Corporate Optometry Nation Podcast interviews Dr Diana Ramirez. Dr Ramirez has a sublease with Walmart in Texas. She was awarded 2020 OD of the Year at Walmart for Excellence in Patient Care. Listen in to the podcast was Dr Sampalis interviews her about how she works with the optical staff to secure her success in her own practice. Learn how to motivate and partner with the optical staff in corporate optometry ..read more

To have a successful optometry practice, you need to have goals for the practice and implement systems to complete those goals. However, the hardest part about managing an optometrist clinic can be to stick to the action plan. While trying to implement the plan, there are some common optometry practice management mistakes you could be making. Here are the 10 most common optometry practice management mistakes that are made. 1. Failure to Take Control If you fail to take control of your practice, your personal life and happiness can be affected as well. You need to make a total commitment to the ..read more

Corporate Optometry Nation podcast interviews Dr Hillary Morrow. Dr Morrow was the 2019 OD of the Year at Eyeglass World. Dr Morrow practice in Indiana. Listen in to get more insight on who is Dr Morrow. She graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry in 2008. She did here undergrad from IU as well. She only did 3 years of courses before going directly to Optometry school . She has worked for National Vision, Inc. since graduation in 2008. Started as a float OD in the Chicago market for America’s Best, worked in Midtown Milwaukee for AB, then transferred to the Oak Creek, Wiscon ..read more

Corporate Optometry Nation podcast interviews Dr Camille Cohen. Dr Cohen purchased an established Pearle Vision Franchise in New York. She just purchased it before COVID-19 put New York on lock down. Listen in to learn what to look for when buying a franchise and why Pearle Vision was the best option for her ..read more

Corporate Optometry Nation Podcast host Dr Maria Sampalis interviews the VBA CEO Jeff Hollowood. We divide into the great things VBA is doing for ODs during this pandemic. VBA set up the Pennsylvania Optometric Emergency Assistance Program. It currently has provided close to 500k in loan assistance to optometrists. Questions that were asked during the interview highlighted. The Pennsylvania Optometric Emergency Assistance Program. · Who is eligible? · What is the eligibility criteria? · When did the program begin? · How long do participating providers have to pay back the loan? · Why did VBA d ..read more

In this fun chat with Optom. Ukti Vora, Dr Stuti Misra discusses her journey from undergrad to doctoral degree to working in academia in New Zealand. Stuti aims to guide optometry students (based in India or elsewhere) interested in studying overseas, doing eye research or simply interested in practicing optometry on distant shores. With a constant intent of taking an unconventional path, Stuti describes how she ended up in Optometry let alone in the land of ‘Lord of the rings’ better known as ‘middle-earth’. She believes one doesn’t need to be clever or smart but primarily STUBBORN ..read more

Optometry and Youth: Catch Them Young !! Current scenario in Indian Optometry Indian optometry is at a very interesting and critical juncture. The allied and health care council bill 2018 is tabled in the upper house of the parliament and gone to the standing committee for deliberation with various stakeholders. Their suggestions will be considered and revised bill will be presented in the parliament. It could be a giant step towards professional recognition of Optometry. We have the Optometry Council of India (OCI), a peer regulating body with the responsibility of establishing &a ..read more

Corporate Optometry Nation interviews Dr Ryan LeBlanc. Dr LeBlanc has four subleases with National Vision Walmart in North Carolina. Listen in to to learn about the subleases in corporate optometry and debunk those myths ..read more

With about 450 million people needing vision correction, uncorrected refractive error accounts for over 50% of vision impairment in India. Optometry is yet an unregulated profession. Defocus Media and Corporate Optometry Nation would like to present a podcast with Ms. Ukti Vora, an Indian optometrist who shares details about the history and growth of Optometry in India post the launch of ‘Vision 2020 – Right For Sight’ program.  She provides insights about how optometry is practiced differently in India compared to major countries like USA and Australia. Optometrists in India are ..read more

With about 450 million people needing vision correction, uncorrected refractive error accounts for over 50% of vision impairment in India. Optometry is yet an unregulated profession. Defocus Media and Corporate Optometry Nation would like to present a podcast with Ms. Ukti Vora, an Indian optometrist who shares details about the history and growth of Optometry in India post the launch of ‘Vision 2020 – Right For Sight’ program. She provides insights about how optometry is practiced differently in India compared to major countries like USA and Australia. Optometrists in India are e ..read more