Tag: women ods
Deya Sponsors AI-Model Training Study at the ICO
Deya, a technology startup that aims to help Eyecare Professionals (ECPs) deliver doctor-controlled tele-eyecare services to their patients through a smartphone app, has entered...
Menopause and Dry Eye: It Starts With a Conversation
Nishi Mehdiratta, OD, knows that treating dry eye in menopausal patients requires looking well beyond artificial tears. For her, it starts with a conversation—one...
WO Advisory Board Shares Advice, Encouragement With Class of 2026
As optometry students near the end of their semesters and some prepare for graduation, WO asked its Professional Advisory Board to share advice, words...
Beyond Balance: Strategic Solutions for Female ODs Navigating Career and Life...
Representation of women in optometry has grown. In fact, women make up nearly half of practicing optometrists and a majority of new graduates1. But...
Theia Celebrates 10 Years With Recognition of Nine Women ODs
Nine outstanding female ODs received a Theia Award of Excellence on Tuesday, Oct. 7, following the Women In Optometry Women’s Leadership Conference at the...
A Vision for the Future: Accommodating a Growing Community
Amanda Walls, OD, realized that her optometry practice, Falcon Family Eye Care, had outgrown its original space. With only two exam lanes, the need...
Practice Finds New Home—Upstairs
Caitlin Morrison, OD, FAAO, FSLS, opened In Focus: Specialty Contact Lens & Vision Solutions in Scottsdale, Arizona, five years ago as a specialty lens-only...
Women’s Leadership Conference 2024: Meet the Speakers
Following the keynote by Ellen Steinlein on Asking for What You Want, three women optometrists will share how they have learned to unleash their...
New Date and Time Announced for WO’s 2024 Theia Awards
MEET THE 2024 THEIA AWARD WINNERS
Women In Optometry will present the annual Theia Awards of Excellence at AAO2024, on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:30-6:30...
Plus One: Percentage of Women ODs in Practice Nudges up 1%
The percentage of women ODs in the U.S. rose in 2023. In a significant 1% jump - not as high as the previous year...
