See What We See

On this very special episode of "See What We See", we sat down IN PERSON with Isabelle Tremblay, Marketing & Sales Director of Transitions Canada, and Wael Yassein RO.

We were able to review the Transitions Pro Forum report on the "FIVE TRENDS FOR THE OPTICAL INDUSTRY IN 2023" with Isabelle and Wael, and discuss how these trends are affecting the optical industry.

To read the report for yourself CLICK ON THIS LINK

This episode is sponsored by Transitions Canada
To learn about Transitions Pro Visit : https://www.transitions.com/en-canadapro/

On a very special episode of "See What We See", we are highlighting those who helped build the Optical industry in Ontario.

Today we sat down with two members of the Raymond Family; Patricia Raymond and Kevin Raymond. They shared a little bit about what it was like growing up in an Optical family some of the challenges they faced while being part of the Association, and how they helped shape our Association into what it is today.

Check out the featured article "Building Optical Legacies" in FOCUS magazine HERE

This episode is sponsored byEssilorLuxottica Canada

Welcome back to "See What We See"!

Today we sat down with our long-time friend and colleague Sara Moshurchak RO, Owner of MOSH Framemakers in Vancouver B.C.

In this episode, she shared her journey from student to frame wizard extraordinaire and the process she goes through to bring a new design to life.

For more information about Sara's workshops and designs visit:
https://www.moshframemakers.com/

This episode is sponsored by EssilorLuxottica Canada

In today's episode we were able to speak with Tracy Green, Co-founder of Vontélle Eyewear.

People say "Necessity is the Mother of Invention", and Vontélle eyewear recognized the need and became the Mother of Invention.

We had a great time talking about how she and her Co-founder, Nancey, built their company from the ground up, the inspiration behind the designs and how their innovative frames are changing the face of eyecare.

To learn more about Vontélle Eyewear visit their website: https://www.vontelle.com/

This Episode is Sponsored by The Optical Group 

In today's episode of "See What We See" we get to sit down with one of the Original Optical Champions Dr. Warren G. McDonald, PhD.

We were able to speak with him about how Opticianry came to be the profession we love today, some of the differences between practicing Opticianry in Canada and the United States and, as an awesome bonus, Dr. McDonald's music career!

For the first time on our podcast, we are also featuring Dr. McDonald's song "Outside Lookin' In"!

This Podcast is sponsored by The Optical Group
https://www.theopticalgroup.ca/

Welcome back to another exciting episode of "See What We See"!

We are so excited to sit down with Dayle Whitecross, Transitions Ambassador, and Christine Zeggil, National Key Account Executive, from Transitions Canada.

They came to speak with us about how Transitions helps ECPs collaborate and educate each other.

We were able to delve into the fashion world and talk about not just the utility of Transitions lenses, but also what Transitions is doing to make seeing well... fashionable!

You can follow Dayle on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dayley_dose/

To become a Transitions Specialist visit:
https://www.transitionscertified.com/en-ca/home
OR
https://ooa.teachable.com/

In our first episode of 2023, we sat down with two excellent people from Specsavers; Mike Protopsaltis, Partnership Director, and Claudia Rojas, Head of Opticianry from Specsavers Canada.

We were able to have a candid talk about how the Specsavers business model works, how Opticians can join the Specsavers family and what Specsavers is really about as a Company.

If you would like to start a conversation with Specsavers, please email: enquiries.ca@specsavers.com

Or check out their website : https://join.specsavers.com/ca/
 

On today's episode of See What We See, we had the honour of sitting down with Rick Gadd.
Rick Gadd is the President of Wholesale Canada for Essilor Luxottica and President of Instruments, North America and responsible for the company’s overall vision and planning, including all aspects of the business, mission and culture. 

We were able to speak candidly about the trajectory of eye care in Canada, how vision care works in the United States versus Canada, and Essilor Luxottica's Philanthropic endeavors. 

