Episodios

  • Meet a Contact Lens Designer From Italy

    Meet a Contact Lens Designer From Italy
    Aug 18 2021
    Tom Arnold, OD, FSLS, and Melissa Barnett, OD, FSLS, FAAO, FBCLA, are joined by Daddi Fadel, Dip Optom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO—a pioneer of modern lens designs and specialist in contact lenses. Drs. Arnold and Barnett discuss Dr. Fadel’s background in optometry, the state of optometry in Italy, and her process in designing corneal lenses. 
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    16 m
  • Meet an Optometrist and Contact Lens Innovator From New Zealand

    Meet an Optometrist and Contact Lens Innovator From New Zealand
    Jul 14 2021
    In this episode of Global Eyes, Tom Arnold, OD, FSLS, and Melissa Barnett, OD, FSLS, FAAO, FBCLA, welcome Paul Rose, OD—an optometrist from Auckland, New Zealand and a global pioneer in the evolution of contact lenses. Dr. Rose discusses his background and what led him to optometry before diving into the development of ROSE K lenses. 
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    21 m
  • Meet a Cornea Expert Focused on Specialty Contact Lenses

    Meet a Cornea Expert Focused on Specialty Contact Lenses
    Jun 16 2021
    In this episode of GlobalEyes, Tom Arnold, OD, FSLS; and Melissa Barnett, OD, FSLS, FAAO, FBCLA, are joined by John Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA, to discuss Dr. Gelles’ experience as an optometrist specializing in the cornea with a focus on specialty contact lenses. Together, Drs. Arnold and Barnett discuss Dr. Gelles’ work with higher order aberrations, pediatric keratoconus, advice he provides for his interns, and much more.
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    22 m
  • Meet a Groundbreaking Optometrist from Vietnam

    Meet a Groundbreaking Optometrist from Vietnam
    May 18 2021
    In this episode of GlobalEyes, Minh Anh Tran, OD, joins our hosts to discuss her upbringing as an optometrist in Vietnam. They also discuss her specialty contact lens practice and the state of eye care in Vietnam.
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    22 m
  • Meet an Accomplished Ophthalmologist From Russia

    Meet an Accomplished Ophthalmologist From Russia
    Apr 16 2021
    Dr. Barnett and Dr. Arnold are joined by guest Gulnara Adrienko, MD, from Moscow, Russia, who outlines her experience rising through the ranks as an opthalmosurgeon and ophthalmologist. They also discuss the growth of optometry and ophthalmology in Russia, Dr. Adrienko’s experience with the OKVision lab in Moscow, the importance of achieving home-life balance, and much more.
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    20 m
  • A Look Inside the Life of David Piñero, OD, PhD

    A Look Inside the Life of David Piñero, OD, PhD
    Mar 15 2021
    Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Tom Arnold chat with guest David Piñero, OD, PhD, about how he became interested in vision and optometry, his passion for research and latest topics of study, and the state of optometry in Spain.
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    16 m
  • Meet the President of VOSH

    Meet the President of VOSH
    Feb 18 2021
    Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Tom Arnold chat with guest J. Daniel Twelker, OD, PhD about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) and VOSH International. Dr. Twelker describes VOSH Core, its mission, and talks about what it’s like living abroad while teaching. He also answers Drs. Barnett and Arnold’s questions about volunteering, his hobbies, and debunks a common myth about optometry.
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    29 m
  • Meet an Accomplished Scleral Lens Specialist

    Meet an Accomplished Scleral Lens Specialist
    Jan 15 2021
    Dr. Melissa Barnett and Dr. Tom Arnold chat with guest Simone Visser, OD, PhD, FSLS. They discuss a range of topics, from studying abroad, to the relationship between optometry and ophthalmology in the Netherlands, to what Dr. Visser has planned for future studies. Dr. Visser also explains the developmental process of the Visser scleral lens and how it differs from any other scleral lens. 
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    29 m