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About Dr. Art Epstein:

Arthur B. Epstein, OD, FAAO is a native New Yorker who grew up in the Bronx, NY.  He received an O.D. degree from the State University of New York, State College of Optometry where he also was the college's first resident in ocular disease.

After relocating to Phoenix, Dr. Epstein co-founded Phoenix Eye Care, PLLC.  He heads the practice’s Dry Eye - Ocular Surface Disease Center – The Dry Eye Center of Arizona, and serves as its Director of Clinical Research.  He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry. 

Active in the profession, Dr. Epstein is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry, a member of the American and Arizona Optometric Associations and Past-Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section. 

Dr. Epstein is a prolific author who has published many hundreds of articles, scientific papers and book chapters. He is a Contributing Editor for Review of Optometry and Executive Editor of Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses. He founded, and serves as Chief Medical Editor of Optometric Physician™, the first and most widely read E-Journal in eyecare. Dr. Epstein is a reviewer for numerous clinical and scientific journals including Cornea, Eye and Contact Lens, and the American, British and Indian Journals of Ophthalmology.  A sought-after speaker, Dr. Epstein has presented in excess of 1,250 invited lectures on a variety of topics nationally and in more than 50 countries across the globe. 

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On this episode of The OI Show, we talk about how to have a multi-specialty clinic with Dr. Barry Eiden. Plus he gave us some tips on how to have work-life balance if you're practicing with your significant other. 

About Dr. Barry Eiden:
Dr. Eiden is president and medical director of North Suburban Vision Consultants, Ltd., a multi-specialty group practice in the Chicago area. He is president and founder of the International Keratoconus Academy of Eye Care Professionals. Dr. Eiden is also co-founder and president of EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute. Dr. Eiden is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center and an adjunct faculty member of the Indiana, Illinois, Midwestern, Salus, SUNY and UMSL Colleges of Optometry.  Dr.Eiden is Past Chair of the American Optometric Association’s Contact Lens and Cornea Section.  He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society. Dr. Eiden frequently publishes in the professional literature, consults to the eye care industry and is a well known lecturer both nationally and internationally.

Resource Mentioned:
International Keratoconus Academy
https://www.keratoconusacademy.com/

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Dr. Maria Walker shares with us about the latest in Scleral Lens on today's episode of The OI Show. 

About Dr. Maria Walker:

Dr. Maria Walker graduated from The New England College of Optometry with an OD/MS degree in 2013 and completed a Residency in Cornea & Contact Lenses at Pacific University in Portland, OR. She then joined the clinical faculty at the University of Houston College of Optometry and is currently part-time faculty while also completing her PhD, studying the effects of scleral lenses on the ocular surface. Dr. Walker lectures domestically and internationally on scleral lenses and is involved in several research projects at the Ocular Surface Institute and Texas Eye Research and Technology Center at the University of Houston.  She has won several awards related to contact lenses and research, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a fellow and the current President of the Scleral Lens Education Society, and an advisory board member of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute. 

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About Dr. Woo:
Dr. Woo is an adjunct professor at Midwestern University. Dr. Woo enjoys lecturing around the world on the subject of contact lenses and anterior segment ocular disease. 

Dr. Woo owns the Contact Lens Institute of Nevada, a clinic dedicated entirely to custom contact lenses.  The Contact Lens Institute offers revolutionary technology such as the EyePrintProsthetic and sMap scleral topography to assist in complex clinical cases. 

In her spare time, Dr. Woo is an avid wine collector and is a Level 2 WSET Sommelier. 

More About Dr. Woo:

Here are some links:

www.clinevada.com

www.drstephaniewoo.com

woou.org

Social media:

@drstephaniewoo

Here is a free PDF that I created for doctors who want some tips on how to start a specialty practice.

Here is the 8 week coaching programed I referenced

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About Dr. Jeff Gerson:
Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University school of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating in low vision and ocular disease.  He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials.
 
Currently, Dr Gerson is in private practice that is a collaboration of both OD’s and MD’s.  He see’s primary care patients, and has an emphasis on retinal care in his practice.  He enjoys having 4th year optometry interns with him and the challenges that they present.  He still participates in clinical trials and utilizes many different diagnostic modalities.  
 
Dr. Gerson is a frequent lecturer in the US and abroad, and writes regularly for optometric publications.  When not at work, he enjoys travelling, working out  and spending time with his family.

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Today's episode we are  joined with Dr. Karen Carrasquillo to discuss about Myopia Management with Scleral Lenses plus many more!

About Dr. Karen Carrasquillo:

Dr. Karen G. Carrasquillo is Vice President of Clinical and Professional Affairs at BostonSight. In addition, she is an adjunct clinical professor at the New England College of Optometry, an adjunct clinical professor at the school of optometry, MCPHS University, Advisory Board member for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI), Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), Fellow of the Educational Society of Scleral Lenses (FSLS), and Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA). She is the founder and Program Chair of FitAcademy, an educational retreat for Cornea and Contact Lens Residents, and is also a planning committee member for the International Congress of Scleral Contacts (ICSC) Meeting and Global Ophthalmic Women (GLOW) meeting.