For more information about OneSight go to:
https://onesight.essilorluxottica.com/

Welcome to another awesome episode of See What We See with Lorne and Martin!

Today we sit down with Matthieu Geoffray, President of one of the most recognizable Optical brands in Canada, Nikon Optical.

Matthieu has sat down with us today to talk about the past, present and future innovations created by Nikon Optical.
It's not just about innovative lens design and coatings, but also how to give your patient a complete experience.

For more information about Nikon Optical Canada please visit: https://www.nikonlenswear.com/ca/

This episode is sponsored by Nikon Optical Canada

On today's episode of "See What We See", we are so excited to sit down with a long time colleague and friend, Claudia Rojas , RO,RCLP. 

As the newest Head of Opticianry for Specsavers Canada, Claudia is here to talk about one of the newest faces on the Canadian Optical scene - Specsavers. 
Come listen, as we get to know Specsavers a little better!

For more information about Specsavers visit their website: www.specsavers.ca

If you are interested in becoming part of the Specsavers team email Claudia today: claudia.rojas@specsavers.com 

This episode is brought to you by Specsavers

See What We See with Lorne & Martin has gone on tour!

Recorded live at Transitions Academy in Orlando, Florida, this special episode featuring our guests, Dr. Essence Johnson and Isabelle Tremblay, is all about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion(DE&I).

Transitions Optical recently hosted a roundtable discussion with Optical Industry Professionals who came together to speak on many topics surrounding DE&I.
Dr. Johnson was the moderator of this round table, and we are thrilled that she and Isabelle were able to sit down with us to share their insights and vision for the future.

For more information about Black Eye Care Perspective, please visit:
 www.blackeyecareperspective.com
For more information about The 13% Promise, please visit:
www.blackeyecareperspective.com/the-13-promise
For more multicultural resources from Transitions Optical, please visit:
https://trade.transitions.com/LearningCenter/Multicultural

This episode is sponsored by Transitions Optical Canada

Hello Everyone!

This week's episode of See What We See takes an in depth look at EssilorLuxottica's Newest program: EssilorLuxottica 360.

We got to sit down with Marc Dufresne, Senior National Sales Director, and Ken Clark,  National Sales Director from EssilorLuxottica to discuss what makes EssilorLuxottica 360 different from other incentive programs and how it can help your practice.

For more information about this program please follow these links:
 - EssilorLuxottica 360 Program (Canada): https://www.essilor.ca/en/essilorluxottica360

- EssilorLuxottica 360 Program (US): https://www.essilorpro.com/programs-services/essilorluxottica360

This Podcast is sponsored by EssilorLuxottica

Welcome back to another episode of See What We See!

This week's episode is all about myopia management.

We have Registered Optician Amy Chow speaking to us about the ins and outs of what myopia management is, when to start treating myopia and  some methods for managing myopia. 

As a bonus, we get a preview of the new innovations in myopia management SPECTACLE lenses being released in 2022 by CooperVision!

This episode is sponsored by CooperVision.
For more information about myopia management click this link

Welcome to our second episode of 2022!

Today we have the opportunity to sit down with Ruth Priebe, Director of Operations, from  The Optical Group.

We get to know a little more about Ruth, The Optical Group and how The Optical Group helps the Optical industry and the community.

This episode is sponsored by The Optical Group

For more information about The Optical Group follow this link: https://www.theopticalgroup.ca/

Welcome to 2022!

In our very first episode of "See What We See" 2022,  we are fortunate to sit down with Kris Kelm, Community Impact Manager from Essilor Vision Foundation Canada.

Today we are learning about all about the philanthropic side of Essilor, how they are working towards building access to eyecare in Canada and how Opticians, from student to seasoned, can help create meaningful, purposeful, and lasting impacts in their communities through Opticianry.

This episode is sponsored by Essilor.

