In our season finale, Dr. Bailey provides a nicely inclusive synopsis of RLE. She discusses in detail the notable benefits, risks, the ideal patient, the less than ideal patient, and a few clinical pearls for making this important decision.


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With COVID-19, PCR proved itself as an excellent method for accurate diagnosis. The same can be said for ophthalmic infectious disease. Dr. Martin talks us through PCR testing for optometric physicians: when to use, obtaining samples, the 24-48 hour turnaround, and other logistics.

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Surgeons Dr. Bruce Cameron and Dr. Aaron Kuzin share their philosophies and preferences with decision-making when they encounter patients with severely progressive glaucoma, often on maximal medications and past unsuccessful glaucoma procedures, and needing one of the filtering surgeries.

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In this week's episode, Dr. Kerri Svanda briefly discusses the key clinical features and decision-making when providing the post-surgical care for patients who choose the light adjustable lens implant.

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Dr. Landon Jones and Dr. Justin Wright, who lead glaucoma teams at NWES, share their views of this burgeoning field of MIG procedures, including trabecular bypass, ab interno canaloplasty, stents to subconjunctival space, and others.

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Dr. Claypool joins us again to spotlight advanced dry eye treatment that utilizes in-office meibomian gland evacuation methods with an eye towards developing a partnership with patients.

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In this week's episode, Optometric Physician, Dr. Leigh Gongaware, provides a short review of the key published research and clinical application of low dose Atropine versus other treatments for control of myopia progression.

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In this episode, Dr. Ballon reviews specific foods that have scientific-based evidence of reducing risk of vision loss from common ocular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetes mellitus, and glaucoma.



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A comprehensive dry eye practice requires several integral practice resources as well as doctor commitment to this evolving specialty. Dr. Claypool utilizes his expertise of over 10 years of dry eye management. In this week's episode, we will focus on patient selection, diagnosis and diagnostic testing, and staff utilization.

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In this episode, Dr. Richard Lee discusses updated protocols in the management of peripheral retinal abnormalities including lattice degeneration, atrophic retinal holes and asymptomatic retinal breaks.

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Thank you for joining us for this inaugural season of podcasts sponsored by Sight Partners and Northwest Eye Surgeons. I am Dr. Brett Bence, Director of Optometry, a past President of the American Academy of Optometry, and 2023 Chair of the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education that accredits CE for US states and some countries abroad. I am delighted to be hosting this program with the help of our professional relations team. The content is going to revolve around the general theme of medical and surgical eyecare and utilize the expertise of our doctors and surgeons. The breadth of topics is intentionally broad to best reflect the diversity of patients you encounter in practice, and the patents that we often mutually co-manage.

We have seen firsthand that there are a lot of demands on primary care doctors to manage an aging demographic. We also believe strongly that we respect and adhere to evidence-based guidelines with patient management decisions. We plan to focus the podcasts on germane topics that you will reasonably encounter in practice. And finally in the spirit of podcasts, we anticipate that these discussions are conversational, with what we plan are speakers talking with candor and a sincere interest to share their experience and perspectives with you.

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