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After getting her first pair of glasses at age 12 and seeing the individual leaves on trees for the first time, Pam knew she’d be an optometrist. As an adult, she struggled with her own dry eyes, which led her to focus on helping others alleviate their symptoms. Today, Dr. Pam Theriot advocates for 4 simple steps for a daily hygiene routine: Hydrate, Harmonize, Heat, Heal. Listen in to hear how Dr. Theriot is sharing her knowledge with the masses through her clinic, her book and now the metaverse: https://theomniverse.city/dry-eye-metaverse/

Learn more about Dr. Pam Theriot

Find her book "Alleviate Dry Eye"  

Key Moments 

0:48 Dr. Allen introduces Dr. Pam Theriot 

2:05 How Dr. Theriot found optometry 

3:17 Moving around as a military spouse 

5:38 Creating a dry eye clinic 

8:43 The path to self-publishing 

13:48 Preparing patients prior to initial consultation 

14:40 post-appointment follow-up communication 

16:43 Dr. Theriot’s 4 simple steps for daily eye hygiene 

18:11 Recommending nutritional supplements with Omega fatty acids 

20:57 Dry eye technology and treatments 

23:03 The future dry eye treatments 

25:48 The first dry eye clinic in the Metaverse 

33:07 Eye care should be part of your daily health care

Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.

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Experiencing dry eyes? Feel like you're constantly straining your eyes? These changes may actually be due to hormone changes or even perimenopause! I know I’ve started to have eye issues and that it is most likely due to perimenopause!

If you’ve been struggling with your vision, then today’s guest, Dr. Rani Banik, is here to explain what is actually causing your eye issues. Together, we dive into the 3 main eye issues women are facing today! 

You will hear:

• How vision is affected by age and hormones
• Conventional ophthalmology vs. Functional ophthalmology
• If carrots are actually good for your eyes 
• How screens may be affecting your vision
• The real truth about blue blocker glasses
• How annual exam eyes can detect so much more than just changes in vision
• And more!

More about Dr. Banik:
Dr. Rani Banik is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist, fellowship-trained Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and Functional Medicine expert. She is fully trained in ophthalmic surgery and Botox, and she has a special interest in treating Headache and Migraine. Dr. Banik manages a wide spectrum of conditions affecting vision, as well as the complex connections between the eye and brain. She applies principles of complementary and alternative medicine in conjunction with traditional medical approaches to treat chronic diseases affecting the visual system. She offers a unique approach to managing conditions such as dry eye, macular degeneration, blepharitis, migraine, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, thyroid eye disease, uveitis, and other autoimmune conditions.

Dr. Banik has thirteen years of training at some of the finest medical and eye institutes in the country. She graduated with a B.A with Honors and M.D. from Brown University. She trained in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, followed by Ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine. She went on to pursue Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins. She has served on full-time faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. 

Dr. Banik is founder of Envision Health NYC, a private practice based on the Upper East Side in New York City. She is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Banik has won many teaching awards and also serves as principal investigator for 5 multi-centered clinical trials in neuro-ophthalmology. 

Connect with Dr. Rani:
Dr. Rani’s Website: https://www.drranibanik.com/
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If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own optometry private practice, developing a niche, inventing a new product, or giving back to the community, then take some time to be inspired by Dr. Janelle Davison’s story. Like many others, she found her path to optometry by speaking to her own optometrist then finding a mentor who was doing everything she wanted for her own life – owning a practice, growing a family, teaching, and loving life as a doctor. In 2010, She cold opened her own practice in Georgia and has never looked back. She and her business partner, who is also her husband, invented PARADEYEM software to help ODs take control of optical revenue, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. Today, Dr. Davison is known as the “Dry Eye Mentor” and enjoys customizing treatment plans for each patient by listening to their needs and addressing their goals.  As a natural extension to treating dry eye disease and based on a suggestion from a patient, Dr. Davison has evolved her clinic to provide full-service ocular aesthetics with an in-office spa. Finally, her true passion is mentoring high school students. She and her sister (a dentist) created S.C.O.R.E. INC. to “pay it forward” and encourage minority high school students to pursue careers in dentistry, optometry, or ophthalmology, as less than 6% of doctors in the US are African American or Hispanic American.

Discover more about Dr. Janelle Davison and her passions:

https://brillianteyesvisioncenter.com/

https://dryeyeinstituteofga.com/

https://thedryeyementor.com/

https://wescore.org/

https://paradeyem.com/

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/

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Parres Wright, OD, FAAO 

Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO, Diplo ABO (aka DoctorEyeHealth)

Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.

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"We love OTs working on visual perception, and they can even do some free space depth perception and focusing flexibility exercises. However, anything farther than that? You're going to want to consult your friendly local neighborhood behavioral optometrist, and especially if they happen to have a certified optometric vision therapist working on staff with them, as myself".

