Blink Collective

Latest Episodes:

Feeling and Fire Aug 15, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Cory Zwahlen, Class of 2024 at Southern College of Optometry and the winner of the Valley Contax Optometry Meeting Travel Grant about what made him choose Optometry, how he is prepping for the board with Optoprep and how he's choosing his externship. 👁
👉 Jimmy and Roya are also launching a brand new TN2B segment about Boards review questions, Try Not To Stress. They teamed up with Optoprep, a premier Boards review service to compile questions so you can study smarter, not harder.
SOURCES

2020 Glance

Cory Zwahlen: LinkedIn

Cory Zwahlen YouTube Testimonial

Valley Contax 2022 OM Student Travel Grant Award

Dr Jackson SCO

Dr Ensor Pharmacology SCO

Dose of OptoPrep

Optometry Meeting

Winner of the Optometry's Meeting Travel Grant

Winning Poem

A world of darkness.

A world so blurry.

A grandparent who longs to see the face

of a grandchild.

An individual with headaches.

A child who hates school.

A letter left unread.

An undiagnosed disease.

A world now bright and colorful.

A world that is crisp.

A grandchild's clear smile.

An individual whose head no longer

hurts.

A child who now loves to read.

A person's day enriched by a note from a

friend.

A disease caught in time to treat.

A life more rich and beautiful.

Optometrists enable people to live life

the the fullest. That is who I want to be.

Build Yourself Up Aug 08, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Caitlin McQueen about how it is to work in clinics with her father and her passion for body building and how it changed her lifestyle. 👁
👉 Jimmy and Roya are also launching a brand new TN2B segment about Boards review questions, Try Not To Stress. They teamed up with Optoprep, a premier Boards review service to compile questions so you can study smarter, not harder.
SOURCES

DrChrono

Optoprep

Dr Caitlin McQueen: LinkedIn

Dr Caitlin McQueen: Dr David McQueen & Associates

OCB Bodybuilding

Good, Better, Best Aug 01, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Carly Rose about the wild ride it has been opening a second location focusing on the brand new industry of Dry Eye Med Spa.
Jimmy and Roya are also launching a brand new TN2B segment about Boards review questions, Try Not To Stress. They teamed up with Optoprep, a premier Boards review service to compile questions so you can study smarter, not harder.
SOURCES

Optoprep

InfantSee

Dr. Carly Rose: LinkedIn

Dr. Carly Rose: Eyecare on the Square

1st Year Expectations Jul 25, 2022

Show notes

Jimmy and Roya meet up with guest Khanh Ton to discuss what to expect in your first year of optometry school.
SOURCES
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-sister-company-puts-glucose-sensing-contact-lens-project-on-hold/
https://www.achillesinternational.org/who-we-are
Khanh Ton YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzpX58xuOMD_VhSJiRlNlg
Valley Contax Deals: https://www.valleycontax.com/tn2b
1st-month Checklist: https://www.optometrystudents.com/the-first-month-of-optometry-school-checklist/
https://journal.opted.org/article/teaching-optometry-students-how-to-study-actively/

Such a Pain Jul 18, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk about Neuropathic Corneal pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and more...
SOURCES

Grupo Prats

Trigeminal Neuralgia Hopkins

Neuropathic Corneal Pain Review

TFOS DEWS II Pain and Sensation

Trigeminal Neuralgia

You Waited Too Long Jul 11, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to returning guest Gerry Belgraver about the use of genetic testing to guide the use of supplements for macular degeneration and more...
SOURCES

Ojos Del Mar

Love Aloha
kaufman-whitepaper

Optometry in All Forms Jul 04, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Stephanie Klemencic from Stephanie Klemencic Optometry about her very diverse experience including working for a nursing home, find out what her spirit animal is and more...
SOURCES

Dr Stephanie Klemencic - LinkedIn

360 care

Eye Care on the Square

The Clear Eyes & Aesthetics

Dr Stephanie Klemencic Email: sklemencic@westernu.edu

Committed & There's no Going Back Jun 27, 2022

Show notes

In this special episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Schornack from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota about her career, her research in scleral lenses and more...
June is also scleral lens month at Try Not To Blink! Jimmy and Roya will be giving out one last promo code to receive 15% off your next pair of scleral lenses.
There is also an awesome grand prize at the end of the month! Win a free Custom Stable fitting set with a free consultation with Dr. Bauer from Valley Contax.
SOURCES

Clip program from Valley Contax

Dr. Muriel Schornack: Mayo Clinic

Dr. Muriel Schornack: LinkedIn

SCOPE Educators Survey

The SCOPE Survey presented with NKCF

Lots of Spirit, No Animal Jun 20, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Steven Sorkin from Corneal Associates of New Jersey. He currently serves as President of the Essex County Optometric Society and is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians. He is also a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society.
June is also scleral lens month at Try Not To Blink! In the next 3 episodes Jimmy and Roya will be giving out a promo code to receive 15% off your next pair of scleral lenses.
There is also an awesome grand prize at the end of the month! Win a free Custom Stable fitting set with a free consultation with Dr. Bauer from Valley Contax.
SOURCES

Dr. Steven Sorkin - LinkedIn

Dr. Steven Sorkin - Corneal Associates of New Jersey

Avellino Keratoconus Test

Dalsey Adaptives

Application & Removal Devices

Is It a Fit Issue or an Eye Issue? Jun 13, 2022

Show notes

In this special episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Bita Asghari, OD, FAAO, FSLS from Boston Sight about her background and how she fulfilled her American Dream though her optometric career.
June is also scleral lens month at Try Not To Blink! In the next 3 episodes Jimmy and Roya will be giving out a promo code to receive 15% off your next pair of scleral lenses. You also get a chance to enter to win a free Custom Stable fitting set as well as a free consultation with Dr. Bauer from Valley Contax.
SOURCES

Adam Cmejla 2020 Money Podcast

Defocus Media Podcast

Eye Code Media

Dr. Bita Asghari: LinkedIn

Dr. Bita Asghari: Boston Sight

Dry Eye Foundation

Dry Eye Foundation Dry Eye Happy Hour: Raising the Bar in Scleral Lens Patient Care

Neurotrophic Keratitis + Oxervate

bitaasghariod@gmail.com

Dr. Bita Asghari: Instagram @cornealove