For more information about the Essilor Vision Foundation Canada go to:
www.seemorebemore.ca

Essilor
Essilor teams worldwide are driven by our vital mission of improving lives by improving sight.

This is a very special episode of See What We See.

For the first time EVER our podcast was recorded IN PERSON during Transitions Studio in Gatineau, Quebec. 

Today we were very lucky to sit down with Joshua Hazle and Chris King to talk with them in depth about all the amazing innovations from Transitions, some of the technology used in their lenses and about the Transitions Studio event itself.

For more information about Transitions please visit their website:
http://www.transitions.com

This episode is brought to you by Transitions Canada

In today's episode of See What We See,

Martin and Lorne are thrilled to sit down with Don Ross from Essilor Academy to talk about visual comfort and presbyopia.

Don has given us huge insight on presbyopia and its impact on the younger generation, who can benefit from progressives, and visual accommodation.

Don Ross is a Training and Development Consultant from Essilor Academy- Essilor Canada.

This episode is sponsored by Essilor Canada

We are excited to present one of our most "Eye Opening" podcasts yet!

In today's podcast we sat down with Ocularist Michael Webb to speak about prosthetic eyes. He gives us great insight into the world of artificial eyes, how they are made and answers some of the questions we've all asked.

Michael Webb (BCO, BADO, FASO) is an Ocularist from Toronto. Ontario and is President of the Canadian Society of Ocularists.

If you would like to learn more about Ocularists, artificial eyes, and how to become an Ocularist please visit these websites:
Webb Ocular Prosthetics - https://webbocular.com/
Canadian Society of Ocularists - https://www.cso-sco.ca/
American Society of Ocualrists - https://ocularist.org/


This episode is sponsored by The Optical Group

We have an incredibly interesting podcast for all of you today!

In today's podcast we sat down with Dr. Alan Ulsifer to speak about FYidoctors, their history and their business model.

Dr. Ulsifer is the CEO & Chairman of the Board of FYidoctors.

If you would like to learn more about FYidoctors, please visit their website:
https://fyidoctors.com/en

This episode is sponsored by FYidoctors
 

We are excited to announce that Dr. Nisara Bandali is back with us this week!

This time she is here to speak with us about understanding dry eye. She explains what dry eye is, some of the common symptoms of dry eye and what causes dry eye, including Mask Induced Dry Eye.

This week's See What We See episode is sponsored by Novartis.

Check out eyelove.ca for more information and education about Dry Eye Disease, tips and tricks for managing dry eye and much more! 

We are very excited to have Gayle Harrison R.O. as our guest speaker, her final interview before embarking on her next endeavor in Iqaluit, Nunavut. 

In this episode Gayle elaborates on her hugely successful seminar from Inside Optics 2021, Guiding the Choice: A Skill-Based Approach to Fitting Glasses.

 
Today's episode is sponsored by The Optical Group.

Welcome to 2021!

In our first episode of the year, we are thrilled to speak to Orthoptist Jeff Locke from Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, ON.

Jeff is enlightening our listeners as to what an orthoptist is and how they work with the other O's.
If you want to hear more about orthoptics, join Jeff on Feb 15th for his webinar. To register go to www.opticians.ca and click on 'OAC Connect'.  

We are also joined by Dailie Schellen from the Opticians Association of Canada as our Guest Host!

This episode is sponsored by The Opticians Association of Canada.

To fit or not to fit? 
COVID-19 has raised many questions as to whether or not Opticians should be fitting contacts during the pandemic. 

In this episode of "See What We See", we are thrilled to have Dr. Wes McCann speaking with us about the impacts of COVID on contact lens fitting and contact lens wear.

Wes is here to help shed some light on fitting new patients, mask associated dry eye, and much more!


This episode is brought to you by Johnson & Johnson

Disinfecting frames is becoming a crucial regular practice to avoid the spread of COVID-19. In this episode of See What We See, Lorne & Martin have a conversation with Albert Mo, General Manager at McCray Optical Supply to explore effective ways to disinfect different types of optical frames. 

