Season 1

“Cold-Start”: Round 2

In this episode Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Kristen O’Brien about how she cold started her second private practice, why she moved out of Colorado, why it is important to be involved with the AOA and more…

SOURCES

Vuity

Dr. O’Brien: Denver Eye Care

Dr. O’Brien: Linkedin

iCare Advisors

OVVO Optics

Michael Bullar: Frame Expert

Vision Source

SOLN Optometry

Dr. Kristin O’Brien: Email

200

In this episode Jimmy and Roya celebrate their latest milestone, 200 podcasts together. They also talk to future optometrist Raymond Chartier the winner of the $1,500 Valley Contax Travel Grant.

SOURCES

2020 Glance

Corneal Sweep Test

Defocus Media + Try Not 2 Blink Episode

Medical Millennial + Try Not 2 Blink Episode

GSLS

Podcast Facts

Podcast Insights

Podcast Facts 2

Podcast Facts 3

Lens Quote

Valley Contax Winner

SVOSH

Tints for All Days

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Christie Jackson from Truckee Family Eyecare about her career path, how she started a practice in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area and all the great tinted prescription options available for life on the slope.

 SOURCES

Christie Jackson: Truckee Family Eyecare

Christie Jackson: LinkedIn

Sierra Lab

Bad Ass Optical

Zeiss Optical

FL41 Post-Concussion

Bolle Universal Insert

Glacier Glass: Vuarnet 

Woow

Garrett Leight

Costa del Mar

Idoc

PECAA

Christie Jackson: [email protected]

Dang It’s Dry Eye

This week Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Vin T. Dang about his optometry career, dry eye, ocular allergies and more…

SOURCES

Presbyopia Physician

Vin Dang: Empire Eye & Laser Center

Vin Dang: LinkedIn

Why Did I Chose Dry Eye?

Insights into Ocular Allergy

Vanguard Ophthalmology Group

LipiScan

Dr Vin Does Pickleball

OneSight: Instagram

OneSight.Org

Intrepid CE Conference

To Do or Not to Do: Profilometry

Jimmy and Roya talk to Dr. Aaron Wolf, a therapeutic optometrist and optometric glaucoma specialist based in Austin, Texas. He has a deep knowledge and experience in profilometry and scleral lenses such as the Custom Stable Elite and Ovitz lens.

SOURCES

UV index

Optometry’s Meeting

Dr. Wolf: Austin Optometry Group

Dr. Wolf: Linkedin

Custom Stable

OVITZ Aberrometer

Eyeprint Prosthetic Lens

Medmont Meridia

Vision by design

ICSC

GSLS

Yes, and…

This week Jimmy and Roya are having a very relevant conversation with Dr. Viola Kanevsky, #2 optometrist in the nation on the list of America’s Best Eye Doctors in 2021.  She is an optometrist specializing in custom contact lenses, who has practiced on the Upper West Side in New York for over 25 years but originally came from the former Soviet Union.

SOURCES

Viola Kanevsky: Acuity NYC

American’s Best Eye Doctor 2021: Newsweek

ODs on Facebook

Ship of Tolerance

Ojos Del Mar

This week Jimmy and Roya talk about Roya’s new adventure in Costa Rica and what it takes to make a big lifestyle change like that, the challenges and the positives…

SOURCES

Maximo Nivel

Ojos del Mar Instagram

Airbnb

Across the Pond Pet Travel Specialist

Aeromexico Flying with Pets

It’s (Tico) Time

In this episode Jimmy and Roya have some really big news! Roya is embarking on an exciting new adventure that will probably leave a lot of us a bit envious and Jimmy talks about his latest investment. Keep up with the TN2B crew, don’t miss this episode.

SOURCES

Jimmy’s Insta

Monteverde Container AirBnB

Pro LDO

Based on another recommendation from the awesome CharliRae at Valley Contax, Jimmy and Roya talk with Andrew S. Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLE-AC, FNAO about his career path, what it takes to become a Licensed Master Optician, his love for Rosie his pet pig and more…

SOURCES

Lum ithera

Eye Injuries in Sports

Andrew Bruce Linkedin

ASB Opticianry Education Services

Opticians Association of America

NOCE 

ABO Certification

NCLE CTL Examination

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