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Converting Patients to MGD Treatment

Practice Management

By Sara Frye, OD, MPH, FAAO

We are continually making discoveries when it comes to the ubiquitous condition that is dry eye. One thing we’ve learned is the significant role ...

Spring Clean Your Practice-Inside and Out

Practice Management

By Mary Hollis Stuck

March through May have long since been associated with “spring cleaning.” Articles appear all over print and web publications depicting th ...

8 Ways to Bring Joy to Your Practice

Practice Management

By Gerard Johnson, M.S.

Definition of joy: to experience great pleasure or delight Take a second to read the definition of Joy. Would you describe your workday as a great pl ...

How to Field a Raise Request Within an Optometry Practice

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

Oftentimes, employers become uncomfortable when staff members broach the subject of salary increases within an optometry practice. The truth of the ma ...

COVID-19 Vaccines: Can You Mandate Them Among Staff?

Practice Management

By Practice Growth

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the globe are breathing a sigh of relief as vaccination efforts gain momentum. As an employ ...

My Practice’s Covid-19 Response & Managing the Chaos

Practice Management

By Mary Hollis Stuck

2020 was supposed to be “our year” in optometry. The number itself was made for us. Now, here I am in the middle of the work-day, writing ...

Outsourced Billing: The Pros and Cons

Billing & Collections

By Mary Hollis Stuck

In this day and age, the staff numbers for an optometric practice will vary greatly. If a practice does mostly routine exams, but has a booming optica ...

Time For a New Optometrist?

Practice Management

By Ian Davies, OD

Running your own business is tough. It’s tougher still if you are the sole optometrist proprietor of your practice. Not only are you the boss, w ...

The Tools You Need to Make LEGIT YouTube Videos

Health IT

By Practice Growth

YouTube is a social media platform that can help achieve great exposure for your practice when your content and targeting is done right. According to ...

The Best Ways to Get Patients to Fill Out Online Surveys

Patient Engagement

By Practice Growth

The satisfaction survey is a valuable tool that’s often underemphasized, especially in a practice setting where there’s plenty of other pr ...