Monthly Archives: January 2021
Massachusetts ODs Gain Scope Expansion
Buried way down on page 20, line 412, of a 70-page telehealth bill, optometrists in Massachusetts scored a big win. The bill mandates payment...
Making a Difference in the Profession
From being a trustee for the North Carolina Optometry Society to serving as the president of her local optometry distract to being a chair for a grassroots effort for optometry legislation, Rasika Whitesell, OD gives her time to the profession generously.
Inspiring Future Optometrists
“You are always one introduction away from reaching a goal or achieving your dreams,” says Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO.
Doctor Plunges Into the Icy Waters of Pandemic-era Cold Start Two Years After Graduation
Casey Smith, OD, decided to cold start a practice, everything moved quickly.
Most Survey Respondents Said They Are Ending 2020 With Lower Revenues and Fewer Daily...
The year 2020 ended much the same as it had limped along for the last half of the year, said respondents to the 18th...
OD Needed a Front-office Manual—So She Created One Other Practices Could Use
Neka Amato, OD, has been a practice owner since a few months after she graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry in 2009. She...
Most Eye Care Professionals Interested in Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
A Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll that was launched prior to the availability of any COVID-19 vaccines and stayed open through New Year’s Day shows that a majority of respondents were planning on (or had already gotten) a COVID-19 vaccine.
Be the Change: Doctor Finds Her Passion after an Unexpected Incident
Devon Kennedy, OD, grew up on a farm and thought that she would become a veterinarian. Yet when she witnessed an incident that left...
Lending A Hand
One of the major appeals of optometry for Rasika Whitesell, OD, is the ability to help people. From a young age, she knew she...