She is also the author of numerous publications on the therapeutic use of scleral lenses and prosthetic replacement of the eye surface system (PROSE) and is also the author of several patents.

Prior to completing her doctorate degree in Optometry and her residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses, she completed a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico and a postdoctoral fellowship in ophthalmological research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA. 

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About Dr. Steven Ferrucci:
Dr. Steven Ferrucci, a 1994 graduate of the New England College of Optometry, completed his Residency in Primary Care/Hospital Based/Geriatric Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Hospital in Sepulveda CA. 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, and OCT. He has also published several articles in optometric journals, including The New England Journal of Optometry, Optometry and Vision Science, Optometry: Journal of The AOA and Review of Optometry. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Board for both Review of Optometry and Optometry Times. 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 is past-president of the ORS, as well as founding Chair of the Retina Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Optometry.

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In this episode we have Mr. Casey Hedberg of ABB Analyze to talk about dashboarding, practice analysis and how to revolutionize your practice perfomance.


About Mr. Casey Hedberg:
Fresno State Graduate, Food Science Enology

20+ years Vision Care experience

Entrepreneur

Founder of Glimpse, Business Performance Dashboards

Father of 4 (Reese, Beckham, Knox & Remy) Wife Kristen

Love to do crossfit and play soccer

President of Beach Lacrosse

ABB Analyze Website:
https://www.glimpselive.com/

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On this episode, we have Dr. Daddi Fadel shares about the important key factors to Scleral Lens Success.


About Dr. Daddi Fadel:

Daddi Fadel DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, is a contact lens designer, a Pioneer of modern lens designs, and a specialist in contact lenses for irregular cornea, scleral lenses, myopia control, and orthokeratology. She speaks five languages; Arabic, French, English, Italian, and Greek. She studied optometry at Istituto Superiore di Scienze Optometriche (ISSO) in Rome (1998-2001), a four-year course achieved in three years with honors. 

She started to lecture and publish from her first year of Optometry school. She has 20 years’ experience in optometry and specialty contact lenses. She runs an optometric practice specializing in contact lenses in Italy where she personally designs and fits special customized contact lenses. 

She is internationally recognized as a key opinion leader, who has several peer-reviewed publications in the area of specialty contact lenses and is a speaker in national and international symposia. 

Daddi Fadel and Dr. Melissa Barnett are authors of the “Clinical Guide for Scleral Lens Success”. Daddi Fadel is the author of the book “Scleral Lens Complications: Their Recognition, Etiology, and Management”. 

 She is a certified and approved advanced speaker to conduct NCLE approved courses. She is the first Certified EyePrint Practitioner outside the USA and Canada. Fadel is Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), British Contact Lens Association (BCLA), and American Academy of Optometry (AAO). She is the Founder and Immediate Past President of Accademia Italiana Lenti Sclerali (AILeS), Co-founder and President of Euro & Austral-Asia Scleral Lens Academy (EASLA), Council of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists (ISCLS), Global Ambassador of the BCLA, member of the GPLI Advisory Board, member of the medical advisory board of the International Keratoconus Academy (IKA), Program & Education Chair of The Summit of Specialty Contacts (SSC) and of the Global Ophthalmic Women (GLOW), Board Member of the International Forum for Scleral Lens Research (IFSLR) and of the International Congress of Scleral Contact (ICSC), Clinical Advisor of Myopia Care, International Relations Chair of the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), and Member of the International Association of Contact Lens Educator (IACLE).

 
Where to find Dr. Fadel:
https://daddifadel.com/home

Resources Mentioned: 
https://sclerallens.org/
https://www.gpli.info/

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In today's episode, Dr. Bazan will shares with us how he left his office for a year and still make money.


About Dr. Justin Bazan:
Justin Bazan, OD, a 2004 SUNY grad, is the owner of Park Slope Eye in Brooklyn, N.Y., which he established cold in the summer of 2008. He pioneered the use of social media as a marketing tool to help build a successful practice. He is an avid industry writer and is a regular columnist in several trade publications. Dr. Bazan holds several industry positions including spokesperson for The Vision Council and a consultant to Bausch and Lomb. He is a past President of the Optometric Society of the City of New York and is involved in the American Optometric Association as the Federal Advocacy Representative for New York State. He is also served on AOA Leadershipand AOA New Technology Committees. Lastly, he is a proud co-founder of the Young ODs of America a thriving nationwide network of burgeoning optometric all-stars. 

Dr. Justin Bazan Social Media:

 Instagram and Twitter: @justinbazan
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justinbazan
 Website: https://parkslopeeye.com/