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WO Voices
by Jobson Healthcare
Welcome to WO Voices, a podcast series from Women In Optometry, featuring women ODs and others who talk about some aspect of practice, business, career choices, family, volunteer interests, leadership in the profession and more. Hosted by WO editor Marjolijn Bijlefeld, WO Voices is a chance to share ideas within the WO community and beyond. It’s another platform to bring women’s voices in the profession to the fore. If you’d like to join us on a podcast episode, we’d love to hear from you.
Episodes
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CHESHMA Beauty: The Intersection of Eye Health, Beauty + Safer Cosmetics
Nieka Sabeti, OD, from Vancouver, British Columbia, talks with Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, ACC, about the growing connection between eye health and cosmetics that inspired Dr. Sabeti to launch CHESHMA Beauty, an eye-conscious beauty brand. Dr. Sabeti, who has a clinical focus on dry…
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Dr. Araba Otoo: Eyecare Is Public Health Care
Araba Otoo, OD, MPH, FAAO, serves as the chair of the American Public Health Association Vision Care Section. In this episode, she talks about how eyecare professionals can look beyond the single patient in the chair to see the larger perspective of eyecare as a public health issue and why that's...
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Dr. Kim Riordan and Dr. Melissa Barnett: Clean Beauty
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, an optometrist and professional certified coach, and Kim Riordan, OD, of Jacksonville, Florida, discuss Ev’r Beauty, a new line of eye-friendly cosmetics created by Dr. Riordan. Dr. Riordan says she was motivated by years of hearing patients ask what…
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Dr. Neda Gioia: Helping Female Patients Navigate Hormonal Transitions
As awareness of perimenopause- and menopause-related health concerns grows, Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS says it is time for the eye care industry to recognize how profoundly hormonal shifts can affect vision and ocular comfort. Dr. Gioia said women experience hormonal transitions that…
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Dawn Pfingsten: Makeup Tips for Mature Women
When Dawn Pfingsten followed makeup tutorials by younger women to the letter, the results were often less than desired. That's when this U.S. Air Force veteran created Just Doing My Best, a lifestyle and beauty platform designed to help more mature women achieve great results—and confidence.
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Visionary Voices: Putting Simplify, Clarify and Magnify to Work
In this edition of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon, Kristen Brotherson, general manager, US Vision Care, and Dr. Kristin Anderson, director of professional education and development, US Vision Care, explore how leaders can implement the concepts of simplify, clarify, and magnify. These...
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Dr. Jessica Haynes: Early Detection of GA First Step in Preserving Vision
Jessica Haynes, OD, of Charles Retina Institute, stresses that primary ECPs play a decisive role in early intervention for patients with geographic atrophy (GA). “First, the patient has to get a diagnosis,” she says. “Everything starts at that point.” This editorially independent content is...
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Dr. Jennifer Martin Maples: Start Your Year Centered
Jennifer Martin Maples, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO, suggests some strategies for setting—or resetting—goals for the year ahead. Scheduling rest and relaxation is essential to the effort, she notes.
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Visionary Voices: Be the Leader Others Want to Follow
Be the kind of leader that people want to follow. Join this special episode of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon. Kristen Brotherson, general manager, US Vision Care at Alcon, and Dr. Kristin Anderson, director of professional education and development, US Vision Care, discuss how...
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Visionary Voices: Dr. Carla Mack and Dr. Kristin Anderson
In this special edition of Visionary Voices, brought to you by Alcon, Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, and Kristin Anderson, OD, FNAP, FAAO, discuss how mentors can help your journey of lifelong learning. Both share the experiences of how they've leaned on mentors and also become mentors to…
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Euro-Clean, Eye-Safe Beauty: An Inside Look at Eyederm and Its Founder
On this episode of WO Voices, Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, talks with Joshua Davidson, OD, FAAO, founder of Eyederm Cosmetics, to learn about his company. They discuss his doctor‑founded, “Euro‑clean” line of eye‑safe cosmetics and skincare and the company’s doctor‑driven approach to...
