Establishing a Glaucoma Practice Fresh Out of Fellowship

Emily Schehlein, MD

Eyetube

Emily Schehlein, MD, recaps her article, “Establishing a Glaucoma Practice Fresh Out of Fellowship,” which was featured in the March/April issue of Glaucoma Today. When ophthalmology training ends, the work of building a practice officially begins. In her article, Dr. Schehlein, a glaucoma specialist at Brighton Vision Center in Brighton, Michigan, offers insights and strategies for young ophthalmologists in building a successful, specialized practice.

A Place for House Calls in Optometry

Consider delivering eye care where it’s needed most.

Damaris Raymondi, OD, FAAO

Modern Optometry

As optometrists, we stand at the forefront of eye care, uniquely positioned to significantly affect our patients’ lives. I had one experience that I will never forget, and it all began when a gentleman came in for his annual eye exam. After going through my pre-testing room, he asked me if the office was wheelchair-accessible, to which I replied in the affirmative. He explained that his father is in a wheelchair and that they were just at an eye clinic where they were told he couldn’t be seen. He asked if I would see his father and I of course said yes. I could not imagine a situation where a patient would be told they could not be examined, simply due to their mobility issues. Fast-forward to the day of his father’s appointment. THE CASE A 70-year-old male patient with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) presented for a comprehensive eye exam with no complaints. He arrived in a wheelchair, although I was informed that most of the time he was bedbound. He was nonverbal, wearing medical safety mittens, and was fully dependent on caretakers.

The Good Life

Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO; and Walter O. Whitley, OD, MBA, FAAO

Modern Optometry

What makes a good life? How does one truly define happiness? If you could choose only one investment to focus on for your future self, what would it be? Would you save more for retirement? Travel more? Learn a new language? Take a cooking class? Learn to fit scleral lenses (finally)? What would you do so that when you look back on your life, you truly feel as though you lived it well? As we move into our adult years and away from optometry school, it’s easy to put our heads down, get into the daily grind, and move through the days while time just ….