October 2022 | Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry Editor-in-Chief Surprised with Award at WOLC 2022

Women In Optometry Editor-in-Chief Marjolijn Bijlefeld spent months planning and scheduling the Women In Optometry Leadership Conference; including reading and narrowing down more than...

Second Specialty Office Offers Great Opportunity

Carly Rose, OD, says that she often heard during optometry school the phrase: The eyes are an extension of the brain. “In the dry...

Meet Cheryl P, One of the Inspirations Behind the 2022 Vera Bradley Foundation for...

When Cheryl Phillips, a sales representative for The McGee Group, walks into one of the doctors’ offices in her Illinois territory, there is a...

OD Finds Fellow Diversity Advocates with MyEyeDr.

As an optometry student, T’sani Watson, OD, fell in love with the eye care field but was surprised by the lack of diversity within...

Many Small Actions Make a Big Impact Over Time

In September, Sharon Berger Moscow, OD, FCOVD, was recognized for her work over more than four decades in the profession as the recipient of...

Report: Thirty-Eight Percent of Americans Say They Don’t Have an Eye Doctor

As we close out October's Blindness Awareness Month, a new study from NVISION Eye Centers is shedding light on vision care in the U.S. The...

There is a Wave of New Presbyopes Coming, and They Have High Demands

Happy birthday, dear millennials. Presbyopia is on its way! With the first of the millennials already having turned 40, the number of patients experiencing visual...

Community Activism Keeps OD Inspired

When people think of Peru, Madagascar and Fiji, they often think about the exotic landscape, delicious food and warm waters. However, these beautiful places...