The MOD Pod

Dive into this episode with Jason Chin, OD, FAAO, who offers some vital information you should take into consideration if you're thinking about getting involved in clinical trials (0:56). Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO, draws things to a close by explaining how to capture and interpret images to determine meibomian gland health (7:44).

The newest season includes a new expert panel featuring Jackie Garlich, OD, FAAO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; and William B. Trattler, MD, as they share unique cases of meibomian gland dysfunction, neurotrophic keratitis, and the impact of ocular surface disease on cataract surgery planning.

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, leads off this episode with tips on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of vestibular oculomotor dysfunction after a traumatic brain injury (0:48). Molly Ann R. Clymer, OD, FAAO, follows with an explanation of when and how optometrists should order an MRI (10:29).

John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA, talks with guest Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, about how AvaGen, The Genetic Eye Test, for keratoconus and corneal dystrophies can guide one's myopia management decisions and potentially help save vision for patients over their lifetime.

In this short episode of The MOD Pod, Rebecca Braunsdorf, OD, explains why patient education, prompt referral, and careful comanagement are keys to success with superficial keratectomy (00:55). Lori Latowski Grover, OD, PhD, then reviews principals and practices of telemedicine for doctors, patients, and the profession to consider (11:47).

Don’t miss this season in which our new expert panel of Leslie O’Dell, OD, FAAO; Emilie Seitz, OD; and Ivan Mac, MD, MBA, discuss unique and challenging cases involving ocular surface disease and dry eye.

In this episode of The MOD Pod, Rachael Wruble, OD, FAAO, talks about harmful loopholes in contact lens legislation (00:55) and Tim Poirier, OD, explains the difference between neurotrophic keratitis and neuropathic pain (9:07).

To start off the episode, Rasika Whitesell, OD, talks about how optometric legislation, particularly that affecting scope of practice, can be changed without OD knowledge or approval (00:48). Vittorio Mena, OD, MS, and co-author Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO, then discuss guidelines for managing myopia (8:48), and Hardeep Kataria, OD, FAAO, closes out the episode by explaining how intense pulsed light and thermal pulsation work, when to use them, and more (18:19).

Join this season’s new expert panel of Cecelia Koetting, OD; Walt Whitley, OD; and Marjan Farid, MD, as they deliberate on a myriad of interesting cases across the ocular surface spectrum. 

Rachael A. Wruble, OD, FAAO, leads off the episode with a discussion on how presbyopia-correcting drops will fit into the treatment toolbox (00:45). Daniel Epshtein, OD, FAAO, and co-author Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO, follow with a survey of new and next-generation technologies and devices in their piece on innovations in glaucoma diagnostics (08:44). Stephanie Frankel, OD, closes out the episode by explaining how specialty contact lenses fit into the evolving medical optometry practice (18:18).