Monthly Archives: February 2023
Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Make Great Business Sense on Every Level
Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace is not only the right thing to do, but it also has business value, says Kristen Weirick, vice president,...
Pop-Up Poll: Turn and Face the Name Ch-ch-changes
Whether through marriage, divorce or other change, women may change their last names -- legally, socially or some mix. How does that impact you...
Optometrists Needed to Manage Glaucoma Patients Medically
As optometrists take on a larger role in medical eye care, it becomes increasingly important that they stay informed on how they can help...
Grow Your Very Own Practice
Independent optometry comes in all shapes and sizes. But ODs' motivations are similar:
Provide best-in-class eye care for patients
Generate a comfortable personal income
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Dr. Essence Johnson Named Executive Director of Black Eyecare Perspective
Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, has been named the first executive director of the Black Eyecare Perspective, an organization designed to help foster...
How a Switch From Managed Care to Direct Care Improved Earnings and Satisfaction
Kara Ramsey Foster, OD, opened EyeCare for You in Apex, North Carolina, in 2015. A few years later, she was stressed by feeling like...
For its 100-Year Anniversary, SECO is Making History
For the first time in SECO’s 100-year history, an outgoing female president will hand the gavel to an incoming female president at the House...
Building a Community Business
After her 2016 graduation from Southern College of Optometry, Katie Bond, OD, held a sublease with Target Optical and was on a path to...
Love Your Job? Here’s What You Said
A recent WO Poll asked respondents a seemingly simple question: do optometrists love what they do? More than 54% of respondents said "most of the...
Healthy Lifestyle Choices Make OD a Better Resource for Her Patients
Healthy lifestyle counseling is part of eye care. Valerie Barber, OD, says that eyes are amazing, but they’re just one part of the patient....