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Dr. Carolyn Majcher: The Importance of Early Detection of GA
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas. Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, FORS, Director, Residency Programs and a professor at Oklahoma College of Optometry, notes how the conversation about geographic atrophy has changed with the introduction of complement inhibitor therapies.…
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Eat the Rainbow—and Teach Patients to Do the Same
Two integrative eye care giants, Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS, and Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, sat down at Academy 2025 Boston to chat about nutrition and eye health.
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Visionary Voices: Dr. Carla Mack on Leadership
Carla Mack, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, shares with Kristin Anderson, OD, FNAP, FAAO, how she cultivated her own leadership style. She embraces continuous learning; is concise in communication and proactive relationship-building; prioritizes patient/customer experience; applies business thinking; and...
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Dr. Julie Rodman and Dr. Carl Danzig: MDs Want to See Pathology; Refer GA Patients Early
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas. In this episode, Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, and Carl Danzig, MD, both of Florida, highlight the importance of early detection and referral for geographic atrophy (GA), now that therapies exist. As a retina specialist who wants to see...
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Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Diane Hilal-Campo, Founder of Twenty/Twenty Beauty
In this episode, Diane Hilal-Campo, MD, a New Jersey ophthalmologist and founder of Twenty/Twenty Beauty, tells Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, that her goal in creating Twenty/Twenty Beauty was to change the narrative about eye health and beauty products. From seeing patients with dry…
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Dr. Anahita Dua: Meet the Surgeon Urging Healthcare Workers to Run for Office
Driven by her experience on the front lines of surgery, Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA, FACS, founded Healthcare for Action, an organization to train and empower healthcare workers to run for public office. As underfunded systems strain patient care, Dr. Dua argues that those who understand medicine…
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Dr. Jade Coats: What Does Your Work/Life Balance Look Like?
As a young woman, Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, faced a cancer diagnosis that made her fully aware of the fragility of life. The experience forced her to re-evaluate what matters and led her to prioritize a work/life balance that works for her. This cycle—of being fully present at work and careful...
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Dr. Wruble: Navigating Leadership as a Female OD
Rachael Wruble, OD, has built a career defined by leadership and community engagement—all while balancing the demands of family life. Her story highlights the value of being proactive in local optometric communities, forming meaningful connections and redefining what success looks like. Through…
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Eric Miller: Plan, Don't Sweat, Your Student Loan Payments
Co-owner of Econologics Financial Advisors Eric Miller understands the financial burden of optometry school—and he's here to help new ODs manage their debt with confidence. Juggling one or more loans while launching your career can feel daunting, but Miller offers practical, sustainable…
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Creating Connection: Bringing Mindfulness Into Patient Conversations
Dr. Maples explains how patient feedback—including not feeling rushed, being listened to and receiving clear explanations—inspired her to deconstruct what makes an eye exam feel meaningful. She shares how mindfulness and reflexive listening can help providers build trust, improve outcomes and...
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Dr. Jade Coats: The Empathetic OD
Jade Coats, OD, FAAO, of Rogers, Arkansas, wants patients to feel like she's in their corner, inside and outside of the exam room. She's ready with a list of resources to help patients who need some emotional support as caregivers or patients undergoing treatment. Being empathetic, she says…
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Dr. Amy Moy: Strengthening the Collaborative Care Model in Optometry
Interprofessional collaborative practice involves health care providers from different specialties working together beyond traditional referral models. "It's not just referring someone out and saying you're working with them, but actually working with those professions to bring the best outcome…
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Dr. Julie Poteet: Is Photobiomodulation Coming to Your Practice?
Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FONS, says that a new FDA-approved therapy, photobiomodulation, for treating dry aged-related macular degeneration (AMD), could be a game-changer for optometrists and patients. For those with a family history of AMD, the implications of this new therapy are especially...
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Dr. Brianna Rhue: Doctor, You're the Shark
Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, FSLS, wears two hats—practicing optometrist and co-founder of Dr. Contact Lens. In a 23-minute podcast, she reminds both doctors and sales reps that they are the “sharks” in the industry, holding the key to patient relationships. Through The Eye Pitch Book and her...
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Dr. Barnett and Dr. Gill: The Importance of "Eye-giene"
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, an internationally recognized expert in eye care, and Tanya Gill, OD, founder of We Love Eyes, discuss cosmetic eye product safety, the downside of false eyelashes and talking eye hygiene with your patients on this episode of WO Voices.
