The MOD Pod
The MOD Pod is a podcast by the new medical trade publication Modern Optometry.
Episodes
April 29, 2026 • 32 mins
Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, talks with Gina Wesley, OD, MS, FAAO, who owns a private practice in Medina, Minnesota. Dr. Wesley cold-started her clinic almost 20 years ago with an initial focus on contact lenses that shifted to dry eye management. She notes that dry eye treatment works in tandem with ocular appearance improvement—a win-win for patients. In this episode, she covers ocular aesthetic treatments ranging from dynamic mu...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
April 15, 2026 • 31 mins
In the first EMPOWER podcast episode of 2026, Dr. Jacob Lang leads a conversation with Dr. Jaclyn Garlich and Dr. Melissa Barnett on the evolving role of contact lens technology in modern optometric practice. The discussion highlights strategies for fitting daily lenses, managing dry eye and presbyopia in contact lens patients, and setting realistic expectations to support long-term patient success.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
March 5, 2026 • 34 mins
Podcast host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, talks with Sierra Tisdelle, OD, FAAO, and Alison Mercer, OD, about their upcoming article, "Is It More Than Dry Eye Disease?" Specifically, the pair discusses the tips, tricks, and tests to keep in mind when you may be dealing with an autoimmune rheumatic disease, as well as the related treatments and therapies. Dr. Koetting wraps up the episode by introducing Modern Optometry’s ne...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
February 17, 2026 • 28 mins
In this episode, Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, talks with Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO, who practices at Vance Thompson Vision, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an OD-MD tertiary referral center. The pair opened the conversation with what’s new and exciting in patient care, including a newly-approved presbyopia combination drop, carbachol and brimonidine tartrate (Yuvezzi, Tenpoint Pharmaceuticals). Dr. Ibach then shared a few developments co...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
December 16, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode, Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO, speaks with Marc Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, about her work in neuro-optometric care. She describes the types of patients treated at her practice, including those with traumatic brain injuries, concussion, or stroke. Her practice also manages patients with eye movement problems associated with neurodevelopmental conditions. Listen to gain insights on how primary care optometric practices can...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
December 5, 2025 • 33 mins
In the 2025 summary podcast hosted by Dr. Jacob Lang, Dr. Diana Chu shares practical, technology-driven strategies to streamline operations, improve patient flow, and strengthen team communication. Dr. Jason Compton discusses how independent practices can thrive through cash-pay models, automation, and creative service design.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
December 1, 2025 • 36 mins
In the first half of this episode, podcast host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, and Carlo Pelino, OD, FAAO, discuss metabolic syndrome and the many ways it can affect the eye. Next, Dr. Koetting interviews Brandon Runyon, OD, FAAO, about the changing landscape of geographic atrophy management, including imaging and comanagement pearls.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
November 18, 2025 • 28 mins
Damon Dierker, OD, FAAO, joins host Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, to discuss recent innovations in technology to help manage ocular surface disease. Dr. Dierker details his experience using Tixel (Novoxel), a treatment that uses controlled heat to treat evaporative dry eye disease by unclogging meibomian glands and enhancing tear stability. The two physicians further review additional technologies that have improved their ability...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
November 4, 2025 • 35 mins
In the first half of this episode, podcast host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, and Jill Gottehrer, OD, discuss the best ways to comanage patients with age-related macular degeneration. In the second half, Dr. Koetting talks with Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO, about new tools to help manage patients, including home monitoring, photobiomodulation, AI, and more.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
October 27, 2025 • 34 mins
In this episode, Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, invites Nicholas Bruns, OD, FAAO, to share advice for how to talk to patients about the pros and cons of different refractive procedures like LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and EVO ICL (Staar Surgical) implantation. Dr. Bruns reviews the potential advantages of ICLs over LASIK, and how to determine and educate the ideal patients for each procedure, ensuring they understand...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
October 15, 2025 • 32 mins
In the fourth podcast episode, Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO, leads a discussion on functional vision testing, workflow integration, and real-world cases with Paul Hammond, OD, and Jason Compton, OD, FAAO, that demonstrates how advanced diagnostics improve outcomes and strengthen patient trust. The panel also gives expert insights into practicality and how to best incorporate new equipment with both practice staff and patient conversation.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
September 30, 2025 • 31 mins
Shora Ansari, OD, MS, FAAO, shares her perspective on advances in myopia managment with podcast host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, in the first half of this episode of The MOD Pod. Then, Christopher Lopez, OD, joins to discuss the importance of understanding recent tax and student loan legislation that may affect optometrists from a financial standpoint.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
September 25, 2025 • 26 mins
Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, invites Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, to review current treatments for pediatric myopia control and share insights into how to talk to patients and their parents about this condition. Dr. Rhue also describes a calculator to help physicians predict myopia in children and slow progression.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
September 3, 2025 • 40 mins
On this episode of The MOD Pod, Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, welcomes Chandler R. Mann II, OD, and Nathan Schramm, OD, to discuss the value of contact lenses for patients of all ages. First, Dr. Mann discusses caring for contact lens wearers throughout their life, from myopia control to presbyopia management. In part 2 of the episode, Nathan Schramm, OD, focuses on treating keratoconus, including when it's time for corneal...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
August 18, 2025 • 25 mins
Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, invites Ryan Corte, OD, to the podcast to share his experience launching his podcast, building his personal and practice brands, and facilitating the education and mentorship of younger optometrists. Dr. Corte shares advice for how young optometrists can gain advantages in the evolving field of optometry, stressing the importance of live meetings, integrating new technologies, and more.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
August 14, 2025 • 30 mins
In this third EMPOWER podcast, Paul Hammond, OD, FAAO, and Jessica O. Yu, OD, FAAO, FSLS, dive into the art of patient communication with Jacob Lang, OD, FAAO. From treatment options and managing costs to fostering relationships across decades of care, they outline how clarity and compassion can translate into loyalty, retention, and better outcomes.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
August 4, 2025 • 34 mins
On this month's episode of The MOD Pod Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, welcomes guests Eugene Shifrin, OD, FAAO, and Thomas Chester, OD. Dr. Shifrin shares tips and best practices for enhancing patient outcomes with light adjustable lenses, which he details in a recent article in Modern Optometry with Christopher Kuc, OD, FAAO. In the second half of the episode, hear Drs. Koetting and Chester discuss the article Dr. Chester c...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
July 10, 2025 • 28 mins
Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, invites Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, to discuss collaborative care of patients undergoing refractive surgery. Dr. Schweitzer shares his decision tree for recommending specific refractive procedures in different patient cases, including LASIK, implantable collamer lenses, photorefractive keratectomy, and others. They also share pearls for managing patient expectations and treating dry eye to maximize ...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 25, 2025 • 35 mins
This month's episode of The MOD Pod features host Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, speaking with Sulman Hans, OD, MS, FAAO, Dipl ABO, about his article in the July/August issue of Modern Optometry, "Keeping Eye Care Where It Belongs," which offers helpful steps to steer patients away from ERs and urgent care centers and into OD practices. Dr. Koetting also has a conversation with Rebecca Miller, OD, about her article, which wa...
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
June 13, 2025 • 23 mins
Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS, joins Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO, to discuss the role of nutrition in ocular health. Dr. Poteet shares insights into how she integrates the discussion of nutrition into each patient’s exam, highlighting the use of diagnostic imaging to show patients a visualization of their eye health. She also discusses the evidence and data behind food’s impact on vision.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells! Theme Music: Audio Network