Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Leigh Plowman about life as an OD in Australia, his career path, the current situation and dry eye treatment.

SOURCES

Potential functional restoration of corneal endothelial cells in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy by ROCK inhibitor

 Keratoconus + BMI link?

Dry Eye Directory

Australian Optometry Schools

Ziena Eyewear

Jimmy and Roya talk about the different Covid-19 vaccines and how they work but also about dry eye treatment and the free CE offer.

SOURCES 

Get Free CE with Try Not 2 Blink

Webster word of the 2020

Multi-Dose Latanoprost

Treatment of Dry Eye from Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis With Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (Cenegermin)

 COVID Vaccine: How they work

Top COVID Vaccine Candidates

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Adeline Bauer about the all-new Custom Lens Immersion Program  (CLIP) from Valley Contax, their Boost Marketing Program, Keratoconus and more...

SOURCES 

NEW: Rocky Mountain Optometry School

2020 Glance

Drop for Keratoconus

Dr. Adeline Bauer

Custom Lens Immersion Program (CLIP)

Boost Marketing Program

Jimmy and Roya talk with Dr. Kayla Karpuk about light adjustable IOLs, managing cataract surgery and same day cataract surgery for both eyes.

SOURCES 

Tear Restore Clinical Portal CODE STARTER100

Dr Kayla Karpuk

OCCRS

I Love My LASIK - Dr Karpuk

Light Adjustable IOL Details

Dr Karpuk Twitter

Dr Karpuk Instagram

In this special episode Jimmy and Roya focus on dry eye disease and talk about practice patterns that will help you become a dry eye expert and exam room changes to guide you to best treat the true etiology.

SOURCES

1. TFOS DEWS II Executive Summary
2. TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report
3. http://www.tfosdewsreport.org/report-diagnostic_methodology/131_36/en/
4. Dry Eye Foundation
5. Comparison of two questionnaires for dry eye symptom assessment
6. A Review of Dry Eye Questionnaires: Measuring Patient-Reported Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life
7. Reliability and Validity of the Ocular Surface Disease Index
8. Ocular surface disease index for the diagnosis of dry eye syndrome
9. Assessment of vision-related quality of life in dry eye patients
10. Patients’ perception of DED and its relation with time to diagnosis and quality of life: an international and multilingual survey
11. Dry Eye Disease: Impact on Quality of Life and Vision
12. Management and Therapy of Dry Eye Disease: Report of the Management and Therapy Subcommittee of the International Dry Eye Workshop
13. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470411/ 
14. https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2717240 
15. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836968/
16. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cxo.12849 
17. Ocular Graft Versus Host Disease Following Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant: Review of Current Knowledge and Recommendations
18. TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report
19. Click here to your free CE or CME credit: http://trynot2blink.com/freece

Jimmy and Roya talk with Rebecca Petris,  about her history dealing with dry eye, why she created The Dry Eye Zone and what should doctors consider when treating dry eye.

SOURCES 

Mindfulness + Glaucoma Control

100 worst cities for dry eye 

Ziena Eyewear

Intrepid eye society TED Talks: Update on Thyroid Eye Disease

Scleral Lens Tutorial

Dry Eye Zone

Dry Eye Foundation

Dry Eye Patreon

Dry Eye Shop

[email protected] 

Jimmy and Roya talk with guests Scott Hauswirth and Ken DauSchmidt about Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, tear restore clinical trials, dry eye and maskne.

SOURCES 

Maskne

Struggle is real with MASKNE

9 Ways to prevent MASKNE

MADE Infographics

Mask + Dry Eye

Dr Scott Hauswirth

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

TFOS DEWS II Report

Tear Restore

Pending TearRestore Clinical Trial

Eye Drop for MGD?

Jimmy and Roya talk about the importance of voting, the first FDA approved preservative-free allergy drop, and meet long time listener optometry tech, Nicholas Oudompradith.

SOURCES:

PF Alaway

Eysuvius

1800 Contacts Contact Lens Fitting

Tips for defending contact lens fees

Nick O on Insta

Jimmy and Roya talk with "EYEcon" Dr. Richard Castillo about his career path, how he started teaching Optometry and how he sees the eyecare landscape and community in 25 years from now...

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ASOS

OD SLT

Dr. Richard Castillo, OD, DO, NSUOK

Jimmy and Roya share some big news and talk to Meghan Endicott from Optometry Cares, the American Optometry Association Foundation.

SOURCES

AOA Recovery Fund 

AOA Foundation

Archives & Museum

Scholarships

Healthy Eyes Healthy Children

InfantSEE®

National Optometry Hall of Fame

Optometric Historical Society

Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief

VISION USA

Camp Courage: A Helen Keller Experience