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Send us a textAbout Dr. Mila IoussifovaDr. Mila Ioussifova graduated with honors from the New England College of Optometry and completed a residency program in community health and ocular disease in Boston, MA. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is on the leadership team of the Anterior Segment Section of the AAO. Dr. Mila served as an adjunct clinical faculty at the Pacific University College of Optometry and was an examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. She is involved with her state association and advocacy efforts, and she is the Director of Education for the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association. Dr. Mila is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist and is a fellow of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society. Dr. Mila owns a private practice in Portland, OR, with special interests in advanced dry eye treatments, nutritional counseling, and aesthetic services.

About Dr. Lighthizer Born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, Dr. Nate Lighthizer, O.D., F.A.A.O., is a graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry.  Upon graduation, he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis in Ocular Disease and Laser and Surgical Optometry through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry (NSUOCO).  Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the faculty at the Oklahoma College of Optometry and has served as the Chief of Specialty Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic.   In 2014, he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry.  Also in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education as well as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma College of Optometry.  Starting in 2020, he was named the Associate Dean of the NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry.  In July 2024, he was named the Dean of the Oklahoma College of Optometry.  He is a founding member, and currently serves as Immediate Past President, of the Intrepid Eye Society which is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry.  He was named a member of PCON 250 – A list of the top 250 optometrists in the country who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct optometric research or excel in academia and share what they have learned with other optometrists to advance the profession.  Dr. Lighthizer lectures nationally and internationally on numerous topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics, and ocular disease.   

About Dr. Mila IoussifovaGraduated with honors from the New England College of Optometry and completed a residency program in community health and ocular disease in Boston, MA. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is on the leadership team of the Anterior Segment Section of the AAO. Dr. Mila served as an adjunct clinical faculty at the Pacific University College of Optometry and was an examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. She is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist and studied Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine at the University of Western States. Dr. Mila owns a private practice specializing in advanced dry eye treatments, nutritional counseling, and aesthetic services. 

Eric Hussey graduated from Pacific University College of Optometry. He is the chair of NW Congress of Optometry and currently serves on the board of OEP as treasurer and as the liaison to the education committee, including the Affiliated Meetings Committee, which includes all of the regional congresses. Eric is one of many authors at Brownstone Institute and his writings have questioned the word of so called experts and raised serious questions that people should ask before trusting the word of someone who weaponizes truth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Dr. Nathan Lighthizer is an Associate Dean & Professor at the Oklahoma School of Optometry and a founding member of the Intrepid Eye Society. He is a top-notch lecturer who has a passion for diagnosing and treating ocular disease and performing advanced ophthalmic and laser procedures. He is also an advocate for scope expansion as part of the future of optometry, which leads to the discussion around how politics doesn't always follow logic. Get inspired to get involved. Listen in as Dr. Joseph Allen ( @DoctorEyeHealth ) sits down with Dr. Lighthizer on this episode of Eye Give a Damn! Nathan Lighthizer, OD, FAAO Born and raised in Bismarck, ND, Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, is a graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry. Upon graduation, he completed a residency in Family Practice Optometry with an emphasis in Ocular Disease through Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry. Dr. Lighthizer has since joined the faculty at the Oklahoma College of Optometry and serves as the Chief of Specialty Care Clinics and the Chief of Electrodiagnostics Clinic. In 2014, he founded and now heads the Dry Eye Clinic at the College of Optometry. Also in 2014, he was named the Director of Continuing Education as well as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Care Services at the Oklahoma College of Optometry. He is a founding member, and currently serves as Vice President, of the Intrepid Eye Society which is a group of emerging thought leaders in optometry. He was named a member of PCON 250—a list of the top 250 optometrists in the country who practice progressively, provide innovative patient care, conduct optometric research or excel in academia and share what they have learned with other optometrists to advance the profession. Dr. Lighthizer lectures nationally on numerous topics, most notably advanced ophthalmic procedures, electrodiagnostics, and ocular disease.Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media. For more information on Dr. Joseph Allen visit https://doctoreyehealth.com/ Visit https://odcommunity.com/ to learn more about FluoreSCENE Media. 

