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1st Year Expectations

August 26, 2019 Season 1 00:52:41 Comments Off on 1st Year Expectations

Jimmy and Roya meet up with guest Khanh Ton to discuss what to expect in your first year of optometry school.

SOURCES
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-sister-company-puts-glucose-sensing-contact-lens-project-on-hold/
https://www.achillesinternational.org/who-we-are
Khanh Ton YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzpX58xuOMD_VhSJiRlNlg
Valley Contax Deals: https://www.valleycontax.com/tn2b
1st-month Checklist: https://www.optometrystudents.com/the-first-month-of-optometry-school-checklist/
https://journal.opted.org/article/teaching-optometry-students-how-to-study-actively/

Cornea Chronicle

August 19, 2019 Season 1 00:50:21 Comments Off on Cornea Chronicle

Jimmy and Roya discuss corneal pain, its sources and possible treatments.

SOURCES

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/16/1883230/0/en/Trefoil-Therapeutics-Raises-28-Million-Series-A-to-Advance-Engineered-FGF-1-for-the-Treatment-of-Corneal-Diseases.html

https://www.healio.com/optometry/cornea-external-disease/news/online/%7Bfa582b88-62f7-4b43-b9ff-221642fb37d3%7D/post-lasik-prk-change-in-dry-eye-symptoms-linked-to-gender-wearing-contacts

https://invisionmag.com/this-texas-optometry-office-figured-out-how-to-get-more-patients-to-buy-daily-disposables/

https://www.corcoranccg.com/products/faqs/corneal-topography-nidek/

https://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/cornea-external-disease/news/print/ocular-surgery-news/%7Bc8036508-2d21-464e-bf62-17ad4a69138e%7D/corneal-neuropathic-pain-a-complex-often-misdiagnosed-and-difficult-to-manage-clinical-entity

https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/addressing-pain-of-corneal-neuropathy

https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/when-the-pain-wont-go-away

https://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/cornea-external-disease/news/print/ocular-surgery-news/%7B91626d2c-809a-49af-a457-a9cd5166c0d8%7D/trigeminal-dysphoria-the-ophthalmic-highway-to-hell?page=3

Pharmacy Debacles

August 12, 2019 Season 1 00:55:17 Comments Off on Pharmacy Debacles

Jimmy and Roya talk about some common pitfalls and best practices when placing prescriptions.

SOURCES 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/2738409

https://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2019/07/23/bjophthalmol-2019-314567 

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/brady-cole-bs-pharmacy/2017/04/5-things-you-should-not-say-at-the-pharmacy

https://bjo.bmj.com/content/early/2019/07/03/bjophthalmol-2019-314256

Bjophthalmol-2018-312603

https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(19)30099-6/fulltext

https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(18)33328-1/fulltext 

Supplement The Eyes

August 5, 2019 Season 1 00:45:26 Comments Off on Supplement The Eyes

Jimmy and Roya talk about creative ways to spice up your business, vitamins needed for healthy eyes, and an exciting surprise for all listeners.

SOURCES 

Valley Contax Deals: http://valleycontax.com/tn2b 

Grimes’ Contact: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz9LsAIFaLR/?utm_source=ig_embed

https://www.ocuphire.com/pipeline/pipeline/

https://invisionmag.com/6-ecps-who-see-the-power-of-cooperating-with-local-businesses/?oly_enc_id=3681J5200356I3H

https://eyeanddentalcare.com/about/

Eye On the Poconos: https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/diagnosis-treatment-of-conjunctival-lymphoma?fbclid=IwAR0uhonCI020nIxISCedxfdJ_-M11tI_kcbqUvI2IkuhbpRcZdSzlv69EOE

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eye-vitamins#section2

https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/new-study-suggests-vitamin-d-deficiency-is-related-to-dry-eye-08-2015/#.XTaN3ZNKgWo

To Cold Start or Not

July 29, 2019 Season 1 00:54:26 Comments Off on To Cold Start or Not

Jimmy and Roya cover the topic of starting a business from scratch, with Dr. Anith Pillai.

SOURCES

PECA Buying Alliance Group: https://www.pecaa.com/
Vision Source: https://visionsource.com/
Evolutionary Eyecare: https://evolutionaryeyecare.com/
https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(19)30054-6/fulltext
https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(19)30025-X/fulltext

What’s Your Perception?

July 22, 2019 Season 1 00:44:49 Comments Off on What’s Your Perception?

Jimmy and Roya talk about ways​ to improve your patient’s perception of you as their doctor.

SOURCES

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/07/health/walgreens-walmart-eye-drops-recall/index.html

https://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/cornea-external-disease/news/online/%7B648595a2-8a93-40ab-a4ae-40f034b1a41d%7D/cequa-more-effective-than-vehicle-in-treating-dry-eye

http://empathetics.com/why-empathy/

https://www.capson.com/blog/improve-your-bedside-manner

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198488

OptoMetrics

July 15, 2019 Season 1 00:57:57 Comments Off on OptoMetrics

Jimmy and Roya meet with a true wizard of optometry, Dr. Bryan Rogoff, to discuss “OptoMetrics”.

SOURCES
Abb Vie buys Allergan: https://news.abbvie.com/news/press-releases/abbvie-to-acquire-allergan-in-transformative-move-for-both-companies.htm
Light Sensitivity via Defocus Media: https://defocusmedia.com/optometry-podcast-transitions-what-you-need-to-know-about-light-sensitivity
Eye-Exec Consulting: https://www.eye-exec.com/ 
Glimpse http://www.glimpselive.com
GPN: https://www.gatewaypn.com/

What You Got In Those Genes?

July 8, 2019 Season 1 00:47:53 Comments Off on What You Got In Those Genes?

Jimmy and Roya discuss what’s in your genes, and the importance of DNA.

Sources:

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: https://jayshetty.me/podcast/

Eye Tracking Remote: https://www.wired.com/story/comcast-eye-tracking-tv-remote/?itm_campaign=TechinTwo

RPE65 gene therapy LUXTURNA: https://luxturnahcp.com/id-appropriate-patients/rpe65-gene/

20/Beautiful

July 1, 2019 Season 1 00:45:34 Comments Off on 20/Beautiful

Jimmy and Roya meet with special guest Johnathan Jacesko to get some insider tips on how to be an artsy OD.

Sources 
Mel B has Eye Probs: https://people.com/music/mel-b-temporarily-blind-eye-inflammation/
Avenova on Amazon: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/novabays-stock-nearly-doubles-after-avenova-made-available-on-amazon-without-prescription-2019-06-10
The Lean Startup: http://theleanstartup.com/
Custom Ishihara Prints: https://www.ishiprints.com/
IshiPrints Kickstarters: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathanjacesko/ishiprints?ref=creator_nav
Optopoetry: https://www.amazon.com/Optopoetry-Poems-Drawings-About-Vision/dp/1540551326https://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/ten-ways-vision-impairment-influenced-classic-artists

Lens Consultants: Your New BFFs

June 24, 2019 Season 2 00:54:09 Comments Off on Lens Consultants: Your New BFFs

Jimmy and Roya meet up with CharliRae and Kelsey from Valley Contax to discuss life as a consultant.

SOURCES

Custom Stable Fitting Guide Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpN0K321xA&feature=youtu.be

Scleral Lens Form – reach out at: https://www.valleycontax.com

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