Eyes Wide Open Optometry Podcast
Eyes Wide Open is a Canadian optometry podcast exploring issues of interest to Canadian Eye Care Professionals across the entire spectrum of the industry. Podcast host Dr. Glen Chiasson will cast his curious eye toward new products and services, compelling issues and interesting perspectives that impact Canadian ECPs today and in the future. His guests will include professionals from within the industry as well as those that view our industry from the outside with fresh, open and observant minds.
Your Podcast Host – Dr. Glen Chiasson
Dr. Glen Chiasson is a 1995 graduate of the University of Waterloo School of Optometry. He owns and manages two practices in Toronto. In 2009, he co-hosted a podcast produced for colleagues in eye care, the “International Optometry Podcast”. He is a moderator of the Canadian Optometry Group, an email forum for Canadian optometrists. As host of “Eyes Wide Open”, Glenn looks forward to exploring new technologies and services for optometrists and other eye care professionals. Dr. Chiasson enjoys tennis, hockey, and reading. He lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons.
Show Guests
Eyes Wide Open Podcast features guests who are optometrists opinion leaders and leaders in the eye care industry. Some of the professionals you might encounter in this podcast are:
- Dr. Daryan Angle (Optometrists, VP Business Development, IRIS Group)
- Dr. Al Ulsifer (Optometrists, CEO & Chair of FYi doctors)
- Warren Modlin (Founder and CEO of NeuroDynamicVision.org)
- Dr. Fiona Soong (Optometrist at Eyes on Sheppard Optometric Clinic, Toronto)
- Jackie Joachim (Chief Operating officer for ROI Coporation)
- Tim Brennan (co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Fit First Technologies, Inc.)
- and more
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EPISODES
Episode 18: Building a Dry Eye Specialty Practice
Dr. Steven D’Orio, practicing in partnership his father Dr. Greg D’Orio, shares his approach on incorporating a dry eye specialty within the practice.
Read MoreEpisode 17: What's New at the CAO? President Dr. Michael Nelsen Reports
Dr. Michael Nelsen, is the current President of the Canadian Association of Optometry (CAO). He’s in the second year of his two-year term. He is in private practice in Winnipeg Manitoba.
Read MoreEpisode 16: An Effective New Option: Specially Designed Lenses for Myopia Management
Dr. Devan Trischuk, OD shares his perspective on myopia control with host Dr. Glen Chiasson. In particular, they discuss the the place for a truly effective new spectacle lens option, MiyoSmart, as part of the myopia management kit tool.
Read MoreEpisode 15: IRIS Sees Silver Linings Behind the COVID Clouds
Dr. Daryan Angle, IRIS VP Business Development recounts how the COVID crisis accelerated the group’s advanced technology adaption and customer flow management. IRIS continues to be bullish in acquiring partnerships and sees little impact on valuations as a result of COVID closures.
Read MoreEpisode 14: Creating the Future of Optometry Today
Dr. Kerry Salsberg and Dr. Glen Chiason share a few memories while Kerry explains how Eyes on Sheppard became one of the largest optometric practices in Toronto and how a re-imagined practice of the future took shape Covid challenges notwithstanding.
Read MoreEpisode 13: Update on COVID Related Employment Law Issues from Paul Martin
Paul Martin, founding partner of Wilton Martin Litigation Lawyers, updates employment law issues as clinics and employees start to reopen from the COVID-19 mandated practice shutdowns.
Read MoreEpisode 12: HOYA Advice for a COVID Rebound
Ahmos Henry, Hoya Canada president, in discussion with podcast host Dr. Glen Chiasson, offers insights and advice to Canadian eye care professionals in order to bounce back even stronger in the COVID rebound.
Read MoreEpisode 11: Vision Therapy with Dr. Virginia Donati
Glen Chiasson discusses all things Vision Therapy with Dr. Virgina Donati, president of Vision Therapy Canada.
Read MoreEpisode 10: The New ULTRA Multifocal for Astigmatism Contact Lens
Dr. James (Jim) Hoffman, an early trialist of B+L’s new ULTRA Multifocal for Astigmatism contact lenses, shares his experience and best practices with this new contact lens for presbyopes with astigmatism.
Read MoreEpisode 9: DR. Robert Allaway Discusses Vision Alliance - A New Exit Strategy Option for ODs
Dr. Robert Allaway explains the Vision Alliance acquisition model, who’s behind it, and how it fits a need for practice owners that other models do not offer.
Read MoreEpisode 8: FYi doctors Al Ulsifer on Covid-19 and L Catteron Capital Injection
Al Ulsifer, Chair & CEO of FYi doctors shares his views on how COVID-19 may change optometric practice, and what the capital injection of over $100 million means to the FYi doctors group in a free-ranging discussion with EWO podcast host, Dr. Glen Chiasson.
Read MoreEyes Wide Open Special Episode: COVID-19 Crisis and Impact on Practice Value
Jackie Joachim, COO of ROI Corporation has solid advice for practices under the assault of COVID-19.
Read MoreEyes Wide Open Special Episode: Employment Legal Issues Around Covid-19
Paul Martin, founding partner of Wilton Martin Litigation Lawyers, shares his views on how health care professionals might approach labour issues arising as a result of the COVID-19 mandated practice shutdowns.
Read MoreEyes Wide Open Episode 7: How IRIS Challenged Ontario OD Regs and Won
Dr. Daryan Angle shares the inside story behind IRIS’ struggle to modernize Ontario’s optometry regulations with host Dr. Glen Chiasson. Dr. Angle relives the 7-year battle with the College of Ontario Optometrists with a blow-by-blow account of how IRIS challenged the status quo and eventually overturned antiquated regulations.
Read MoreEyes Wide Open Episode 6: The State of the Nation - An Opticianry Perspective
Dr. Glen Chiasson explores a wide range of professional issues with guest Robert Dalton, Executive Director of the Opticians Association of Canada.
Read MoreEyes Wide Open Episode 5: Appraising and Selling Your Practice
In this episode, host Glen Chiasson speaks with Jackie Joachim, Chief Operating officer for ROI Corporation, about appraising and selling optometric practices.
Read MoreEpisode 4: Myopia Management and the MiSight Soft Contact Lens
Host Dr. Glen Chiasson speaks with Dr. Fiona Soong, Optometrist at Eyes on Sheppard Optometric Clinic in Toronto and consulting principal scientist in ocular research at Cliantha Research about myopia management and the CooperVision MiSight lens.
Read MoreEpisode 3: Sports Performance Opportunity for Optometry
Explore a new opportunity for optometry – Sports Performance Vision. Turn your passion for sports into a rewarding practice differentiator.
Read MoreEpisode 2: New Myopia Control Options – Specially Designed Spectacle Lenses
Glen explores the field of myopia management with Dr. Jeff Goodhew, particularly the use of new spectacle lens options from ZEISS that are specifically designed to reduce myopic progression in children.
Read MoreEpisode 1: Finding Stars – Avoiding Passengers
Hiring great talent doesn’t have to be a guess! Eyes Wide Open interviews Tim Brennan on the use of candidate assessment technology and how it can be cost-effectively used to hire great staff (and avoid the passengers).
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