About Dr. Natalie Chai:Dr. Natalie Chai founded the Dry Eye Centre at Precision Eye Care when she joined the team in March of 2020. Dr. Chai attended the University of Alberta before receiving early acceptance to Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she earned her joint Bachelor's Degree in Vision Science and Doctor of Optometry. Prior to practice, she successfully completed the Canadian Assessment of Competence in Optometry (CACO) as well as the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) in the United States. Her practice is focused on Dry Eye Disease, Myopia Management, and Specialty Contact Lenses – these are specialties that are under-represented and under-used in the Edmonton region. Dr. Chai is happy to serve the community, co-manage with other health professionals, and help educate and empower her colleagues who seek to do the same.

A North Dakotan, Dr. Nate Lighthizer has an incredible story about how he grew up doing fishing trips with his family, as well as participating in sports as a kid.  After graduating from Pacific University College of Optometry, he advanced his career to his current position on faculty at Northeastern State University College of Optometry in Tallequah, OK.  Dr. Lighthizer has had a tremendous impact on the profession by leading national courses on advanced optometric procedures, and his many Stories give motivation to all of us to continue to pursue higher levels of patient care.   The Stories behind the Story include: 0:56  The North Dakotan Story 1:47  The Family Story 2:52  The Power of Athletics Story 4:07  The Canadian Fishing Story 5:40  The Influence to Optometry Story 6:47  The Pacific Education Story 10:08  The Path to Being an Educator Story 11:48  The State Legislative Process Story 14:24  The Cherokee Nation Relationship Story 16:50 The Advancement of an OD's Mind Story 18:20  The Football Fandom Story 19:23 The Vicarious Pilot Story 20:18  The Optometry Lecturer Story 22:55  The Optometry Applicants Story 24:50  The Best Advice Story

In this episode, Dr. Matt will share with us the following:Some of the opportunities and challenges with the line of sight and multifocal contact lenses How poorly centered some of these contact lenses are.  Understanding the Sagittal Depth of contact lenses, the variability that exists in that Sagittal Depth, and the influence on fit.  Clinical findings that they found with the various SAG heights and some of the clinical considerations that need to be taken into account. A place where we could actually access this resource.

About Dr. Sheila Morrison:She studied at Pacific University College of Optometry, where she earned her Doctor of Optometry and completed a Masters Degree in Vision Science, with a research focus on scleral contact lenses and specialty contact lens design. Dr. Morrison went on to be awarded placement to a highly competitive residency in cornea & contact lenses, which she also completed at Pacific University and the Portland Veteran Affairs Hospital.Her academic and clinical accomplishments are well renowned in the eye care world and she appreciates being regularly invited to lecture internationally about specialty contact lenses and myopia control. She has expertise in contact lens fitting for patients of all ages and eye conditions including: medically necessary lenses for infants, scleral lenses for the irregular cornea (ie Keratoconus) or severe dry eye, and orthokeratology (OrthoK) for myopia control.

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About Eef van der Worp, BOptom, PhD, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA, FSLSEef van der Worp is an educator and researcher. He received his optometry degree from the Hogeschool van Utrecht in the Netherlands (NL) and has served as a head of the contact lens department at the school for over eight years. Eef received his PhD from the University of Maastricht (NL) in 2008. He now runs his own research & education consultancy 'Eye-Contact-Lens' which is based in Amsterdam (NL), and gives courses on ‘How to Present'.He is a fellow of the AAO, BCLA and the SLS, a lifetime fellow of IACLE and a honorly life member or the Dutch contact lens association ANVC. And he is on the education committee for a number of conferences, including the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in the US and the Dutch Contact Lens Conference (NCC) and Dutch Optometric Society meeting (OVN). He is a board member of the BCLA journal Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.Eef is adjunct assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry (Oregon, USA), and adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal University College of Optometry (CA) and he is lecturing extensively worldwide and is a guest lecturer at a number of Universities in the US and Europe.

Today we are honored to have Patrick Caroline about the history of Myopia Management.About Mr. Caroline:Mr. Caroline serves as Associate Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove Oregon. He is a Fellow member and Diplomat of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry. For the past thirty years Patrick has served as a contributing editor for the Contact Lens Spectrum.He has published over 360 papers on a wide range of contact lens topics and has lectured extensively throughout the world.

