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Sunday, Jan 5, 2025 | 8am PST/11:00am EST (4hrs FREE CEs)
Focus on implementing revenue-generating services and products as you gain valuable insights from industry experts. Discover the latest technologies, treatment protocols, and business models to transform dry eye care into a lucrative aspect of your optometry practice.
✅ Blepharitis & Lid hygiene Management (Pending) Pam Theriot, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 1
✅ Building a Dry Eye Practice (Pending) Selina McGee, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 2
👥 Expert Discussion Panel: Part 1 ($200 Cash Raffle) | Pam Theriot, OD, FAAO & Selina McGee, OD, FAAO
✅ Billing & Coding: Dry Eye Protocols (Pending) Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 3
👥 Expert Discussion Panel: Part 2 ($400 Cash Raffle) | Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO & Cory Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO
✅ IPL & Photobiomodulation Treatment (Pending): 4) Cory Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO | CE Hour 4
🎥 RECORDING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE (4 weeks) TO REGISTRANTS
👉 ODs on Finance Member Rate: FREE | 🎥 Recording AVAL TO REGISTERS ONLY x 4 weeks
Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 | 8am PST/11:00am EST (4hrs FREE CEs)
Explore cutting-edge diagnostic techniques, treatment modalities, and practice management strategies that turn glaucoma care into a significant revenue stream.
✅ Optimizing Glaucoma Therapy: Anticipating, Mitigating, and Addressing adverse events (PENDING) Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 1
✅ Glaucoma Care: Advancements in MIGS and Effective Co-management Strategies (Pending) Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 2
👥 Expert Discussion Panel: Part 1 ($200 Cash Raffle) |Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO & Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO
✅ Dry Eye Management into Optimized Glaucoma Therapy (PENDING) Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 3
👥 Expert Discussion Panel: Part 2 ($400 Cash Raffle) | Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO | & Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO
✅ Glaucoma Care: Exploring the Latest Treatments and Innovative Pipeline Therapies (Pending) Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO | CE Hour 4
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10 Practical Strategies to Pay Off a $221K+ Optometry Student Loans in Less Than 5 Years (Updated for 2024)
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Overview of the Optometry Student Loan Market: June 2024
With the incoming class of new optometry doctors entering the profession last month, new graduates today are facing a steeper hill regarding their student loans. The latest 2023 Optometry Income Report shows an average student loan debt of around $230,000, with about 8% of doctors having a debt burden exceeding $300,000.
2024 Optometrist Income Report
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Annual Report 2023: In Review, and a Look at 2024!
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The Optometrist’s Guide To Student Loan Refinancing
Optometrists often accumulate multiple loans from federal and private lenders to fund their doctor education, which results in an average debt load of $220,000. The majority of these loans are federal loans which have an average interest rate of 5.5-6.8%.Then the majority of doctors will end up refinancing their student loans to save thousands of dollars in interest. Here is your comprehensive guide to the student loan refinancing process and understanding how underwriting works.
16 End-of-Year Financial Checklist For Optometrists in 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s vital for optometrists to focus on financial planning for a stable and prosperous future. This checklist, designed for eye care professionals, will guide you through key year-end financial tasks. While not every item may apply to your practice or personal finances, reviewing each one ensures you don’t miss important opportunities or obligations.
How To Achieve Over 90% Capture Rate With Optos/Eidon Widefield Script
As practitioners, we understand the importance of retinal imaging, and we need to be able to clearly explain that value to our patients. I’ve found that communication is key with patients – before, during, and after their appointments. This helps to eliminate any questions, and it ensures that they’re not only on board with the…
Creative Approaches To Acquire An Optometric Practice
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Overcoming $153,242 Student Loan Debt in Four Years Working in Corporate Optometry
Hello, I’m Dr. Ayana Pierre O.D, and I graduated from NSU in May 2019. I chose the path of corporate optometry and currently practice in Central Florida. Working about 4.5 days a week, I’ve been fortunate to earn a gross income of approximately $250,000 last year. This achievement has been a blessing, providing me with not just financial stability but also the flexibility to manage my schedule effectively.
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The Holland’s Journey: Paying off $660,000 Student Debt in 5 1/2 Years
We want to share our stories to help other young optometrists who are struggling with their student loans. We are both practicing optometrists and managed to overcome a massive obstacle together: paying off $660,000+ in student loans in just 5 1/2 years. Sounds impossible right? But let’s start from the beginning.
UPDATE: Must-Read Strategies to Tackle Optometry Student Debt
After an enduring three-year period, the final COVID-19 student loan forbearance is drawing to a close on August 30, 2023. Recognizing the natural apprehension that some optometrists might be feeling as this date nears, our team has been working tirelessly to develop strategies to support all our borrowers, especially new graduates stepping into the workforce!
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