Features
Instilling Intrinsic Motivation
Rewards to encourage one or more desired outcomes from staff won't work without it.
By Audrey Raley, OD
Best Practices for Staff Training
Consider these 5 steps to get new hires up to snuff.
By Kevin Semma, OD
Practicing Authentic Appreciation
Improve staff retention by showing staff you truly value them.
By Paul White, PhD
Utilizing Staff for Patient Adherence
Harness support for overcoming one of the greatest hurdles to patient care.
By Patricia Fulmer, OD
Web Exclusives
The Efficiency Blueprint: Proven Strategies to Save Time and Grow Your Practice
Part 1: Mastering Patient Flow: Reducing Bottlenecks in Your Office
By Steve Vargo, OD
The Efficiency Blueprint: Proven Strategies to Save Time and Grow Your Practice
Part 2: Delegation Done Right: Empowering Your Staff to Do More
By Steve Vargo, OD
The Efficiency Blueprint: Proven Strategies to Save Time and Grow Your Practice
Part 3: Hidden Time Suckers: Eliminate Low-Value Tasks
By Steve Vargo, OD
The Efficiency Blueprint: Proven Strategies to Save Time and Grow Your Practice
Part 4: Automate the Mundane: How AI and Virtual Assistants Can Save You Hours
By Steve Vargo, OD
Departments
Viewpoint: Rethinking Staff Motivation
By Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
Leading Off: Batter Up: Take a Swing on Eye Protection
By Shannon Simcox, contributing editor
Leading Off: Industry Insights: K-T Overbey, CEO of Cure Blindness Project
By Jennifer Kirby, managing editor
Leading Off: CEO Challenge: My Challenge for You This Month: Start. Stop. Continue
By Steve Vargo, OD
Dry Eye: Implementing Staff Support
Have you considered all the ways your team can help?
By Pamela E. Theriot, OD
Coding: Our Staff’s Role
Billing staff are typically responsible for these areas.
By Tonya M. Reynoldson, OD, MBA
Therapeutic Focus: Digital Patching for Amblyopia
Treatment platform improves binocularity
By Shannon Simcox, contributing editor
Cultivating Self-Care: 12 Ways Toward Well-Being
Optimize your mental health and emotional well-being with these tips
By Megan Amaya, PhD, CHES, NBC-HWC, AFAA-CGFI, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Contact Lenses: Using 2 Tests of Dominance
Employing both can help with fitting presbyopes
By Susan A. Resnick, OD, FAAO
Supported Content
Detecting Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Geographic Atrophy
Assessing GA lesion characteristics that elevate a patient’s risk of progression
By Mary Beth Yackey, OD
A Different Perspective on an Age-Old Disease
Sometimes looking at the same picture in a different way gives an entirely different perspective
By James L. Fanelli, OD, FAAO
Ocular Surface News - April 9, 2025
Patients with gout are increasingly presenting with dry eye symptoms, suggesting a link between the two conditions
Embracing Technology to Improve the Ortho-k Experience
With the assistance of technology, providers of all experience levels can confidently move forward with lens adjustments in many cases
By Brooke M. Messer, OD, FSLS, FAAO