About Randy Kojima:Randy Kojima is the Clinical Research and Development Director for Precision Technology based in Vancouver, Canada. He also serves as Research Scientist and Clinical Instructor at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon. Additionally, he is a clinical advisor to Medmont Instruments in Melbourne, Australia.Randy has published numerous articles and submitted posters on various contact lens related topics as well as been a contributing author in a number of text book chapters. He lectures globally and enjoys sharing insights, methods and research with eye care colleagues from around the world.Randy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, the British Contact Lens Association, the Scleral Lens Education Society and the International Academy of Orthokeratology.Review for Myopia Management: https://reviewofmm.com/

Dr. Jay M. Haynie is an adjunct clinical professor at Pacific University College of Optometry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the Optometric Retina Society. He is a published author and has become a nationally recognized speaker on advances in technology and the management of retinal disease.

Dr. Jay M. Haynie is an adjunct clinical professor at Pacific University College of Optometry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of the Optometric Retina Society. He is a published author and has become a nationally recognized speaker on advances in technology and the management of retinal disease.

This is the fifth episode in the BCLA CLEAR series. Scleral lenses were the first type of contact lens to restore vision and protect the ocular surface. With the advent of rigid corneal lenses in the middle of the twentieth century and soft lenses in the 1970's, the use of scleral lenses diminished; in recent times there has been a resurgence in their use driven by advances in manufacturing and ocular imaging technology. Scleral lenses are often the only viable form of contact lens wear across a range of clinical indications and can potentially delay the need for corneal surgery. This report provides a brief historical review of scleral lenses and a detailed account of contemporary scleral lens practice including common indications and recommended terminology. Recent research on ocular surface shape is presented, in addition to a comprehensive account of modern scleral lens fitting and on-eye evaluation. A range of optical and physiological challenges associated with scleral lenses are presented, including options for the clinical management of a range of ocular conditions. Future applications which take advantage of the stability of scleral lenses are also discussed. In summary, this report presents evidence-based recommendations to optimise patient outcomes in modern scleral lens practice. Dr Eef van der Worp discusses some of the key findings of this paper with Dr Melissa Barnett. Eef van der Worp is an educator and researcher. He now runs his own research & education consultancy 'Eye-Contact-Lens' based in Amsterdam (NL). He is on the education committee for a number of international conferences, including the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in the US and the Dutch Contact Lens Conference (NCC) and Dutch Optometric Society meeting (OVN). He is a board member of the BCLA journal Contact Lens & Anterior Eye. Eef is adjunct assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry (Oregon, USA), and adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal University College of Optometry (CA) and he is lecturing extensively worldwide and is a guest lecturer at a number of Universities in the US and Europe. Dr. Barnett is a principal optometrist at the University of California, Davis Eye Center in Sacramento and Davis, California. She is an internationally recognized key opinion leader, specializing in dry eye disease and specialty contact lenses. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association and serves on multiple Boards. Dr. Barnett is Past President of The Scleral Lens Education Society. BCLA CLEAR is an initiative that has drawn together thousands of research papers on many different aspects of contact lenses into one place. The findings were published in, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, the BCLA's scientific journal, in April 2021 under ten reports. BCLA CLEAR was facilitated by the BCLA, with financial support by way of Educational Grants for collaboration, publication and dissemination provided by Alcon and CooperVision.

Dr. Mahnia Madan is an optometrist who graduated from the Pacific University College of Optometry and completed her ocular disease and surgical co-management residency at the Eye Center of Texas. She is also a Fellow of the AAO and serves on the Board of Directors for the BC Optometric Association. In this episode, Dr. Madan […] The post Four Eye Optometry Podcast: Using Platelet-Rich Plasma Eye Drops to Treat Dry Eyes with Dr. Mahnia Madan appeared first on Defocus Media.

