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Would you rather be a generalist or an expert? 🤔

Tune in as we talk with Dr. Todd Cohan, an optometrist who specializes in dry eye disease.😀

In this episode, we talk about his business model for running an off-site dry eye treatment clinic, and how he was able to grow this specialty in the midst of COVID

Dr. Cohan will also share his insights on the following:

💡 What is his practice like pre-COVID and what has he done in the last couple of years?

💡 How did his dedicated Dry Eye Center start, and what did he have set up in Chicago during COVID?

💡 What is the takeaway for doing things differently in their practice to positively impact their patients?

GET TO KNOW DR. TODD COHAN

Todd Cohan, O.D. is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in visual science and his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometrists (ICO) and was the sole recipient of ICO’s College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award for excellence in vision therapy and pediatrics. He achieved Clinical Honors in all of his optometric rotations during his externship year at optometry school. He practices full scope optometry, providing treatment and management of ocular diseases, corneal refractive therapy, and contact lenses and vision therapy. Dr. Cohan continues to be on the forefront of technology to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive care for his patients for the treatment and management of all types of ocular disease. Maintaining his strong commitment to vision development, Dr. Cohan continues to specialize in pediatric vision care programs, including particular expertise in vision therapy and the diagnosis and treatment of learning-related vision problems. He also specializes in hard-to-fit contact lenses as well as extensive expertise fitting bifocal contact lens patients. Dr. Cohan lectures frequently on contact lenses to other optometrists for Alcon Vision Care as well as being a pre-clinical evaluator for newly developed contact lenses before they are launched nationally. He also serves as an optometric medical billing consultant helping fellow optometrists institute the medical model of optometry to their practices.

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Macular degeneration can be devastating.  Our genetics can help guide risk assessment and follow up pathways for our patients

Join us in this episode as we talk about macular degeneration with Dr. Steven Ferucci! 😃

In this episode, Dr. Steven will answer the following questions:

💡 What can we do to prevent it from getting worse, how can we treat it, and how can we help our patients that have it?

💡 How to assess the risk of developing macular degeneration?

💡 What are the recommendations for a healthy individual with no signs of AMD but with a high genetic risk?

💡 How did the information from the genetic test help either stay the course or help modify the follow-up path for an individual who does have early or intermediate macular degeneration?

💡 What does he have for his patients to monitor their vision at home?

You don't have to lose your vision in your 60's. Let Dr. Steven Ferucci help protect your eyes today! 😉

GET TO KNOW  DR. STEVEN FERRUCCI

He is currently Chief of Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home.  He is also the Residency Director at his sight, and a Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University. 

Dr. Ferrucci has lectured extensively, with a special interest in Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Fluorescein Angiography, and OCT.  He has  published multiple articles in  several optometric journals. He is an active member in the American Optometric Association and the California  Optometric Association, as well as a fellow in both the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retinal Society. He currently serves as  Past President  of  the ORS and is the founding chair of the Retina Special Interest Group for the American Academy of Optometry

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Here is another insightful episode with great stuff as we are joined by Dr. Scott Hauswirth.

What's in this episode?

In this episode, Dr. Hauswirth explains the following:

• Interesting technologies, such as confocal imaging and its operation
• Review a portion of the neurotrophic
• Specific corneal sensitivity testing that he performs
• His imaging studies, what he notices that is interesting in his patients, and how he manages these people
• His treatment plan for his patients
• How his technology has helped him in the care of his patients over the last five years.

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡

Dr. Hauswirth is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he is Director of the Ocular Surface Clinic and Faculty in the Center for Ocular Inflammation.  He performs direct patient care, clinical education to residents in the Department of Ophthalmology, and research in the area of dry eye and neurosensory dysfunction in ocular surface disease. 

He graduated from the Southern California College of Optometry and completed his residency in Cornea, Glaucoma, and Surgical Management at Minnesota Eye Consultants, in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a consultative optometrist for 17 years.  Over his career he has participated in numerous research initiatives including FDA approval studies for drugs, medical devices, and drug delivery platforms, is on the editorial board of four publications, is a frequent lecturer on the national and international spectrum, and has authored several publications and texts.

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What exactly makes an employee stay at your company? Is it the compensation? The culture? The benefits? 

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ryan Corte as he shares with us some of his experiences when it comes to hiring employees and when it comes to their compensation. 

Dr. Corte will share with us his experiences with:

👉 hiring people in their practice and their process

👉 keeping his people smiling on social media in his practice

👉 bringing the team together in their staff meetings

👉 handling applications and interviews

👉 working through compliance issues with hiring

👉 dealing with current staff and new hires when it comes to compensation and pay

👉 hiring somebody specifically for training

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘿𝙧. 𝙍𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚

Dr. Ryan Corte is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of success working as an optometrist, speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur in the health and wellness industry. He is the co-owner of Northlake Eye, a four-location optometry practice located in North Carolina. You can find Dr. Corte on social media under the username @RyanReflects where he curates content that helps you identify your purpose and achieve success through developing personal and professional skills you can use in all aspects of life. In his free time, Dr. Corte enjoys working out and spending time with his wife, kids, family, and friends.

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Is interest in private practice really dead? 🤔🤔

Tune in and join us in this episode as Dana Devito shares with us about the private practice club at IU where they have that open discussion and dialogue to ultimately prepare their members for a greater chance at a successful transition upon graduation. 

Dana will also share her insights about the following:

💡 What is the solution conference all about?

💡 What actually happens at their meetings?

💡 Interesting topics on which they had speakers come in and speak to the club about 

💡Resources that can assist students in entering private practice after graduation.

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝘿𝙧. 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙤

Graduated from Kalamazoo College with bachelors in biology and having captained the varsity volleyball team for 2 years.

 2 gap years during which time I worked in the emergency department as a scribe and in the real estate market in NYC. 

 4th year student attending IUSO currently on rotations. Previous President of The Private Practice Club at Indiana University for 2 years. Current executive board member-elect for SOLN (Student Optometric Leadership Network). Member of BSK and Gold key optometric honor society.

Here is a link to the Optometric Private Practice Club at Indiana University instagram. 

https://www.instagram.com/oppc.iu/?hl=en

Here is a link to the Student Optometric Leadership Network website

https://www.instagram.com/solnoptometry/?hl=en

Link to my LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-devito-4b487b88

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