The MOD Pod

This episode features two articles from MOD's September cover focus on detecting retinal disease: one on infectious retinitis, by Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO, and another on AMD by Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO (skip to 8:34). For those interested in the business side of things, we have a great article on coordinating vision and medical insurance by Robert Chu, OD, and Mary Anne Murphy, OD (skip to 17:48). To round out this episode's offerings, Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, broaches the topic of recommending refractive surgery to patients (skip to 26:05).

Get caught up on some of the latest articles from Modern Optometry. In this episode you'll hear Mark Schaeffer, OD, provide steps that medical eye care practices can take to thrive in today's health care landscape. Then, Justin Bazan, OD, shares some pearls he snagged from Hubble that you can apply to attract and retain contact lens patients. Melanie Akau, OD, FAAO, rounds out this episode's offerings with her narration of her article on referrals. She explains how to ensure that patients receive the care they need, even when it falls outside the OD's practice pattern or capacity.

Eye care practitioners have more options than ever for treating patients with glaucoma. Aside from the traditional topical medications that remain as viable options, there are many newer drugs to consider as well. In this bonus episode of The MOD Pod, Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, moderates a discussion with Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO, and Nathan Radcliffe, MD, in which they review the different medications available, while also touching on issues related to cost and compliance.

The cover focus of the June issue of Modern Optometry is on diabetic eye disease, and this episode of The MOD Pod offers you two articles on this topic in audio form. Listen as Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, runs through the four stages of diabetic retinopathy. Nate R. Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, talks about a new ally in the diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy, OCT angiography, as he reads the article he co-wrote with Sergiu Picioreanu, OD. Not interested in diabetic eye disease? Then skip to the last featured article, in which Alison Bozung, OD, gives a primer on herpes simplex keratitis.

In this episode of The MOD Pod we're talking dry eye! From the May issue of Modern Optometry, Mile Brujic, OD, FAAO, first offers his advice for taking your dry eye care to the next level, followed by Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, who talks about the benefits of scleral lenses for patients with dry eye for whom alternative treatment options have been ineffective. MOD Co-Chief Medical Editor Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO, wraps up the topic with a narration of her article on the connection between cosmetic use and dry eye, which she wrote with Amy Gallant Sullivan, BS, and Laura M. Periman, MD. Last but not least, Casey Claypool, OD, reads the article he wrote with Mark Kontos, MD, for the CollaborativeEYE section of MOD on how to avoid communication breakdown in the collaborative are setting.

Modern Optometry (MOD) Co-Chief Medical Editors Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, and Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO, selected a well-rounded bunch of articles from the April issue! Listen to Eric Devore, OD, read the article he wrote with Katherine M. Mastrota, MS, OS, FAAO, on some of the promising ophthalmic therapeutics coming down the pike. Get tips from Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO, on how to start out on the right foot with contact lens patients. Are you up to speed on corneal transplant options? If not, Sarah L. Bell, OD, will get you there! Finally, Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, reads his article on comanaging glaucoma patients through cataract surgery from MOD's CollaborativeEYE section.

This episode consists of four articles from our inaugural issue that were specially selected by MOD co-chief medical editors Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; and Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO. Hear from the authors themselves-Daniel Epshtein, OD (Embracing Medical Optometry), Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO (Treating OSD in Glaucoma Patients), Kim S. Duong, OD, MS, FAAO (The Case for Making Myopia Control a Priority), and Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO (The Importance of the Ocular Surface in Cataract Surgery)-as they read you their articles.