Dr. Mahnia Madan graduated from the Pacific University College of Optometry and completed her ocular disease and surgical co-management residency at the Eye Center of Texas. She also completed her fellowship with the AAO and now serves on the Board of Directors for the BC Optometric Association. Dr. Madan joins us on the podcast today to share her passion for treating dry eye disease. Dr. Madan is one of the few optometrists across North America treating her patients with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) eye drops. We discuss the science behind PRP's benefits on the ocular surface, how to appropriately prescribe the drops, and how it can be incorporated into your dry eye management plan! Learn more through Dr. Madan's Instagram @dr.mahnia.madan or visit her website: https://www.vancouvereyedr.ca/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/foureyesoptom/support

About Dr. Justin Schweitzer:Dr. Justin Schweitzer specializes in advanced glaucoma, refractive surgical clinical care, and anterior segment pathology at Vance Thompson Vision.  He received his professional training and Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, OR.In 2012 he pursued his dream to focus on glaucoma, advanced anterior segment surgery care and pathology, joining Vance Thompson Vision in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  He earned Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry in 2013, is the Optometric Externship Director at Vance Thompson Vision, and Adjunct Clinical Professor of the Illinois College of Optometry and Kentucky College of Optometry.Dr. Schweitzer regularly lectures on glaucoma, anterior segment pathology, refractive surgical clinical care, and surgical management at state, regional, and national meetings.  He is currently the Chief Medical Editor for Modern Optometry and has contributed book chapters, journal articles, and case studies in peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed journals including Review of Optometry, Optometry Times, Primary Care Optometry News, Optometric Management, The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Clinical Ophthalmology, and The Journal of Glaucoma.  He has research interests in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery and biomechanical properties of the cornea as it relates to glaucoma.     Dr. Schweitzer is an advocate of an integrated eye care delivery model and is currently serving as President-Elect for the South Dakota Optometric Society.  

On today's episode, Dr. Eef van der Worp is back to share with us ways to revolutionize fitting soft contact lenses. About Dr. Eef van der Worp :Eef van der Worp is an educator and researcher. He received his optometry degree from the Hogeschool van Utrecht in the Netherlands (NL) and has served as a head of the contact lens department at the school for over eight years. Eef received his PhD from the University of Maastricht (NL) in 2008. He now runs his own research & education consultancy 'Eye-Contact-Lens' which is based in Amsterdam (NL), and gives courses on ‘How to Present'.He is a fellow of the AAO, BCLA and the SLS, a lifetime fellow of IACLE and a honorly life member or the Dutch contact lens association ANVC. And he is on the education committee for a number of conferences, including the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in the US and the Dutch Contact Lens Conference (NCC) and Dutch Optometric Society meeting (OVN). He is a board member of the BCLA journal Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.Eef is adjunct assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry (Oregon, USA), and adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal University College of Optometry (CA) and he is lecturing extensively worldwide and is a guest lecturer at a number of Universities in the US and Europe.Where to find him:SoftSpecialEdition newsletterI-site newsletterClick here to sign up directly for any newsletterEye-Contact-Lens Research & Education - Amsterdam NLResources (including the scleral lens guideEef van der Worp, BOptom, PhD, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA, FSLSe-mail: eefvanderworp@netherlens.com

On today's episode, we feel so honored to have with us one of the Contact Lens Superstars and the very first Optometrist in the Netherlands. About Dr. Eef van der Worp :Eef van der Worp is an educator and researcher. He received his optometry degree from the Hogeschool van Utrecht in the Netherlands (NL) and has served as a head of the contact lens department at the school for over eight years. Eef received his PhD from the University of Maastricht (NL) in 2008. He now runs his own research & education consultancy 'Eye-Contact-Lens' which is based in Amsterdam (NL), and gives courses on ‘How to Present'.He is a fellow of the AAO, BCLA and the SLS, a lifetime fellow of IACLE and a honorly life member or the Dutch contact lens association ANVC. And he is on the education committee for a number of conferences, including the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in the US and the Dutch Contact Lens Conference (NCC) and Dutch Optometric Society meeting (OVN). He is a board member of the BCLA journal Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.Eef is adjunct assistant Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry (Oregon, USA), and adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal University College of Optometry (CA) and he is lecturing extensively worldwide and is a guest lecturer at a number of Universities in the US and Europe.Where to find him:SoftSpecialEdition newsletterI-site newsletterClick here to sign up directly for any newsletterEye-Contact-Lens Research & Education - Amsterdam NLResources (including the scleral lens guideEef van der Worp, BOptom, PhD, FAAO, FIACLE, FBCLA, FSLSe-mail: eefvanderworp@netherlens.com

