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Eye Care Startup Company Brings Services to the Worksite
Following her 2016 graduation from the New England College of Optometry, Alina Reznik, OD, FAAO, was searching for something new.
Welcoming the Holiday Season with Gifts and Celebrations
"It's so important to make sure our employees feel appreciated!" shared a recent Women In Optometry Pop-Up Poll participant, and the overwhelming majority of respondents seem to feel the same.
Written Termination Policies are Common in Most Offices
Most ODs say that they have guidelines in place for employee firing, according to the results of a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll.
Showing Toes in the Office: A Divided Topic
The respondents of a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll were split down the middle on the topic of open-toed shoes in the office.
Majority of ODs See a Point of Differentiation in Their Practices
Nearly all of the respondents (90 percent) to a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll said that they believe that they have a point of differentiation in their practices.
Many Frame Purchases Influenced by Personal Style Knowledge
Fifty-eight percent of participants of a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll said that their office team rely on its own sense of style and understanding of their market when it comes to making frame purchases.
Half of Respondents Have Experienced an Income Gap
At least half of the respondents to a recent Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll stated that they had experienced an income gap at some point throughout their career.
Income Gap Remains a Persistent Challenge
An optimist might look at the chart to the right and say that the income gap between men and women in the first five years of practice is relatively small—about 10 percent.
American Optometric Association 2019 Optometric Educator of the Year
During her cornea and contact lens management residency at Illinois College of Optometry, Zanna Kruoch, OD, FAAO, Dipl., says that she began reconsidering her career plans to pursue private practice.