Today, Jessica Liedke discusses the differences between occupational therapy and vision therapy.

While occupational therapy aims to help individuals live independently by retraining everyday skills, concentration, memory, among other things, vision therapists specialize in visual outcomes and causes for developmental delays.
Although occupational therapists have some training in visual skills, they lack the licensures to use optometric tools like lenses and prisms that vision therapists rely on.
Collaboration between OT's and VT's is definitely important for comprehensive treatment.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

(01:08) What is Occupational Therapy?
(05:02) Some of the things that OT’s don’t do
(09:25) Can OT’s do Vision Therapy?

Occupational Therapy or Vision Therapy? 

Read the episode transcript here 

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Dr. Brianna Rhue, co-founder of Dr. Contact Lens
Dr. Joseph Allen, also known as Doctor Eye Health
Key Moments:
1:40 – Brianna Rhue’s backstory
3:39 – Her private practice journey from associate to “soul” ownership
7:58 – The genesis of Dr. Contact Lens
12:15 – The Dr. Contact Lens patient experience
14:37 – Building a technology company and driving change
20:12 – The value of investing in yourself, your team and your practice
22:55 – Learning from other industries and treating the patient also as a consumer
31:48 – The biggest fear and hope for the future of optometry

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/

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On this very special episode of "See What We See", we sat down IN PERSON with Isabelle Tremblay, Marketing & Sales Director of Transitions Canada, and Wael Yassein RO.

We were able to review the Transitions Pro Forum report on the "FIVE TRENDS FOR THE OPTICAL INDUSTRY IN 2023" with Isabelle and Wael, and discuss how these trends are affecting the optical industry.

To read the report for yourself CLICK ON THIS LINK

This episode is sponsored by Transitions Canada
To learn about Transitions Pro Visit : https://www.transitions.com/en-canadapro/

Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO

Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO, Diplo ABO

FluoreSCENE Media

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/

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In today’s episode I’m introducing you to Jamil Qureshi, world-class performance coach and the man who helped six individuals reach number 1 in the world.

This is a live Q&A with our members and Jamil and he covers questions on setting goals, dealing with negativity, overcoming hurdles, but the overall topic is, how do you take a goal and how do you actually turn it into achievement?

This is a great one to share with you team to get them reenergized. 

Turn it up loud and listen to what Jamil has to tell you!

Would you like to have your team trained by Conor (and the Jones And Co. team) LIVE in Manchester in March?

It’s the 7th annual staff training workshop and it always sells out. Each year we have NEW topics, roundtable discussions and new workshop exercises to sharpen your team’s sales skills, service skills and enthusiasm for their work! And this event is where your team will get to see behind the scenes of Jones And Co. Styling Opticians and what makes it work, with a live ‘access-all-areas’ tour.

Mon 18th March - Wed 20th March 2024, Manchester

GET YOUR STAFF TRAINED LIVE BY CONOR AND HIS TEAM - GET THE DETAILS WWW.OPTICALSUCCESSACADEMY.COM/STW

Dr. Julie Helmus

Doctor Eye Health

FluoreSCENE Media

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/

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What's the right retirement plan for your private optometry practice? 

Matt Ruttenberg of Life, Inc. Retirement Services joins Evon to talk all about choosing the right retirement plan for your practice. They dive into:

• IRA-based retirement plans, like SEP IRA and SIMPLE IRA plans
• Safe Harbor and Traditional 401(k) plans
• Questions to ask to choose the right plan for your practice
• Updates from the recent SECURE Act 2.0 
• Important enhancements to tax credits for starting retirement plans in your optometry practice

Ultimately, you need to look at your own circumstances, cash flow, and your goals for the plan, and make the decision that works best for you. 

Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at evon@optometrywealth.com.

Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. 

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Life, Inc. Retirement Services
• Life, Inc. Tax Credit Calculator
• Retirement Plan Evaluator
• The Optometry Money Podcast Ep. 40: The Optometrist's Guide to SECURE Act 2.0 

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide.

Welcome back to "See What We See"!

Today we sat down with our long-time friend and colleague Sara Moshurchak RO, Owner of MOSH Framemakers in Vancouver B.C.

In this episode, she shared her journey from student to frame wizard extraordinaire and the process she goes through to bring a new design to life.

For more information about Sara's workshops and designs visit:
https://www.moshframemakers.com/

This episode is sponsored by EssilorLuxottica Canada

Dr. Elsa Sheerer 

Dr. Joseph Allen

FluoreSCENE Media

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/

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Dr. Jessica Steen

Doctor Eye Health

FluoreSCENE Media

Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.

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Amanda Legge, OD

Doctor Eye Health

FluoreSCENE Media

Eye Give a Damn hosted by Dr. Joseph Allen is produced by FluoreSCENE Media.

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