Monthly Archives: July 2021
The Brilliant Life of Dr. Olive
It was a “blessing in disguise” that landed Zuriany Olive, OD, in her own practice. After graduating from Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry...
A Statewide Organization’s Goal To Provide Vision Care For Its People
How can optometrists help patients who have no health insurance or vision coverage and cannot pay? In Oregon, all low-income children have access to...
A Multifocal With a Different Design Can Help Relieve Fatigue and Accommodative Issues
Laurie Runnerstrom, OD, has two major criteria when determining whether to bring in a new contact lens product to her East Greenbush, New York,...
Tick Tock: Retirement Doesn’t Look Too Distant
More than a quarter of the respondents to a July 2021 Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll said that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated their...
Survey Results Indicate Uneasiness About Practice Transitions
In the Women In Optometry Pop-up Poll on counting down the years to retirement, one of the concerns expressed by more than 20 percent...
Helping Eye Care Consumers “Buy Local”
Natasha Vora, CEO of twelve84, champions a “Buy Local” approach for optical dispensaries that will help keep them more competitive in today’s market. Vora...
Approaching Retirement, Doctor Revels in Return to Focus on Patient Care
The first time that Mary Jo Stiegemeier, OD, FAAO, truly felt relieved of her duties as owner of a two-location practice she transitioned to...
OD Takes Her Vision With A Mission Platform to Beautiful Heights
On August 8, 2021, Elise Brisco, OD, FAAO, CCH, FCOVD, competes in the Miss California United States pageant. She will be the oldest contestant...
