The MOD Pod

Christopher Lopez, OD, explains how using advanced technology and treatment options can benefit a practice (00:55); Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, and Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, share insights on delivering difficult diagnoses (11:13); then Lori Latowski Grover, OD, PhD, makes the case for the need to define advocacy within optometry (19:15).

Comanaging patients undergoing refractive IOL surgery? M. Nabila Gomez, OD, FAAO, shares a pre-surgery checklist to ensure optimal results (00:56). If you manage patients with myopia, Ashley Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl ABO, reviews what myopia treatment options are available now and those likely to become available in the future (13:03). And if you've ever wondered whether an externship program was right for your practice, Osama Said, OD, offers the pros and cons to help you decide (21:17).

Join this season’s expert panel of Kourtney Houser, MD; Mitch Ibach, OD; and Nandini Venkateswaran, MD, as they showcase a selection of fascinating cases across the ocular surface spectrum. 

Looking for ways to grow your practice? It's easier than you think, according to Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS, who emphasizes the importance of making every contact lens sale count (0:39). In this episode, you'll also hear about a helpful way to accurately identify abnormal torsion (11:50) from Christopher J. Borgman, OD, FAAO, and Sathi Maiti, OD, shares her experience as a volunteer vision director in a community eye clinic (24:29).

Interested in ocular aesthetics? Hear from ODs who have incorporated this service in their practices. Melanie Denton Dombrowski, OD, MBA, FAAO, gives some tips for integrating ocular aesthetics into a practice (0:57), while Shane Swatts, OD, draws from his experience to offer a full picture of what this endeavor entails to those considering it (11:38). To end the episode, Naureen M. Haroon, OD, MPH, FAAO, shares best practices for interacting with patients born into Generation Z (26:43).

Settle in for an enjoyable audio session with Caitlin Morrison, OD, FAAO, FSLS, third-year optometry student Easy Anyama, and Sulman Hans, OD, MS, FAAO, as you hear them offer reasons to consider fitting specialty contact lenses (1:02), their perspective on the changing landscape of optometry (6:34), and suggestions on how to support your optometric technicians (16:51).

Check out the newest episode of The MOD Pod to learn strategies for making the most out of your contact lens business from Christopher Lopez, OD (0:46), and how blepharitis interferes with contact lens wear from Ashley O'Dwyer, OD (10:25).

When is dry eye more than just dry eye? Find out as Helen Kendra Lee, OD, and Mahnia Madan, OD, FAAO, explains the role of eyelid malposition in ocular surface disease and how to address it (1:12). Next, hear Olivia Burger, OD, discuss important clinical pearls for differentiating true papilledema—a concerning finding to encounter during a routine ocular examination—from pseudopapilledema (17:06).

How can retina surgeons work with optometrists to create a framework that best manages the cases of patients with vitreous opacities? To answer this question, John Kitchens, MD, turns to Tarek Hassan, MD, and Walt Whitley, OD, MBA. The panel discusses how collaboration can transition patients smoothly to surgical consultation, the anatomy of a referral, and if some patients are better suited for surgery than others. This editorially independent podcast is supported with advertising.

Don't skip this episode, because there's a lot to learn about! First, Lori Latowski Grover, OD, PhD, helps us understand physician burnout (00:49), then Jon Pederson, OD, FAAO, discusses glaucoma through a legislative lens, taking stock of the changing times and change in scope of practice for ODs (14:12). Then we learn about disparities in care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities from Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO (23:12).