Practice Management

IDOC's 2025 benchmarks from 175-plus independent OD practices put median practice net at 31% of revenue as variable costs fell for the first time since tracking began.

Maria Sampalis, OD, discusses her implementation of the EHR software Barti in her practice.

To kick off Perimenopause and Menopause Awareness Month, Meredith Bishop, OD, MS, FAAO, gives an overview of her poster "Perceptions of Linking Presbyopia with Perimenopause: A Survey of US Female Eye Care Professionals."

Maria Sampalis, OD, tells Diana Canto-Sims, OD, in this week's episode that the biggest impact AI has made at her practice is when used in the exam room as a scribe for routine patients.

An independent analysis of 600 patients across 20 US optometry offices found contact lens wearers generate 29% to 86% higher annual profits than eyeglasses-only patients.

Maria Sampalis, OD, is an advocate for getting artificial intelligence to do tasks that provide more time to spend with patients, such as letter-writing.

A comparison of ETDRS charts using Latin letters, Tumbling E, and Landolt C optotypes found the alternatives are comparable to letter acuity at the population level.

In the latest episode of The Independent Advantage, Maria Sampalis, OD, gives a resounding "absolutely not" when posited with the question of whether or not eye care providers will be replaced by AI.

Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of September 7-September 11.

Optometrists share advice on the best practices for ensuring students are prepared for the new school year and how clinicians can leverage the influx to grow their practice.

Maria Sampalis, OD, weighs in on how she has tripled her private practice's growth during her career and how she has used the back to school season as an opportunity to strengthen that growth.

Philip Morgan, BSc, PhD, MCOptom, FAAO, and Lyndon Jones, DSc, PhD, FCOptom, discuss the latest data on contact lens profitability released from the Contact Lens Institute.

Toric, spheric, and multifocal contact lenses are 86%, 79%, and 29% more profitable, respectively, than equivalent glasses-only patients.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP, stated that preparing optometric students for the possibility of burnout may help reduce its prevalence.

Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, said that integrating AI into your practice can start small.

Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FMCP, FOWNS, CFMP, details what she finds concerning and surprising in a recent study she conducted with Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS.

Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, FOWNS, outlined a recent study he conducted with Neda Gioia OD, CNS, IFMCP, FOWNS, on optometry and burnout – in addition to unpublished data on job satisfaction.

Canto-Sims, OD, discusses how Meta's donation of free AI glasses to blind veterans could close longstanding access gaps in low vision care.

A real-world pilot across 8 optometric sites found Qlosi (0.4% pilocarpine) implementation met or exceeded all corporate KPIs, with UWF imaging utilization rising 16.4 percentage points and 72.7% of patients achieving personal treatment goals.

The strength of our referral relationships defines the quality of our patients' eye health journey.

Kevin J. Kovach, MD, and Giannie Castellanos, OD, gave their insights this season on what helps build referral trust and long-lasting comanagement relationships.

Giannie Castellanos, OD, outlines what ODs can implement into their communications strategies today to strength the referral power between MDs and ODs.

Giannie Castellanos, OD, calls on optometrists to empower others in the field and refer within their specialty.

Gianne Castellanos, OD, shares the care limitations optometric practice owners face and trends in ophthalmic practice that she has uncovered in part of her research.

Kevin J. Kovach, MD, said that patient education as a part of the referral process can both improve care and comanagement relationships.

The survey also examined interest in elective procedures such as LASIK.

Diana Canto-Sims, OD, kicks off her interview series with a conversation with Kevin J. Kovach, MD, on comanagement.

For Langis Michaud, OD, MSc, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, low-atropine options are a must for eye care providers in the treatment of myopia.