Corporate OD
Upper Management Passes off Your Ideas as their Own, Now What?
Your organizational culture will determine how the team collaborates and works. Often, corporate opticals may inadvertently propagate a heavily competitive environment where employees can behave unethically to get ahead. It all starts at the top. Many positions have an expiration date. Other times, the corporate dynamics make it so you cannot trust colleagues. However, sometimes…
Read MoreEnd Optometry Burnout
Many professionals are still dealing with the stress and aftermath of the global pandemic. Optometrists, in particular, are becoming burned out more than ever. If you are an optometrist facing burnout, it can negatively impact your practice. So, how can you prevent optometry burnout and its subsequent negative impact on your practice? Let’s dive into…
Read MoreEmbezzlement Protection for Your Practice
Many optometrists ignore or miss out on key administrative and financial elements that can make or break their business. Most professionals outsource or hire others to handle these aspects of their optometry practice. This arrangement works well for many. However, if you are not monitoring your finances, you risk things such as embezzlement. Let’s discuss…
Read More4 Reasons Why ODs Choose Employment in Corporate Optometry
Most optometry graduates these days prefer working as corporate optometrists. This provides more job security than being employed or starting cold. Corporate optometry may have its challenges, but too many benefits to ignore. The work is a lot; corporate ODs are required to see at least 3 patients per hour depending on the brand, some…
Read MoreReasons Not to Work with a Rep that is Rude to your Staff
An ophthalmic sales representative works for vendors in our industry and should work to help support your business as much as possible. While many reps can help your business, some can also hurt it. You must be careful as the bad representative can cause more damage than you think. One red flag is a rep…
Read MoreThe Optometric Oath: Keeping Optometry in Focus
This month is my 30th anniversary of becoming an optometrist! The optometric oath that we pledge at graduation is still something I believe with all my heart. I’ve always been particularly fond of the line “I WILL do my utmost to serve my community, my country and humankind as a citizen as well as a…
Read MorePressure That Comes with Being an Optometrist
The job of an optometrist is usually considered to be easy and one with very low levels of stress. While that assumption is true to a large extent, some stressors can make the job pressurizing. Although what an optometrist does is relatively simple, the job’s nature becomes monotonous, making it a challenging task. Below are…
Read MoreOvercoming some Challenges in Corporate Optometry
You get to enjoy many perks as a corporate OD. A steady paycheck, insight into the business processes, already established patients, just to name a few. But the field of corporate optometry comes with its own set of challenges. You may already know about the limited space provided to corporate ODs for their practice. It…
Read More4 Tips for Refracting More Efficiently
You can use numerous tips and tricks to ensure you’re refracting at lighting speed, especially while managing a great patient load. Let’s explore those tricks one by one. Use an Autorefractor Using an autorefractor is the first step having a head start your patient’s rx. Getting them comfortable is the next. When you’re using an…
Read MoreWhy Some Corporate Locations might have higher Turn Over.
One of the major concerns for employers is their associate ODs transfer or exit. All associate ODs hired seem to leave after a while for a couple of reasons. This certainly isn’t very well for the business, as the outflow of associate optometrists can cause patients to turn away too. Every associate optometrist has reasons…
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