Dr. Steven Hoang is a graduate from the University of Waterloo and the owner of Respect Eye Care in Alberta. Dr. Hoang shares how he carefully curated a unique brand and clinic design, and a very welcoming environment for his patients. 

Check out Respect Eye Care on Instagram @respect.eyecare and let us know what you think about our episode by leaving us a rating! 

We talk with Dr. Kimberly Chan, an optometrist in Toronto, all about her experience with personal branding as a healthcare professional, and her journey from American optometry school into a Canadian optometric career. 

Resources:

1. Follow Dr. Chan on Instagram @drkimberlychan

2. Eyes on Eyecare Articles by Dr. Chan: 

https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/5-things-need-practice-optometry-in-canada/

https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/ontario-optometry-exam-fees/

https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/6-important-tips-ontario-optometry-opportunities/

https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/4-step-guide-ohip-billing-ontario-optometrists/

Dr. Maharaj joins our podcast again to discuss how optometrists have common personality traits that could either benefit our careers or become our downfalls. These common traits also begin to reveal an interesting perspective on why optometry is beginning to shape shift towards specialization and tiering of medical optometry and refractive care.

In the second half of our conversation, we brought up the status of our mental health. We walk with Dr. Maharaj about mental exhaustion and burnout that is currently present in our profession, and what strategies we've done or need to start doing in order to conquer those feelings together as a group. 

Welcome to the New Grad Case Reflection series! The purpose of these particular episodes is to reflect on how we diagnosed and managed a unique or challenging case as a new graduate doctor. We review our thought process behind each step, what made us nervous, and ask ourselves how to better manage these cases in the future. Our ultimate goal for this series is to reassure new grad ODs that we are not perfect, but we are constantly learning every day to become exceptional doctors!

In this episode, Amrit goes through her thought process as she manages a 15-year-old male patient with a unilateral hyperopic shift. Let us know your thoughts on this case on our Instagram IGTV @foureyesoptom. 

We're back with another edition of our end-of-season happy hour episode! Grab your spiked eggnog and listen to us play Never Have I Ever - Optometry Edition, and ramble on about nonsense like always. 

Make sure to mark your calendars for February 2021 when we will be back with new episodes to feed your optometry podcast cravings. We'll be delivering more clinical content with case discussions, interviewing amazing ECPs (like always), and discussing topics that expand beyond the optometry world!

**This episode does contain explicit language that may be offensive to some. Please take what we say lightheartedly!**

Dr. Cameron McCrodan is a Canadian optometrist and public speaker located in British Columbia. Dr. McCrodan is all about vision therapy and neurorehabilitation. He went from being anti-vision therapy, to running three VT clinics across North America, and giving a passionate TEDx talk on the subject of neurovisual performance as well. Dr. McCrodan also published his book, Optomize, to share stories of his successful VT patients which helps readers to learn and understand the relationship between our brain and our eyes. He is also a very busy optometrist who is actively involved in COVD, NORA, OEP, the BC Doctors of Optometry, the Canadian Association of Optometrists, and the Canadian Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation organization.

Resources:

1. Learn more about Dr. McCrodan’s vision therapy clinic, Opto-mization Neurovisual Performance, on his website: https://www.neurovisualperformance.ca/

2. Listen to Dr. McCrodan’s lecture at TEDx Talks Victoria on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0pljgXZ_GA&feature=emb_title

3. Purchase Dr. McCrodan’s book, Optomize, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Cameron-McCrodan-ebook/dp/B086B8ZP48?language=en_CA

4. Pattern Glare Test: https://www.opticianonline.net/cet-archive/171

We talk with Dr. John Olkowski, creator of the NuLids device that's sweeping the dry eye world, on how he came up with the idea for the device and how it benefits all types of dry eye patients. Dr. Olkowski is a corneal surgery specialist, and the founder and chief surgeon of EyeSight Hawaii where he performs thousands of laser vision corrective surgeries. He is experienced in dry eye treatment for his patients and developed a medical device that amplifies the patient's at-home experience with dry eye therapy.

NuLids is an FDA Registered device by NuSight Medical that is an all-natural at home treatment for dry eyes and can be used for one minute each day. Learn more about the features of the NuLids device below:

For more information on NuLids and NuSight Medical, visit their website www.nusightmedical.com

For our listeners, we are offering a discount code FOUREYES20 for $20 off your NuLids device! This code can be used for healthcare professionals and patients purchasing the device. Visit www.getnulids.com to use our code and get yours today!

We chat with Dr. Jasdeep Soni, otherwise known as Optoturban on his podcast and social media platforms, with how he's adjusting to life as a new grad optometrist during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss his future plans to continue his Optoturban brand and how his content will transition from the student to the doctor perspective.

Resources:

1. Follow Jasdeep on Instagram @optoturban 

2. Listen to the Optoturban podcast on the Defocus Media channel: https://defocusmedia.com/optoturban-podcast/

We talk with Dr. Diana Nguyen, new grad optometrist from the University of Waterloo, as she kickstarts her career in specialty optometry areas including dry eye disease and myopia control.

Resources:

1. Follow Dr. Nguyen on Instagram @eyedoc.diaries

2. Register for the Dry Eye Summit live virtual conference on November 14th-15th here: https://dryeyesummit.ca/product/virtual-conference-registration/

3. Share the MyDryEye website (https://mydryeye.ca/) and Instagram page @mydryeyespace with your dry eye patients for online resources and support.

4. Listen to the Learning During Quarantine (LDQ) online webinars that we rave about all the time here: https://learning.eyex.ca/

We sit down with Dr. Andrea Lasby, who has extensive knowledge and clinical experience with specialty contact lenses. After obtaining her optometric degree, Dr. Lasby completed an ocular disease and specialty contact lens residency in Oklahoma and became a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society in addition to the American Academy of Optometry. She is also the co-founder of the Canadian Contact Lens Academy.

We ask Dr. Lasby questions on implementing scleral lenses into a practice for the first time, including how to set exam and lens fees, choosing the most appropriate lens company, and what type of patients to fit lenses in as a beginner.