November 11th, 2026The Independent Advantage S02 E10: Demoing AI voice agentsRaphael Rostenne walks Diana Canto-Sims, OD, through demos on EyeCarePro's AI voice agent for fielding phone calls.Read more
November 4th, 2026The Independent Advantage S02 E09: Where practices lose patientsAccording to Raphael Rostenne, CTO of EyeCarePro, "anything that takes time" has the potential to frustrate patients, especially before they're in a practitioner's chair.Read more
October 28th, 2026The Independent Advantage S02 E08: The makings of a great patient experienceRaphael Rostenne discusses what a good phone call looks like and contributes to successful patient interactions with host Diana Canto-Sims, OD.Read more
October 21st, 2026The Independent Advantage S02 E07: Is your front desk missing opportunities?Diana Canto-Sims, OD, introduces the second guest of Season 2, Raphael Rostenne, who will be discussing AI-assisted front desk management.Read more
November 4th, 2026Indiana optometrists open state’s first OD-owned surgical suitesChristopher Browning, OD, and Nicholas Garn, OD, now offer cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange in their own practices.Read more
November 10th, 2026Paul Barney, OD, on caring for veterans, VA optometry scopeAhead of Veterans Day, Paul Barney, OD, urges optometrists to watch for combat- and trauma-related eye injuries in veterans.Read more
November 7th, 2026Takeaways from this week in optometry: November 2-6A wet AMD biosimilar approval leads this week’s recap, plus Medicare pay updates and tips to avoid burnout and losing patients.Read more
November 5th, 20262027 Medicare fee schedule trims same-day E/M, 0-day procedure payODs face a $32.63 Medicare conversion factor in 2027, plus 80% payment for the lower-cost service when an E/M visit and 0-day procedure share a date.Read more