Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, closes out The MOD Pod's last episode of 2025 with a discussion on aberrations in refractive cataract surgery with Nick Bruns, OD, FAAO. With modern technology, Dr. Bruns emphasizes that understanding the effect of higher-order aberrations helps optometrists better achieve optimal outcomes. Listen to the episode now.

Check out the latest episode of The MOD Pod to hear host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, talk about the use of retinal imaging in hematologic disorders and the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric uveitis with guests Sherrol A. Reynolds, OD, FAAO, FNAP, and Carlo J. Pelino, OD, FAAO, respectively.

Which technologies are essential to conducting a thorough examination for new glaucoma patients? And which modalities and softwares are most useful for long-term care? Danica Marrelli, OD, and Anu Laul, OD, compare their approaches to initial encounters with glaucoma patients, swap notes on their preferred methodologies for tracking long-term treatment, and identify areas where primary eye care providers could improve the quality of care.

In this special episode of The MOD Pod, Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, interviews a diverse group of attendees from MOD Live 2024. She speaks with program chairs, faculty, newcomers, and returning attendees, capturing a wide range of perspectives from the event.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, invites guest Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS, to the episode to talk about nutrition's role in the medical field and how it affects patients' ocular and systemic health. Dr. Koetting also speaks with Thomas Kislan, OD, on the topic of inflammatory dry eye. They cover diagnosis tactics, management options, and more.

On The MOD Pod this month, Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, hosts Erich A. Hinel, OD, MS, FAAO, and Luke B. Lindsell, OD, MD, to talk about their upcoming article in Modern Optometry on considerations for patients with cataracts and retinal disease. Specifically, the two give tips on what to keep top of mind when comanaging these patients. Dr. Koetting wraps up the episode with Hardeep Kataria, OD, FAAO, as the two discuss a very important topic Dr. Kataria tackles in the first of a series of articles: mental health and the private practice optometrist.

This month on the The MOD Pod, host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, connects with Kaeleen Franson, OD, about the prevalence of myopia and some of the top takeaways from Dr. Franson's article on managing the condition, which appears in the July/August issue of Modern Optometry. Dr. Koetting then speaks with Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, who explains that when you manage glaucoma, you also have the same mindset of managing ocular surface disease—those two thoughts just have to be married together. He shares this and other insights from his own upcoming article on the topic. 

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, is joined by guest Steven Sorkin, OD, FSLS, on this episode of The MOD Pod, where they talk about the article on topical and systemic drugs that can affect the cornea that Dr. Sorkin recently wrote for Modern Optometry with his co-author, Nicolle Wah, OD. In the second half of the episode, Dr. Koetting gets into conversation with Jen Wademan, OD, about some of the latest eye makeup trends and how they could affect a patient's eye health and/or vision, which is the topic of her upcoming article in Modern Optometry.

Check out the latest episode of The MOD Pod, where Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, has an engaging conversation with Jason E. Compton, OD, FAAO, and Mahnia Madan, OD, FAAO, about their article on eyelash enhancements, which appears in the May/June issue Modern Optometry. In the second half of the episode, Dr. Koetting has a candid chat with Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, MS, FAAO, on the do's and don'ts of IPL therapy, which she covers in her own upcoming article.

Performing surgery for symptomatic vitreous opacities (SVO) was once verboten in retina medicine, but the field has seen a sea-change in mindset over the past decade. In this podcast, optometric thought leader Alison Bozung, OD, is joined by an esteemed panel of retina surgeons to discuss why more retina surgeons are willing to perform vitrectomy for SVO, what it means for their patients, and how optometrists can help evaluate and identify patients for referral.