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Awards and Recognitions—September 2024
Editor's note: Beginning in September 2024, the monthly "Women in the News" feature will be renamed "Awards and Recognitions" to better highlight achievements in...
Barti Software Introduces First Ever VoIP Integration for EHR in Eye...
Barti Software, a provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software for the vision industry, announced the launch of its Voice over...
From Corporate to Community Cornerstone: Expanded Practice Enhances Patient Care
After seven years working in corporate-affiliated practices, Alisha Seger, OD, began to feel the entrepreneurial itch. She had not felt it strongly before; she...
Growing as an OD While Giving Back
Before Kami Nguyen, OD, graduated from Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry in 2019, she spent more than a decade working in...
Are You Following Preventive Care Protocols?
This poll from Women In Optometry and Review of Optometric Business looks at how good health care providers are at following preventive health exam...
Florida Proposal to Ban “Physician” for ODs Hurts the Profession
Florida has proposed a legislation that would ban ODs from referring themselves as "Dr." or physician in advertising or with patients. For many optometrists...
Keep Your Own Cup Full– Avoiding Burnout
Before even completing her first year in practice, Nishan Pressley, OD, who also goes by Dr. Nish, felt the burnout. She always had a...
Bring Peace to a Practice with Pets
Jennifer Hazelwood, OD sometimes finds herself gravitating towards animals—or them to her. As the only optometrist in her township, her days are filled with...
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...
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....
