Tag: access desert
Barriers and Opportunities for Optometry
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Barriers to access also present opportunities for growth and expansion.
▼ Scope and practice patterns:...
Technology Supports the Sustainability of Practices and the Profession
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO, argues that access to eye care is more than...
Bridging the Eye Care Gap in Underserved Communities
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Patients in rural areas must often travel hours to reach their nearest eye care...
Eliminating Geographic Barriers With Kiosks, Remote Diagnostic Testing
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Millions of individuals worldwide, particularly in rural or under-served areas, lack convenient access to...
School-Affiliated Model Seeks to Reach Kids Where They Are
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Alarmed by the percentage of children who fail school-based vision screenings yet do not...
From Private Practice to Community Care
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
When Kendall Stout, OD, walked away from eight years in private practice to work...
Finding Meaning and Impact in Community Care
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Carissa Fleming, OD, intentionally chose to work at the Brockton Community Health Center near...
The Portable Eye Clinic Where Care Meets Community
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
For many Americans, the barrier to essential eye care is more than financial—it’s geographic....
Meeting People Where They Are: At Home
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, Aliona Radzinsky, OD, saw an opportunity to change how eye...
When Services Weren’t Available, OD Mom Offers Her Own
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Megan Lott, OD, FOVDR, FIALVS, noticed her son having trouble teaming his eyes when he was...
