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How Do You Practice Optometry?

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How you practice optometry can differ drastically between clinician and practice modality. Here are some things to consider when deciding how to practice.

How you practice optometry will differ drastically between clinicians and modality.

While there is no right or wrong way to practice optometry, there are certain eyecare providers who have interests in various specialties who might choose to focus their career or practice around them.

Sometimes, your interests can influence the way you practice optometry, your practice culture, and your life goals and happiness.

Dr. Nick Despotidis, FCOVD, FAAO, FIOA, has achieved incredible life and career fulfillment by choosing to practice specialty care. He and his partners, Dr. Ivan Lee and Dr. Barry Tannen, have crafted a specialty care practice around vision rehabilitation, specialty contact lenses, and treatment for vision-related learning problems.
Together, they have one of the largest practices in the country located in Hamilton, New Jersey. Along with this, Dr. Despotidis developed a practice management workshop, SuperChargeYourPractice, which is one of the most highly attended workshops offered at the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control annual symposium.

Read more about SuperChargeYourPractice here.

There are many challenges facing optometrists in the changing landscape of healthcare and disruptive technology.

Vision care will evolve, and with it, a tremendous opportunity lies in developing specialty care within our practices.

A large part of finding career and personal happiness is determining how to develop a practice which enriches your life.

In these video interviews, Dr. Barry Tannen and Dr. Ivan Lee share what drove them into specialty care, and how you can help understand what makes you happy, and how to incorporate that into your practice.
It is never too late to change the way you practice optometry. Find your passions, and incorporate them into your career and work environment.

The next SuperCharge seminar is taking place at:Vision By Design (OAA) – Friday, April

Vision By Design (OAA) – Friday, April 7th 2017 6:00pm – 12:00am Dallas, TX Enroll before April 1, 2017

Check out registration information here.

Stay tuned for future practice management tips and articles by Dr. Nick Despotidis.

Antonio Chirumbolo, OD
About Antonio Chirumbolo, OD

Antonio Chirumbolo, OD is the Director of Client Services at CovalentCreative. He completed his optometry degree at the SUNY College of Optometry in 2013. Antonio is passionate about digital media, marketing, and advertising and in his free time still practices optometry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Antonio Chirumbolo, OD
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