Editorial & News
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204Is ChatGPT Better At Communicating with Patients than Doctors?
New findings that call into question doctors' communication skills.
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136OD Student Competition Offers Chance to Win $1,500 Travel Grant to 2024 Global Specialty Lens Symposium
A chance for OD students to win grant to attend Global Specialty Lens Symposium.
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51Are You Playing the Wrong Soundtrack in Your Head?
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO May 31, 2023 I recently came back from the Vision Source Exchange, held in San Antonio, Texas,...
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328New Findings: How Do Different Generations of Patients Utilize Optical Care & Exercise Purchasing Power?
New information on how different generations interact with your practice.
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377The ‘OrthoK Knowledge Bank’ Launches as a One-Stop Orthokeratology Resource
A new Ortho-K resource to launch & grow these important services.
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705How to Keep the Outliers From Controlling Your Business
How to make the greatest number of patients happy.
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254How Is Telemedicine Impacted by End of COVID Public Health Emergency Declaration?
What tightened rules around telemedicine mean to doctors.
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130New Limitations on What You Can Ask of Employees in Severance Agreements
Change to law impacting severance agreements.
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1.4K5 Business Books that Changed How I Approach Practice Management
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO May 17, 2023 Someone recently asked me about my all-time favorite business books, and if you know...
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394New Discovery: Clinical Measures Correlated to OSDI Questionnaire Responses
New insights on usefulness of OSDI dry eye questionnaire.
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569New Research: What Does it Take to Make a Dual Wearer of CLs AND Glasses?
Expanded data on how to make more dual wears of glasses & CLs.
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1.3KWhat Motherhood Teaches You About Managing Widely Differing Personality Types
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO May 10, 2023 As a mother of two wonderful sons and an amazing stepdaughter, I have gained...
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800New Dry Eye Practice Success Virtual Series Launches in May
A new series to help you significantly grow dry-eye services.
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1.2KWhat Basketball Taught Me About Winning at Practice Ownership
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO May 3, 2023 It may surprise you to know that I was a basketball player. Growing up...
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767How AI is Able to Detect Severe Thyroid Eye Disease
New ways AI is being used to diagnose thyroid eye disease.
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1.1KNew “LifeMeter” Available to Measure Carotenoid Levels in Patients
A new device to determine patients' nutraceutical needs.
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1.1KHow Much Will the CL Market Grow By 2033?
New insights into what to expect in the growth of CL market.
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1.1KHow Do I Set Goals So They Actually Get Accomplished?
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO April 26, 2023 At the University of Houston College of Optometry, I teach fourth-year students about goal...
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1.0KNew Survey Findings: How Do Consumers Plan to Use Their Vision Plans in Your Office?
New findings on how patients use vision plans in ECP offices.
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813Review of Presbyopia and the Aging Eye Launches to Focus on ‘Generation 45+’
A publication to help you maximize services for patients 45+.
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2.4K“Whole-Ass One Thing at a Time”
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO April 19, 2023 The great Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation told Leslie Knope, “Never half-ass two...
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1.1KHow Much Are Sales of Luxury Eyewear Projected to Increase in Next 10 Years?
How much growth can we expect in luxury eyewear sales?
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1.2KNew Tool to Simplify & Speed In-Network Insurance Processing
A tool that may make in-network insurance processing easier.
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2.0KEasy Win #2: How to Improve Your Annual Contact Lens Supply Sale Rate
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO April 12, 2023 In my previous post, I discussed the first of two easy-win questions I ask...
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1.5KFDA Approves Expanded Daily Dosage of VUITY Presbyopia Eye Drops
The details on a presbyopia drop's FDA approval for expanded dosage.
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1.4KHow Did ECPs Fare in Q1 2023 in Managing Costs, Staffing & Other Top Challenge Areas?
How did ECPs do in the first quarter of 2023?
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1.8KEasy Win #1: Actions to Take to Improve Your Retinal Image Capture Rate
Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO April 5, 2023 During my business consultations with other doctors, I always ask two important questions about metrics...
