Every person with an optical prescription should have more than one pair of eyewear, whether it’s a pair of sunglasses, readers, or a backup pair of glasses. It’s easy for eye care providers to identify the need for at least two pairs of glasses; in many cases, there is a need for three to four pairs. Leveraging multiple pair sales …
Warren Eye Care, Racine, WI We all know that there are many types of dry eye, from good old evaporative dry eye to dry eye related to poor meibomian gland dysfunction, inflammatory dry eye. The treatment for each is similar but yet slightly different. This time of year, one of the things that I find confounding when working with my …
The eye care industry is currently focused on retail and the optical as the primary drivers of growth. Key players in the market leverage their manufacturing, and supply chain prowess in a race to the bottom. As more and more industry players commoditize glasses, retail becomes a more difficult space for IOD’s to operate. Growth in the eye care industry …
Contact lens fitting is an art. We assess our patient’s needs, then use observations, experience, and intuition to find the best way to meet those needs. Contact lens fitting also involves math and data, requiring us to take measurements, do calculations, and use this information to search for the best lenses for our patient. It’s critical that we find ways …
You’ve done your due diligence, watched videos, sat through a few demos, chatted with existing users and perhaps even done a site visit. Finally, you’re ready to make the move to another EHR/PMS software solution for your practice. Then the unthinkable happens your current software provider tells you they will not give you your patient data–or you’ll have to pay …
As an optometrist, I have always thought I do a good job. I listen to my patients’ concerns, use high tech equipment, work with a very talented team and make strong recommendations. I have always tried to honor our mission statement by carefully monitoring each patient’s visual development, function and preservation. In general, my patients feel like they were well …