The conversation in Part 1 brought to the table what the three have found out from a basic method such as soaking the frames using commercial mists or defoggers or using the UVC lights. 

Enjoy your listening and learn some effective options to prevent the viral spread.

For more information about McCray Optical Supply, check out the link: https://www.mccrayoptical.com/index.php  

In this second part of the interview, more techniques, alongside the continuing discussion about the effectiveness of the UVC light, are shared to deter the presence of viruses on frames.

Enjoy your listening and learn some effective options to prevent the viral spread.

For more information about McCray Optical Supply, check out the link: https://www.mccrayoptical.com/index.php  

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Don Marentette, Director of First Aid Programs at the Canadian Red Cross. Lorne & Martin took on a different role during this episode as Don began to interview them about their expertise in vision care and how to keep your eyes healthier in a digital world.

Listen to Part Two to learn about blue light, night filters, and more!

Enjoy!

https://www.redcross.ca/

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Don Marentette, Director of First Aid Programs at the Canadian Red Cross. Lorne & Martin took on a different role during this episode as Don began to interview them about their expertise in vision care and how to keep your eyes healthier in a digital world.

Listen to Part One to learn about blue light, night filters, and more!

Enjoy!

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Dr. Kiran Ramesh and Cristina Cortez of the Vision Care Centre in Toronto. These two are experts in Vision Therapy and spent time on this podcast episode talking about the differences between sight and vision, as well as the impact that deficient vision can have on the other parts of your life like concentration, balance, and performance.

Vision Therapy can help anyone from any demographic and Dr. Ramesh & Cristina talk about seeing patients as young as two years-old.

Enjoy!

Visit Dr. Ramesh's practice website here:
https://visioncarecentre.ca/

Learn more about Vision Therapy here:
https://www.covd.org/page/vision_therapy
https://opto.ca/health-library/vision-therapy

Thank you to this episode's sponsor!

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Dr. Kiran Ramesh and Cristina Cortez of the Vision Care Centre in Toronto. These two are experts in Vision Therapy and spent time on this podcast episode talking about the differences between sight and vision, as well as the impact that deficient vision can have on the other parts of your life like concentration, balance, and performance.

Vision Therapy can help anyone from any demographic and Dr. Ramesh & Cristina talk about seeing patients as young as two years-old.

Enjoy!

Visit Dr. Ramesh's practice website here:
https://visioncarecentre.ca/

Learn more about Vision Therapy here:
https://www.covd.org/page/vision_therapy
https://opto.ca/health-library/vision-therapy

Thank you to this episode's sponsor!

Ever wonder what "polarized" means? Why do sunglasses come in the colours that they do?

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Stacey Dunn, Training Manager and "Sunglass Evangelist" from lens technology manufacturer and powerhouse Maui Jim.

Stacey shares information about how Maui Jim leads the charge with lens innovation designed to protect your eyes from exposures like UV light and digital device blue light.

Visit the Maui Jim website today!

In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Dr. Diane Bovenkamp, VP of Scientific Affairs at BrightFocus. Dr. Diane is an expert of Macular Degeneration and she spent time in part one of this two part episode speaking to some of the risks that UV light pose to the health of the eye. *Note: The information shared in this podcast is strictly informational in nature and not to be taken as medical advice. Please contact your eye care practitioner for any medical advice or emergency.

If you missed Part One, check it out here!

BrightFocus -www.brightfocus.org 

Phone: 1-800-437-2423
Fax: (301) 258-9454
E-mail: info@brightfocus.org

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In this episode, Lorne & Martin spoke with Dr. Diane Bovenkamp, VP of Scientific Affairs at BrightFocus. Dr. Diane is an expert of Macular Degeneration and she spent time in part one of this two part episode speaking to some of the risks that UV light pose to the health of the eye. *Note: The information shared in this podcast is strictly informational in nature and not to be taken as medical advice. Please contact your eye care practitioner for any medical advice or emergency.

