I prepare you for your COVID-19 vaccine appointment by sharing my experience and my side effects. Los ultimos minutos del podcast son en Español.

Let’s take back our city.

One vaccination at a time.

Recuperemos nuestra ciudad.

Una vacuna a la vez.

This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical treatment by a health care professional. Because of unique individual needs, the listener should consult his or her personal physician to determine the appropriateness of the information for their situation.

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Keeping Eyes Safe From COVID-19: What Works?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942606

The Ocular Manifestations and Transmission of COVID-19: Recommendations for Prevention

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205711/

Información en Español sobre la transmisión del coronavirus a través de los ojos empieza en minuto 13:18

For Clarity:

When I’m seeing patients I wear an N95. Outside of work I wear a surgical disposable mask.

Fun gab session with Dr. Carly Rose where we talk about what we went through as optometrists in 2020, our social media journeys, and our hopes for 2021.

Dr. Rose’s TikTok

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJnuY9yT/

Connect with Dr.Rose

instagram.com/doctorrosetalks

instagram.com/eyecareonthesquare

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The chief of primary care at SUNY University Eye Center shares with us her beginnings and how that helped her design her own career in optometric academia. We talk about our identities as Latinas, learn some clinical Spanish and discuss what can changes could be made so that we can have more representation in doctorate programs.

Stay tuned until the end where she answers what is the most common mistake that she sees young ODs, like myself, make and what we can do about it.

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The CDC said that it would monitor vaccine recipients for Bell’s palsy but also said that the COVID-19 vaccines don’t appear to cause the condition. The FDA will also track data on facial paralysis cases as vaccines are administered to patients.

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Handout

cvdvaccine.com

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Handout

fda.gov/media/144434/download

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Latinx adults have a 50% chance of developing diabetes as well higher rates of diabetes-related blindness. This vision loss is preventable and a large part of prevention involves patient education.

In this episode I’ll be discussing the disease process and I’ll be providing you with a patient script en Español so we can better help our patients understand their diagnosis and keep their eyesight for life.

Las complicaciones de la diabetes nos afectan más fuertemente a nosotros los latinos incluyendo la pérdida de la vision. Pero todo esto es prevenible si educamos a nuestros pacientes.

This is for educational purposes only.

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Color vision deficiencies, or color blindness, are really common at least 1 in 20 people have some form of it!

This episode covers the basics on color blindness, my hot takes on enchroma glasses, and of course a spanish segment en español where you can learn some talking points to be used while educating your spanish-speaking patients.

This is for educational purposes only.

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Becoming a business owner was not part of Dr. Dawson’s five-year plan but as her career in optometry evolved she realized that the best way to serve patients in a way that is fulfilling and with integrity is to set your own rules, in your own home.

Listen in as Dr. Dawson explains her path to becoming an optometry practice owner in a very unique setting.

Connect with Dr. Dawson

instagram.com/justeyesoptometry

Dr. Dawson’s Ossining Optometry Practice

justeyesoptometry.com

60 Revolutionary Road

Ossining, NY 10562

Tel (914) 207-9555

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The excitement is building up as we start counting down the days until Dr. Gurpinder Kaur opens the doors to Bonney Lake Eye Care!

Opening day is on Nov 16 and in this episode we sit down and reflect on her career path and the various pivotal points that led her from private practice, to academic optometry to now the new chapter of practice ownership.

Connect with Dr. Kaur

instagram.com/gurpinder.eyedoc

instagram.com/bonneylakeeyecare

Dr. Kaur’s Bonney Lake Optometry Practice

bonneylakeeyecare.com

20069 State Route 410 E

Bonney Lake, WA 98391

Tel (253) 793-1588

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I catch up with Dr. Tyah Johnson and we talk about how she got to this point in her career and she maps out for us the exact steps she took when opening up her very own private practice, Bespoke Eye Care, that is now celebrating its 4 month anniversary!

This is a 17 minute episode that is part of my 6-month follow-up series.

Connect with Dr. Johnson

instagram.com/curlyoptometrist

instagram.com/bespoke2020eyes

Dr. Johnson’s Dallas Optometry Practice

bespoke2020.com

6757 Arapaho Road Suite 707

Dallas, Texas

Tel (972) 703-9070

Our episode we did back in April

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-york-eye-doc-podcast/id1482422987?i=1000470604128

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