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2025 Optometrist Survey Thoughts
Eyes in Eyecare produces an annual report from surveying practicing optometrists in the USA and Canada. This year, they summed up their survey by stating, "Overall, optometrists in 2025 are engaged with advocacy efforts and new innovations in the field, with their average awareness and adoption rate of new eyecare innovations higher than 2024 averages. Overall debt among respondents is lower than that reported in the 2024 survey, and the current average salary has risen; how
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Dec 2, 20253 min read
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Massive Leadership Changes in Optometric Education
In the fast-evolving world of optometric education, change is a constant. But, in recent years, leadership shifts are becoming more and...
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Oct 6, 20253 min read
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How To Retake a Board Exam
In my years as the Dean of Students and then the Dean of a College of Optometry, I spent many hours counseling students that did not pass...
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Sep 8, 20253 min read
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Developing Leaders
I think it was 2006 or 2007 that I first read John Maxwell's book, Developing the Leaders Around You . I think that it was assigned to...
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Jul 14, 20252 min read
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Humor is a Luxury!
For most of us that have stood in front of a classroom of semi-interested students, we have learned that a little humor goes a long way. ...
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Jun 24, 20253 min read
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