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How to Build Relationships to Establish Lifelong Patients in Your Practice

Patient Engagement

By Kate Gettinger, OD

Bedside manner means a lot more to patients than you may think. As a low vision specialist, I often find myself in a secondary or tertiary position wi ...

The Importance of Designing Your Eye Care Website To Be Compliant With the American Disabilities Act

Health IT

By Josh G. Curtis, Esq.

American Disabilities Act lawsuits happen daily- it's not something to take lightly! Do you know if your website is at risk? And if it is, do you know ...

Maximizing Patient Volume without Reducing Quality of Care

Practice Management

By Courtney Dryer, O.D.

As rising inflation became a concern this past year, discussion amongst optometrists has centered around the rising cost of doing business and remaini ...

Best Practices for Checking References in Your Eye Care Practice

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

Effective recruitment and onboarding processes are more complex than meets the eye. While interviews may seem like the meatiest part of the process as ...

Growing Your Eyecare Practice with Co-Management Agreements

Practice Models

By Austin Stone

Are you looking to expand your practice? Looking to obtain new patients or maybe to increase your presence in surgeries? Co-Management is a fantastic ...

Cost-Cutting in Optometry : Finding Simple Ways to Save in our Practices

Financial

By Kyli Gray

It is always appropriate to evaluate if there are ways to save on operating expenses. In the last few years, we've learned that evaluating costs isn't ...

Preparing Your Practice for Pint-Sized Patients

Practice Management

By Kate Gettinger, OD

When it comes to children’s ocular health, we as eye care providers need to be poised and ready to address the growing need expected over the ne ...

4 Factors to Consider when Deciding on an Optometric Medical Specialty

Practice Models

By Courtney Dryer, O.D.

Most doctors pursued a career in optometry to improve patient lives by enhancing vision. Expansion of our scope of practice into medical optometry has ...

Medical Optometry: Is It Right For Your Optometry Practice?

Practice Models

By Chris Lopez, O.D.

The eye care industry landscape is continuously changing. Like most things, some of these changes are good, some are bad, some are a bit of both. A fe ...

8 Important Considerations to Make Before Increasing Your Wages as the Practice Owner

Personal Finance/Wealth

By Courtney Dryer, O.D.

A practice owner is always reluctant to raise their own salary. We always come last. Deciding the amount and when to pay yourself more money may be on ...