In this episode, Caitlin Biddulph, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions at Pacific University College of Optometry, shares about the multiple degrees PUCO offers, the patient population in Forest Grove, OR and much more. Make sure to follow Pacific Optometry on Instagram @pacificuoptometry For more information about the program and admissions, visit: https://www.pacificu.edu/optometry-od/admissions/admissions-criteria If you enjoyed this episode make sure to give it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and follow the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Instagram @keepin.it.od --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepinitod/message

Show Sponsor: CooperVision Dr. Carlson is a 1989 graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, OR. She then completed a residency in Hospital-based Rehabilitative Optometry at the American Lake and Seattle VA. In 1990 she opened Heartland Eye Care. Dr. Carlson is active in the North Dakota Optometric Association (having served as the first female President in 1998), the American Optometric Association and the American Public Health Association. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. In 2004 Dr. Carlson was elected to the American Optometric Association Board of Trustees. In June of 2010 she was elected to the position of President-Elect and became the Association’s first female President in June 2011. In 1995 Dr. Carlson was honored as the North Dakota Young Optometrist of the Year and Optometrist of the Year in 2003. She and her husband/partner, Dr. Mark Helgeson, were recognized as the 2001 Walsh County Entrepreneurs of the Year. Dr. Carlson is a native of Hallock, MN. She and Dr. Helgeson have two sons, Seth and Ian.

Dr. Brenda Montecalvo is a wife, mom, speaker, author and vision coach who is excited to transform lives by using visual secrets so people of all ages can see more for BETTER VISION, then be and do more for a BETTER LIFE, and have time to give more thereby creating a BETTER WORLD. She has provided primary care optometry to patients in a successful cutting edge private practice setting for over 35 years, and is the author of the new book Visual Secrets for School Success. She presents the Cedarville Seminars for Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT), and is a passionate, sought-after international speaker in the areas of vision and learning, neuro-optometric rehabilitation (NOR), strabismus, amblyopia, OVT, prescribing of therapeutic performance lenses, preventive eye care, and practice management. She is co-author of the American Optometric Association (AOA) Brain Injury Electronic Resource Manual and has authored other articles about NOR, OVT and Practice Management.. Dr. Montecalvo is Past-Chair of the AOA Vision Rehabilitation Section (VRS) and is a member of the AOA Education Committee. She is Past- President of the Ohio Optometric Association and the Neuro- Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA), Co-Chair of the John Streff Invitational Lens Symposium, and trustee of the Vision Leads Foundation. She has served as a Clinical Associate Professor for Western College of Optometry and for The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr.Montecalvo is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the College of Syntonic Optometry, and has achieved Skill Level II in NORA. I graduated with distinction from the Pacific University College of Optometry. Her interests include spending time with her three adult children, being active in her church, gardening, and operating a horse farm with her husband, Anthony. Contact Dr. Brenda Montecalvo: www.BrendaMontecalvo.com Facebook page: Vision Aces What is your biggest obstacle to creating an incredible life? You can book a free 15-minute mentoring session with Dr. Kimberley Linert. Click on this booking link: https://calendly.com/drkimberley/15min Please subscribe to the podcast and take a few minute to review on iTunes, Thank you If you have an amazing story to tell about your life and how you are sharing your gifts and talents with the world, then I would love to have you as a guest on my podcast. Contact me via email: incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or private message me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/incrediblelifecreator

