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Children and Screentime Sep 03, 2018

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Roya and Jimmy take talk about children and screentime as they introduce this month's theme, pediatric eyecare. They also talk about dealing with late patients and some recent industry news.

Entrepreneurship and Social Media with Dr. Tanya Gill Aug 27, 2018

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Tanya Gill, OD joins Roya and Jimmy and shares her insights about entrepreneurship, branding, social media and the keys to growing a practice. Dr. Gill is the owner of Oakland Vision Center Optometry in Oakland, CA and graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Optometry in 1999. She was awarded America's Finest Optical Retailer by Invision magazine in 2015 and has over 25K followers between her instagram accounts. In 2016, she founded We Love Eyes, a company that makes natural cleansing products for the eyes.

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We Love Eyes: https://www.weloveeyes.com
Optometrist, Matt Houck, on Master Chef: https://littlevillagemag.com/iowa-city-masterchef-matt-houck/
VSCO cam app: https://vsco.co/store/app
Optometrist Guide to Eyelash Extension Care: https://www.weloveeyes.com/blogs/news/the-eyelash-extension-care-guide
EyeInnovate 2018: https://eyeinnovate2018.com
Dr. Tanya Gill on Instagram: @oaklandvisioncenter @weloveeyesxo

True Life: I'm Married to an OD Aug 20, 2018

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Roya and Jimmy are joined by their spouses for a special peak at the married side of the optometry life. You'll hear some great tips on marketing, SEO and SEM as well as some funny stories about significant others.

Digital Marketing with Dr. William To Aug 14, 2018

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Dr. William To, a pediatric eye doctor in San Jose, CA better known online as #TheTravelingOD, joins Jimmy and Roya to talk about the intricacies of digital marketing.

Marketing Pep Talk – Chris Tracewell Aug 08, 2018

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Jimmy and Roya talk with Chris Tracewell, a marketing expert and owner of Morse Coding, about the basics of marketing your practice. They discuss how to get started with marketing, what types of advertising you should do and how to tackle social media.

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Morse Coding Website: morsecoding.com
Morse Coding Facebook: facebook.com/morsedesign

Dry Eye Expert Dr. Scott Schachter Jul 23, 2018

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In this episode Roya and Jimmy go in depth with dry eye expert Dr. Scott Schachter about how to best approach dry eye and some of the different treatment options for the condition. They also discuss recent studies that reveal some interesting facts about those who struggle with dry eye.

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Dr. Schachter's Website: dryeyecoach.com

Scleral Lens Controversies Jul 09, 2018

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Special guest Sheila Morrison OD, Chief of the Contact and Cornea Clinic at University of Houston College of Optometry, joins the podcast to give her insight on scleral lenses.

Must Have Machines Jul 02, 2018

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What machines do you love in your practice, which ones do you want and which ones do you loathe? Those are the questions in this episode along with a quick review of what was happening at Optometry's Meeting this year in Denver.

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Revenue Potential with LipiFlow and LipiScan ROI Calculator: https://www.beye.com/calculators/lipiflow-and-lipiscan

What Would You Do? Jun 19, 2018

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Jimmy and Roya give their thoughts on dealing with bad patient reviews and some unique patient situations. They also talk about amniotic membranes, rosacea and patient mental health.

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Topical/Oral Azithromycin vs. Doxycycline Outcomes

Topical Azithromycin and Oral Doxycycline Therapy of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Comparative Clinical and Spectroscopic Pilot Study, Cornea. 2013 Jan; 32(1): 44-53. Website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4138220/
Oral azithromycin versus doxycycline in meibomian gland dysfunction: a randomised double-masked open-label clinical trial. Br Jour Ophthal. 2015;99:199-204. Website: https://bjo.bmj.com/content/99/2/199.citation-tools

DREAM Study:

n−3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease. N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1681-1690. Website: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1709691

Find a Therapist:

This tool allows you to find a therapist for patient based on insurance, therapist specialty and location. www.Psychologytoday.com

Review Facts:

Physician Rating Websites: A Trend Worth Watching?: Insight MG. Website: https://insightmg.com/physician-rating-websites-a-trend-worth-watching/ Does Yelp Matter? http://snugdata.com/does-yelp-matter/ How Yelping Doctors Is Improving Americans’ Health Care: http://fortune.com/2017/04/23/health-care-yelp-zocdoc-healthgrades-doctor-reviews/

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