taken Aug. 21-27, said that their businesses have reopened.
Back-to-school Exams Take on Additional Counseling Element
As doctors and patients alike prepare for the back-to-school season, everyone is aware that this year will look a little different. As a parent and an optometrist, Tina Douroudian, OD, recognizes the considerations and concerns of both sides.
Class Starts in the Breakroom at 8 A.M.
Tania Sobchuk, OD, saw that her employees who were parents of school-aged children were struggling when schools switched to a virtual learning format in the spring.
Micro School Concept Relieves the Stress for One OD’s Employees
Lena Walker, OD, was coming to the New Normal from two perspectives: a parent and a practice owner.
Let’s Get Artistic
What special elements distinguish your office from the ones around it?
“The Women Are Finally Home Again!”
By Julianne M. Koch, OD—It is midafternoon sometime in the third week of our office’s quarantine shutdown to lower the curve of coronavirus. By this time, I have lost all track of days and all concepts of time.
One Good Model Spurs Seven New Practices
Dr. Hannah Cho: Creating a Model for Starting Multiple Practices
Hannah Cho, OD, of Irvine, California, started her independent practice about eight years ago.
