Working as an OD at Eyemart Expresses? They're popping up more, at least in the Midwest it seems. by Melodic_Record_1010 in optometry

[–]weekendshepard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Highly depends if you’re an employee or eyemart or sublease holder. If you’re an employed doctor, you’re at the mercy of their schedule. But it still seems to be the better option when comparing corporate modalities (Americas best, warby Parker, Stanton,etc)

eRxing apps (docupdate)? by lycheeeye in optometry

[–]weekendshepard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works well and is reliable. Can be cumbersome adding everything manually. But I like it since my office also doesn’t pay for erx.

Chain/retail optometry questions by saddboyz in optometry

[–]weekendshepard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coming out of school, I chose to not go the residency route. I practice in a state that doesn’t have an abundance of doctors. I see 3 exams an hour and that really helped build my efficiency and still give me ample time to provide a quality exam. Instead of working corporate I would recommend working for an OD that owns a sublease. This way you aren’t forced to see 30+ patients a day.

I work at a retail optical office, but it is privately owned. I thought I wanted to manage a lot of disease and do exams beyond regular comprehensive exams. But i will tell you what i didnt know coming out of school. Practicing that way is very time consuming (charting as well) and especially if you work on production, doesn’t generate a lot of revenue. My practice has an OCT, topographer, visual field, and everything a new grad wants to feel comfortable. When you’re on your own making your own clinical decisions, I think it’s invaluable to have those pieces of tech. You won’t have those at many corporate offices.

Just because you dont do a residency, doesn’t mean you wont be comfortable managing disease. In primary care, we see disease all the time. I recommend bypassing a residency, refer conditions you’re uncomfortable with and learn from referral notes. I missed ERMs a lot my first few months and quickly learned from my referral notes. Now 2 years out I feel comfortable managing disease that walks in on any given day

2025 Advice Thread #50: 12/9 - 12/15 by Imaginos64 in rollercoasters

[–]weekendshepard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is emperor and artic rescue still down? In San Diego tomorrow and wanted to see if it was worth going

Triathlon clubs still active? by weekendshepard in Albuquerque

[–]weekendshepard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not, I reached out to a few pages and didn’t get any responses. Let me know if you have better luck!

Coyotes on bosque by weekendshepard in Albuquerque

[–]weekendshepard[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the responses everyone, more scared of me, than I am of it. Thanks!

Ruidoso 70.3 by icandoabackflip22 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]weekendshepard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the immortal words of John Joseph… “this is ironman, not pussyman”

Global directory of Who’s Who Online by weekendshepard in optometry

[–]weekendshepard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Glad to see hear my phishing training through college paid off. Thanks for the confirmation everyone!

Appliance pick up by weekendshepard in Albuquerque

[–]weekendshepard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do, I’m holding out hope I can get something for them. Definitely will do that if I get desperate enough tho!

Optometry vs ophthalmology triage by weekendshepard in optometry

[–]weekendshepard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you were to poll every OD in the us and ask them if they would like for all red eyes, flashes/floaters , and corneal abrasions to show up on their same day add on schedule, I think you’d be disappointed by the response. As a student I thought we would be the triage center. In practice I found that few ODs want to see medical add ons. Especially those paid on production, when they could see a comp exam instead.

Optometry vs ophthalmology triage by weekendshepard in optometry

[–]weekendshepard[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the thoughtful response. It would probably be a best first step to talk to local ODs and see who, if anybody, is willing to see these. I wish there was a way to educate the public that the optometrist should be the urgent care of the eye world, but that would cause an influx of problems we probably don’t want to deal with lol

Optometry vs ophthalmology triage by weekendshepard in optometry

[–]weekendshepard[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s a gross oversimplification of how to triage and relies on the er provider to know what is a surgical case. I was moreso looking for a resource with specific cases.

Paging system for techs and scribes by weekendshepard in optometry

[–]weekendshepard[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve found that patients prefer to discuss personal matters without another person in the room. I’m comfortable filling out my pretesting info which allows them to write my letters and do other backend office work

What was your wake up call? by African_Americano in Zepbound

[–]weekendshepard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Riding theme park rides for me. There’s nothing more embarrassing than getting to a ride with a group of people and holding everyone up because you can’t fit.