On this incredible episode, I'm speaking with the lovely and talented Dr. Brenda Montecalvo, author of ... Visual Secrets for School Success: Read Faster, Write Better, Master Math and Spelling Dr. Brenda Montecalvo is a wife, mom, speaker, author and vision coach who transforms lives by using visual secrets for people of all ages so they can see more, then be & do more and have time to give more. Better Vision...Better Life...Better World. Brenda Montecalvo, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FCSO has provided primary care optometry to her patients in a successful cutting edge private practice setting for over 35 years. She is the author of the new book Visual Secrets for School Success. She presents the Cedarville Seminar Series for Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT), and is a passionate, sought-after international speaker in the areas of vision and learning, neuro-optometric rehabilitation (NOR), strabismus, amblyopia, OVT, prescribing of therapeutic performance lenses, preventive eye care, and practice management (PM). She is co-author of the American Optometric Association (AOA) Brain Injury Electronic Resource Manual and has authored other articles about NOR, OVT and Practice Management. Dr. Montecalvo is Past-Chair of the AOA Vision Rehabilitation Section (VRS) and a member of the AOA Education Committee. She is Past-President of the Ohio Optometric Association and the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA), Co-Chair of the John Streff Invitational Lens Symposium, and trustee of the Vision Leads Foundation. She has served as a Clinical Associate Professor for Western College of Optometry and The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Montecalvo is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the College of Syntonic Optometry, and has achieved Skill Level II in NORA. She graduated with distinction from the Pacific University College of Optometry. Dr. Montecalvo’s interests include spending time with her three adult children, being active in her church, gardening, and operating a horse farm with her husband, Anthony. You can find out more about Brenda online here ... Vision Aces: Facebook Tribe BrendaMontecalvo.com By the way, if you are ready to share you story and write your book, go to Write a Book University to get a free video course to help you on your book writing journey ...

Show Sponsor: CooperVision Show links: Inflammadry CLIA Waiver How-To Dr. Rumpakis is currently President & CEO of Practice Resource Management, Inc., a firm that specializes in providing a full array of consulting, appraisal, and management services for healthcare professionals and industry partners. He has developed some of the leading Internet‐based software applications for the medical/eye care field such as ReimbursementPLUS.com®, the industry-leading cloud‐based CPT CodeData and Information Service and WhatsMyPracticeWorth.com®, a dynamic online practice appraisal tool. He is also the founder of Opt‐ED® Professional Continuing Education (www.Opt‐ED.com) which creates and delivers top tier continuing education around the country as well as Opt‐IN® which provides optometric marketing and promotional services. Named the Chief Medical Coding Editor for Review of Optometry & Optometric Management, he has been extensively published on the topics of third party coding & billing, strategy development and execution, practice management, team building, maximizing effectiveness and profitability, including the textbook “Business Aspects of Optometry”. Dr. Rumpakis is a popular lecturer both nationally and internationally. In addition to having had a successful solo practice, Dr. Rumpakis developed the practice management curriculum at Pacific University College of Optometry and taught optometric & medical economics there for over a decade. A 1984 graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry, he most recently served on the AOA’s Third Party Center Executive Committee. He has also served as Vice‐Chair of AOA’s Optometry’s Meeting® Executive Committee, was the primary architect of the AOA Advantage program for student debt relief, and has served as chair for the Student Debt Special Project Team, the Gold Disk Project Team, the Practice Perpetuation Project Team and Practice Transition Team.

Jenny Coyle, OD, MS, FAAO, Dean of the Pacific University College of Optometry, discusses how much optometric education and optometry students have changed in the 30 years that she has been on campus at Pacific. She shares her enthusiasm for mentoring and encouraging the next generation of ODs and leaders. [Dr. Coyle becomes the Dean of Optometry at Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University as of Dec. 1, 2019.]

This podcast deals with sports and vision therapy and how Doctors of Optometry can help with athletic performance and injury recovery. Today’s featured guest is Dr. Graham Erickson of Pacific University College of Optometry. Dr. Erickson’s primary research is on sports vision. Host- Tommy Griffiths

  For this episode, Nate and Mitch discuss the MD/OD practice with Walt Whitley, OD.  Topics include: Is Optometric Residency necessary to practice in an MD/OD practice? What about MD Fellowship?  How is the changing medical landscape affecting MD/OD practice? The modern MD/OD mix, does ownership matter? What about state licensure/credentialing variability? Has the  MD/OD relationship improved in the last few decades? Diagnostic equipment and education.  More About Walt Whitley, OD: Dr. Walter Whitley is the director of optometric services at Virginia Eye Consultants and serves several important roles including consultative eye care, clinical research, practice development and the supervision of an extensive referral network. He is a 2002 graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry and completed a residency in ocular disease, refractive and ocular surgery at Eye Care Associates of Nevada. In 2009, he completed his master’s in business administration for the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to joining Virginia Eye Consultants, Dr. Whitley served as medical optometrist for Eye Care Associates of Nevada in the Reno and Las Vegas offices and helped develop one of the largest optometric referral centers in Nevada.

