Let’s travel down to Scott, Louisiana, to visit with Dr. Ryan Cazares of Scott Eye Care.

You may recognize Ryan from his practice management articles in Review of Optometric Business, but his story stands out for one specific reason: location.

Unlike most doctors we interview who rely on affluent neighborhoods for specialty lens growth, Dr. Cazares isn’t in a wealthy area. Yet, he successfully transformed his practice into a booming referral center. In this episode, we explore exactly how he defied the odds and operationalized his clinic for rapid growth in a low-income community.

Fun Fact: Ryan is also a musician! To get us in the mood, we’re kicking things off with a track from his band, Dr. C and the GrisGris, inspired by Louisiana’s rich musical heritage.

Resources:

Scott Eye Care

Ryan’s business case study

Be More Efficient With Productive Systems by Ryan Cazares, OD – article

Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual demonstration

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Today, we’re taking a field trip to Balaguer, Spain, a picturesque town west of Barcelona at the edge of the Pyrenees foothills. Our guest, Dr. Javier Rojas, invites us into his specialty lens practice to explore what eye care looks like in Spain.

Together, we discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of building a successful specialty lens practice in Spain and Europe, from patient management to the growing adoption of higher order aberration (HOA) management.

Dr. Rojas is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate in the Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Section of the AAO. Shortly after recording, he also earned his PhD, focusing on ocular surface shape and soft lens fitting.

Resources:

• Natural Optics Balaguer website – https://lentsdecontacte.cat/
• Eaglet Eye website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/
• Schedule an on-line demo – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/book-an-online-demo/

Is there someone you would like to us to interview for the podcast? Is there subject matter you would like us to explore? Contact Ted Newill at ted.newill@eaglet-eye.com with your thoughts.

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In this episode of the Specialty Lens Success podcast, Dr. Aaron Wolf joins us to share insights from his impressive journey in specialty optometry. With deep experience across two thriving practices, Dr. Wolf walks us through:

• How an early apprenticeship shaped his specialty lens philosophy.
• Practical tips for wowing referring doctors with detailed outcome documentation.
• How to deliver a positive patient experience so that your patients become effective referrers.
• A thoughtful discussion on treating higher order aberrations (HOAs) – including key insights in the middle and final segments of the episode.
• Reflections on the “Cambrian explosion” of lens designs and why now may be the start of a second wave in specialty lens technology – driven by technologies like eye profiling, HOA correction, and next-gen freeform lenses.

Are you ready to catch that wave?

• Austin Optometry Group website – https://www.austinoptometrygrp.com
• Ovitz website – https://www.ovitz.us
• Eaglet Eye Website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com
• Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual demonstration – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/contact-us

Is there someone you would like to us to interview for the podcast? Is there subject matter you would like us to explore? Contact Ted Newill at ted.newill@eaglet-eye.com with your thoughts.

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Episode Show Notes

Welcome to episode 11 of the Specialty Lens Success podcast!

In this episode, we have a truly special guest, Dr. Barry Leonard, of Dr. Barry Leonard and Associates in Panorama City, California.

Dr. Leonard is a pioneer in using scleral lenses and a sought-after speaker and advisor. His expertise has made a significant impact on the field, and his passion for advancing patient care is nothing short of inspiring.

In this episode, Dr. Leonard will share his remarkable personal history with keratoconus and how it shaped his career. We’ll learn how he built his practice into one of the most highly regarded referral centers in the country, his strategies for creating immense value in the services he offers, and how he’s staying ahead of the curve by incorporating solutions to higher-order aberrations into lens design.

• Dr. Barry Leonard and Associates website – https://drbleonard.com
• Eaglet Eye Website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com
• Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual demonstration – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/contact

Is there someone you would like to us to interview for the podcast? Is there subject matter you would like us to explore? Contact me… Ted Newill at ted.newill@eaglet-eye.com with your thoughts.

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Episode Show Notes

Welcome to episode 10 of the Specialty Lens Success podcast!

For this episode, we have a very special guest: Dr. Jason Compton, OD, FAAO. Dr. Compton runs the highly successful Compton Eye Associates in New York City and is a frequent speaker and course leader at national optometric meetings.

Dr. Compton points out about AI:

“AI will not directly replace humans, but instead, humans that effectively utilize AI will essentially replace those that do not.”

In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into practice marketing, an area where Dr. Compton truly excels. He’ll be sharing marketing strategies and tactics that we haven’t covered in previous episodes, including how he leverages AI to boost his practice’s growth. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Check out the link below to learn more about Eaglet Eye and the Eye Surface Profiler. We’ve also included a link to Dr. Compton’s website, where you can see how he employs this valuable tool in his practice.

Compton Eye Associates – https://comptoneye.com

Eaglet Eye Website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/

Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual demonstration – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/contact/

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Episode Show Notes

“You never know which connection is going to lead to something else” says our guest Dr. Natalie Noble from Noble Vision Center in Greensburg, Pennsylvania just east of the city of Pittsburgh.

In this episode, we’ll delve into the critical topic of reimbursement for medically necessary lenses and discuss effective staff organization to ensure success in this area. Dr. Noble will also share her inspiring journey in building a successful practice and offer insights into her strategies for optimizing reimbursements.

While building her practice, Dr. Noble found referrals from some interesting sources. All in all, it turned into “a flood of patients”. Tune in to learn more.

Noble Vision Center – https://noblevisioncenter.com

Eaglet Eye website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com
Specialty Lens Success podcasts – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/sls-podcast
Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual ESP demonstration – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/contact

Is there someone you would like to us to interview for the podcast? Is there subject matter you would like us to explore? Contact me… Ted Newill at ted.newill@eaglet-eye.com with your thoughts.

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Episode Show Notes

“The future will definitely be customized lenses” says our guest, Daddi Fadel, who works as a clinical scientist with the research team at the Centre for Ocular Research and Education or CORE and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Daddi is a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Fellow of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators. Before moving to Canada in the fall of 2022, Daddi ran a very well-regarded specialty lens practice in Italy. Finally, I should say that she is well known worldwide for presentations, publications, books and courses she organizes.

Daddi and I will spend some time on the future of specialty lenses and technologies that are important now and are the bedrock for the future. There are a couple surprises in this conversation so listen carefully.

One of the courses she founded is the highly regarded European School of Scleral Lenses (EUROSCOLE). At the end of the podcast you will hear a special announcement regarding future courses right here in North America.

CORE Website – https://core.uwaterloo.ca

The Summit of Specialty Lenses – https://thesummit-ssc.com

Euroscole (European School of Scleral Lenses) – https://euroscole.com

Eaglet Eye website – https://www.eaglet-eye.com
Contact Eaglet Eye for a virtual ESP demonstration – https://www.eaglet-eye.com/contact

Is there someone you would like to us to interview for the podcast? Is there subject matter you would like us to explore? Contact me… Ted Newill at ted.newill@eaglet-eye.com with your thoughts.

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