BrightFocus -www.brightfocus.org 

Phone: 1-800-437-2423
Fax: (301) 258-9454
E-mail: info@brightfocus.org

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In this episode, Lorne & Martin are joined by Chantal Gravel, Licensed Optician and Product Marketing Manager at Nikon. Chantal shares information about innovations in summer eye safety and UV protection technology. You won't want to miss this!

https://www.nikonlenswear.ca/

In this episode, Lorne & Martin are joined by Judy Gargaro, the Program Director of ABI at the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation. The ONF has been working to mobilize knowledge for practitioners across medical disciplines. More can be learned about this effort here https://onf.org/

Email: info@onf.org
https://onf.org
https://onf.org/impact/
https://onf.org/knowledge-mobilization/ 

A very special thank you to The Optical Group, the sponsor of this week's podcast.

In this episode, Drew Laskoski joins Martin & Lorne to discuss concussions and concussion management. Drew runs a highly successful Athletic Therapy clinic and has treated athletes at all levels from amateur to pro. He shares advice on what to do if you suspect that you have a concussion and how your eyes can be used to identify severity.

Drew Laskoski is a Certified Athletic Therapist and an Executive sitting on the Board of the Ontario Athletic Therapist Association.

In this episode, Lorne & Martin sit down and discuss pediatric vision care with Fiona Anderson, President of the International Opticians Association. Fiona provides expert knowledge on vision loss in children, symptoms and treatments, and what parents, opticians, and other health care practitioners can do to support good vision health in the children in our communities.

Fiona Anderson is the President of the International Opticians Association and has completed specialized training in opticianry, business administration, and optical manufacturing.

In this 2-part episode, Lorne & Martin sat down with Dr. Nisara Bandali to discuss common eye disorders, vision care for the elderly, and nutrition to help maintain good eye health.

Dr. Nisara Bandali completed a Doctor of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, prior to that she received her Bachelor of Medical Science degree in Medical Cell Biology at the University of Western Ontario.

In this 2-part episode, Lorne & Martin sat down with Dr. Nisara Bandali to discuss common eye disorders, vision care for the elderly, and nutrition to help maintain good eye health.

Dr. Nisara Bandali completed a Doctor of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, prior to that she received her Bachelor of Medical Science degree in Medical Cell Biology at the University of Western Ontario.

"The CCB was founded in 1944 by blind Canadian war veterans and schools of the blind. The national office is located in Ottawa with over 80 chapters across Canada. The CCB is the largest membership based organization for the blind in Canada and is known as the Voice of the Blind™.

The CCB’s offers programs to assist people living with vision loss, increase accessibility in all areas of life and bring awareness of vision issues to the public and government."

In this two-part podcast, we interview Jim Prowse and Monica Reategui.

Jim is the Executive Director of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) & Monica is the Manager of the Mobile Eye Clinic, a vision care project that the CCB has coordinated to deliver eye exams to at-risk populations.

This episode is inspired by the 5-year Strategic Plan from the World Health Organization revolving vision care around the world.

Click here to learn more about the plan from our review article.

Contact the Canadian Council of the Blind

Website: www.ccbnational.net

Email: ccb@ccbnational.net

Phone number: 613-567-0311

Toll-free number: 1-877-304-0968

See What We See is a podcast series dedicated to bringing you, the listener, an optician's perspective on vision care and how that fits into your broader healthcare. We'll do this by interviewing thought leaders both in opticianry and across healthcare professions.
 
If you are an optician, a healthcare professional, or someone interested in improving your eye health, this podcast is for you. 
 
We hope you enjoy listening to this series as much as we enjoy making it for you. 

This episode's guest was Katherine, an Optician Student excited to take the world by storm and help improve vision on the front line. Listen to her story, what she thinks of the profession, and what challenge she's most excited for going forward.