Optometry 411

New research from the Contact Lens Institute just dropped, examining search trends in the U.S. and Canada. Results overwhelmingly confirm what you probably suspected — that price drives purchasing decisions. Interestingly, though, people are also looking for information on how to remove their lenses and exploring glasses/contacts comparisons. Stan Rogaski,...

The most recent report from the CDC (released in 2021) reveals that nearly 12% of the U.S. population has diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), affects approximately 30% of adults with diabetes and is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged Americans. The International Clinical Diabetic...

A couple weeks ago, I stumbled upon a podcast produced by Podiatry Today that piqued my interest. In the episode, Dr. Nicole Freels, DPM and Cody Meier, a longtime healthcare management pro, talked about their most successful and innovative team-building reward system. Of course, I began to think about its...