Monthly Archives: February 2023
Latinos En Optometry Launches
Latinos En Optometry, also known as LEO, has launched to support Latinos in eye care and those who serve Latino communities. Diana Canto-Sims, OD, CEO...
Corporate Location Gives Young OD More Time to Learn
India-born Sherene Vazhappilly, OD, moved to the western hemisphere with her family in second grade. They spent about eight years in various U.S. states...
Feb. 17 Is Random Acts of Kindness Day
To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17th, Jill Lublin, author of the best-selling book The Profit of Kindness, is issuing a series of Kindness...
A Cabernet Sauvignon to Warm the Heart
By Nadia Virani, OD, Chief Clinical Officer, EVP Eye Care
Hello again, wine lovers!
I’d bet that most of you have either tried or been recommended...
Keeping Pediatric Patients Healthy and Happy
For the first 21 years of her life, Amrit Bilkhu, OD, FAAO, assumed that having headaches and double vision was a normal part of...
Are Pets Welcome Here?
Do you bring your pet to work? WO asked about pets in the workplace in a poll in 2017, and at the time 53%...
Contact Lens Institute Names 2023 Visionaries
Diverse group offers insights to promote contact lens benefits, healthy wear and care habits among their U.S. colleagues
The Contact Lens Institute has named 13...
From Technician to OD, Returning to Starting Point is a Perfect Match
During her undergraduate studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Anne Valdez, OD, took a job in an optometry office as a technician to...
Ensure a Smooth Patient Handoff From the Start
Christine Howard is a licensed dispensing optician and optical manager at Eyes On Plainville in Plainville, Massachusetts. She has been in the optical industry...
Efficiencies in the Refraction Process Improve Entire Patient Experience – and Sales
The refraction process has long been the “least favorite part of the exam" for Loretta Seraly, OD, of Seraly Eye Care Associates in McMurray,...