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Dr. Amy Moy: Social Determinants of Health and Culturally Safe Care
Social determinants of health, collectively, are "all the non-medical elements that shape somebody's daily lives that affect and influence how they experience and access health care," says Amy Roan Moy, OD, FAAO, CPCO, FNAP, an adjunct associate professor of clinical optometry at the New England...
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Dr. Lauretta Justin: How to Own Your Goals This Year
On a 50th birthday trip to Paris, Dr. Lauretta Justin, founder of CEO of You and Optometry Divas, planned a photo shoot that led to her writing a book about practical yet inspired goal-setting. Listen to her tips here and download the book for more guidance.
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Women's Leadership Conference Speakers Share How They Unleash Their Inner Leader
Three female ODs spoke at the Women In Optometry Leadership Conference, called "Leadership Unleashed," held during the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, in November 2024. Hear how Jade Coats, OD, FAAO; Essence Johnson, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; and Mila Ioussifova, OD…
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Dr. Kara Foster: Rx for Independence: Drop Insurance
In this episode, Kara Foster, OD, of EyeCare for You, in Apex, North Carolina, recounts how she made the decision two years into practice to stop accepting vision and medical insurance payments. Her direct-care model can serve as an illustration of how women ODs can practice creatively and…
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Dr. Melissa Barnett and Amy Gallant Sullivan: How Old Is That Mascara?
Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, and Amy Gallant Sullivan, founder of Eyes Are the Story optocosmetics, take a look at the habits that can undermine healthy eyes when it comes to skin care and cosmetics. Listen to their practical tips about replacing cosmetics and what to do and avoid when...
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Liza Amlani: Strategies for Successful Retailing in an Optical
As the competition for eyewear stays hot, how can opticals rethink the patient experience and their marketing to stay competitive? Liza Amlani, principal and co-founder of Retail Strategy Group, talks about how to promoting individual brands can help a practice create its own brand, as well. Hear...
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Dr. Michele Andrews and Dr. Jacquie Bowen: Doctors Share Myopia Management Practices
Jacquie Bowen, OD, FAAO, who will become president of the American Optometric Association at the next Optometry's Meeting in June 2025 in Minneapolis; and Michele Andrews, OD, VP of marketing and professional affairs at CooperVision, discuss the goals of the Myopia Collective and the Change…
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Dr. Cheryl Chapman: Eyelid Hygiene Made Easy
Cheryl Chapman, OD, FIAOMC, FAAO, Dipl ABO, of Gretna Vision Source in Nebraska, explains how she and Chris Wolfe, OD, joined together to co-found Peeq Pro, an eyelid hygiene company that puts the doctor front and center on eyelid cleanser and luxury skin care products. Hear how she uses it to…
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Excellence With Kindness: New Berkeley Dean Readies Plans
Sharon A. Bentley, BScOptom, MOptom, PhD, MPH, FAAO, FACO, will become dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of California, Berkeley, in February 2025. In this WO podcast, she talks with Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, about her plans to...
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Dr. Roya Attar: AI Is Essentially the Next Industrial Revolution
Roya Attar, OD, MBA, DHA, of Jackson, Mississippi, has found that artificial intelligence (AI) has helped her tremendously in her personal and professional life. For example, AI gave her ideas for her son's graduation party and she uses it to draft her patient notes. Listen to more ways she uses…
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Liza Amlani: Retailing and Marketing Your Optical
Opticals combine providing medically necessary eyewear and fashion. So WO turned to Liza Amlani, principal and founder of Retail Strategy Group, to ask if there are missed opportunities in retailing and marketing opticals. In the first of this two-part podcast, she suggests optometrists and...
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Dr. Caitlin Reghetti: Supporting Patient Education With a Great Design
Several years ago, Caitlin Reghetti, OD, merged her interests in patient education with her skills for design and explaining things clearly. Believing that great design reinforces the quality content that doctors provide to patients, she branched out into a design business--DrReghettidesigns.com....