Former president of the American Optometric Association Dori Carlson joins Mitch Jackson, MD and Nate Bonilla-Warford, OD to talk about about the 2012 AOA/ASCO optometry workforce study In this episode:  A breif review of the the workforce study.  Is there any way this "adequate" supply can be good for the average optometrist? The changing gender ratio of optometrists and what implications this has for the next generation. The advent of technologies that allow a high level of delegation allows ODs to see a substantial amount of more patients and its effect on OD supply. How the increasing OD:OMD ratio over the next decade will change the relationship? What can optometry learn from the oversupply and resultant backlash in the field of law? About Dori Carlson, OD Dr. Carlson is a 1989 graduate of Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, OR. She then completed a residency in Hospital-based Rehabilitative Optometry at the American Lake and Seattle VA. In 1990 she opened Heartland Eye Care. Dr. Carlson is active in the North Dakota Optometric Association (having served as the first female President in 1998), the American Optometric Association and the American Public Health Association. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. In 2004 Dr. Carlson was elected to the American Optometric Association Board of Trustees. In June of 2010 she was elected to the position of President Elect and became the Association’s first female President in June 2011. In 1995 Dr. Carlson was honored as the North Dakota Young Optometrist of the Year and Optometrist of the Year in 2003.  

This episode features of Kirk Smick, OD of the Clayton Eye Center discussing spectacle lenses.  For optometrists, is the pendulum swinging back from medical emphasis to visual/refractive care? How is this related to manpower? With ODs practice more medically and some ophthalmologist adding opticals to their practice, how do you think optometrists balance the medical conditions and refractive needs of patients?  How is prescribing of lenses is different than it was in 2000? There are some optometrists that doubt the benefits of modern lens designs. Why do you think this is? What will it take to change this? What is exciting to you about lens prescribing right now? What about the new blue filtering lens options?    About Dr. Smick: Dr. Kirk Smick is Chief of Optometry Services at Clayton Eye Center and an owner of the facility. He graduated from Pacific University College of Optometry and was drafted in the first Doctor’s draft by the US Army. After serving five years of active duty, Dr. Smick began the Clayton Eye Center in 1974 and continued to serve in the Air National Guard, retiring at the rank of Colonel. Dr. Smick is a highly recognized optometrist in the United States. He has been awarded the "Optometrist of the Year" award for the state of Georgia and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. He has also served as President of the Georgia Optometric Association, the Georgia State Board of Examiners in Optometry and the Southern Council of Optometrists. He is a frequent lecturer in the U.S. and abroad and currently serves as Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee for the American Optometric Association. Dr. Smick also serves as a technical advisor to many companies in the ophthalmic industry and has helped pioneer several visual advances, including bifocal contact lenses. Dr. Smick has been highly active in community affairs. He is a past president of the Rotary Club and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. He is also a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, a prestigious one-year community service program.

Dr. Carole Timpone is the Associate Dean of Clinical Programs at Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon.  She served as the Director of the Pacific University Eye Clinic in Portland, Oregon, for over 15 years. She received Pacific's President's Award for Excellence in Professional Education in 2004. She has served professional organizations in numerous roles, including Director of Education for the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association, and Site Coordinator for the administration of Clinical Skills Examination of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.  She was the founding Chairperson of the University Faculty Senate,  and most recently, the founding director of the Pacific Interprofessional Diabetes Clinic.  Dr. Timpone was named a Distinguished University Professor at Pacific University.  She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. Her areas of interest, research, and expertise include ocular disease, glaucoma, and primary care optometry. Her bachelors degree is from Cornell University and her Doctor of Optometry degree is from the State University of NY.