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Dr. Sara Varghai: Cracking the Hiring Code
In this episode of WO Voices, Dr. Sara Varghai of Nova Optique + Eyecare in Arlington, Virginia, discusses how she finds the right staff fits for her practice, ensuring efficiency and collaboration between her entire team.
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Dr. Shira Kresch: A Specialty Lens Practice Start
Shira Kresch, OD, MS, FAAO, opened Michigan Contact Lens in Oak Park, Michigan, in the fall of 2023. Hear her explain how she determined there was a need for a contact lens specialty practice, how she discovered her passion for scleral lenses and where she compromised and where she didn't to get...
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Dr. Janelle Davison: A Systematic Approach to Goal-Setting
Janelle Davison, OD, of Smyrna, Georgia, uses goal-setting as a tool to help her expand her bandwidth, make an impact, leave a legacy and, in the process, amplify her own voice and that of others. Hear how she combines visionary thinking with practical steps.
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Dr. Sally Halim: Feeling Sandwiched Between Tweens and Parents
Sally Halim, OD, of Woolwich, New Jersey, is feeling the squeeze between counting on her parents to help get her manage the hectic schedules of her tween children and also worrying about what they can do. Hear how she's organizing herself and what it means she has to let go of during her years as...
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Dr. Brenda Montecalvo: Helping Students - and Their Parents - Succeed in School
Brenda Montecalvo, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FCSO, is an optometrist and vision therapist in Beaver Creek, Ohio. She's the author of Visual Secrets for School Success, and in this podcast, she explains methods she encourages chairside and in vision therapy to help student use all of their visual skills…
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Dr. Neda Gioia and Dr. Julie Poteet: Bringing Nutrition Into the Conversation With Every Patient
Dr. Neda Gioia and Dr. Julie Poteet talk about a new certification program to deliver much-wanted nutrition education to patients. The Certified Personalized Nutrition Certification is available at significant savings to members of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society.
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Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Leslie O'Dell: 2023--The Year of Dry Eye
In this WO Voices podcast, Melissa Barnett, OD, FSAO, FSLS, FBCLA, talks with Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO, about the places where their careers have overlapped - particularly in dry eyes. Hear them talk about their work with the Intrepid Eye Society, Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society and more.
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Dr. Kaitlyn Duran: New Grad's Time Management Skills Allow Her to Maximize Priorities
Kaitlyn Duran, OD, is a 2023 graduate of Indiana University School of Optometry, where she mastered time management skills that allowed her to focus on her studies, her competitive running and her husband. She details the apps and strategies she uses to stay organized and how the discipline will...
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Dr. Neda Gioia and Rebecca Treen: The Growing Interest Among Students and ODs on Nutrition and Wellness
In this episode, Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, CFMP, of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and the new president of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society, talks with Rebecca Treen, an OD candidate with the class of 2026 at SUNY College of Optometry, on how wellness and nutrition resonate with today's...
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Dr. Kerry Giedd: Helping Patients Along Their Presbyopia Journey
Kerry Giedd, OD, of Eola Eyes in Orlando, Florida, talks about the opportunities with presbyopes and emerging presbyopes. With more treatment and contact lens options available today, there's more that optometrists can do for their patients.
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Dr. Maria Sampalis: Find Your Voice and Expand Your Influence
Maria Sampalis, OD, is founder of Corporate Optometry on Facebook and practices optometry in Cranston, Rhode Island. She talks with WO about how she began to fill an information gap for corporate-affiliated ODs and where that has taken her, as well as what she has learned from the experience.
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Carissa Dunphy: Maximize What Your Opticians Bring to the Practice
Carissa Dunphy, ABOC , founder of opticiannow.com and a marketing specialist at PECAA, brings her wealth of experience as an optician and a marketer to this podcast. Listen as she describes the important role that opticians can play as often the final touchpoint of a patient's visit.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to WO Voices, a podcast series from Women In Optometry, featuring women ODs and others who talk about some aspect of practice, business, career choices, family, volunteer interests, leadership in the profession and more. Hosted by WO editor Marjolijn Bijlefeld, WO Voices is a chance to share ideas within the WO community and beyond. It’s another platform to bring women’s voices in the profession to the fore. If you’d like to join us on a podcast episode, we’d love to hear from you.
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Jobson Healthcare
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