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Acuvue Oasys 1-Day: New Product Launch, Exclusive Interviews: Manufacturing & QC [#R50-3]

You may not think a lot about where contact lenses come from, but ponder this: a daily disposable needs 30x the number of lenses that a monthly does.

How does one scale up to consistently produce a new product like this? In a wide parameter range, no less? (Acuvue Oasys 1-Day will cover +8 to -12 at launch, and nearly 20,000 fit sets will be produced within the first several months, so all fitters that want to will have a crack at it.)

I got a tour of the production facility and was able to interview Tim Ryan, JJVC’s Plant Manager, and Mike Alleva, World Wide VP of Operations to talk about this new production lines & how they have been able to produce the lens in the quantities that will be needed right out of the chute.

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Acuvue Oasys 1-Day: New Product Launch, Exclusive Interviews: Dave Turner, Bart Johnson on the Science Behind the Lens [#R050-2]

Dr. Dave Turner, Senior Director of World Wide R&D at JJVC, and Bart Johnson, Senior Manager R&D at JJVC Jacksonville discuss the science behind the lens, its design, and comparison to other products such as DT1.

 

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Acuvue Oasys 1-Day: New Product Launch, Exclusive Interviews: Laura Angelini, Millicent Knight [#R050-1]

In this first interview with Laura Angelini, President, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. and Dr. Millicent Knight, Head of Professional Affairs, JJVC we talk about Acuvue Oasys 1-Day, what makes this product launch different from all others, and what it will mean to clinicians and patients.

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Dr. Faive Kovalis, SmartOD.com: Striving to be the “Zappos” of your Optical [#R049]

In this ODwire.org Radio Show, we interview Dr. Faive Kovalis, the founder of SmartOD.com.

The company provides an online site for eye care professionals to directly order frames and lenses WITHOUT the need for sales rep visits or ‘boots on the ground’. This removes a great deal of cost.

Using Zappos as a model, docs can go to the SmartOD.com web site, order product that they want to evaluate, and return any product they don’t want in a pre-paid box.

We get into:

  • The history of SmartOD — Why it was founded
  • How the SmartOD business model keeps costs low and improves profit margins for docs on frames and lenses
  • How Dr. Kovalis and SmartOD have incorporated feedback from ODwire.org members as the company has evolved
  • How the “force of habit” in purchasing is preventing docs from saving money in their opticals
  • Updates on the latest frame lines that they now carry
  • How docs can get started with SmartOD.

If you have any questions for Dr. Kovalis, please post them here!

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Managing Your Financial Profile – Tom Baker, Wells Fargo Practice Finance [#R045]

In this episode, Adam & Paul continue their conversation with Tom Baker, Business Development Manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance.

We discuss your financial profile — which is the “snapshot” that banks use to determine your eligibility for loans, as well as the interest rates you’ll pay.

Tom gives advice on how to “tune up” your profile, how to detect (and correct) inaccuracies, and the types of entries that impact your profile the most positively and negatively.

This is a great talk, and not just for folks currently going after a loan!

Ask Tom any follow-up questions in this thread.

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Assembling your Professional Team – Tom Baker, Wells Fargo Practice Finance [#R044]

In this episode, Adam & Paul continue their conversation with Tom Baker, Business Development Manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance.

When starting a new practice, you need help — and lots of it!

Professionals such as: Lenders, Attorneys, Accountants, Insurance brokers (… and more) are critical to getting your practice off the ground.

We discuss how to assemble your professional team with Tom, and give you tips for finding the right folks.

Ask Tom any follow-up questions in this thread!

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Are You Ready for Practice Ownership? Tom Baker, Wells Fargo Practice Finance [#R043]

In this episode, Adam & Paul talk to Tom Baker, Business Development Manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance.

Tom has worked with hundreds of practices over the past several decades, and answers questions about how you assess your readiness to dive into your own practice, and the key issues you must address before trying.

Ask Tom any follow-up questions in this thread!

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The Economics of Prokera with Dr. John Rumpakis [#R041]

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. John Rumpakis to discuss the economics of PROKERA®, a biologic corneal bandage composed of preserved amniotic membrane tissue.

Importantly, we’ll learn how to properly bill & code when using this product with your patients.

And if you missed our previous radio show about the clinical aspects of PROKERA®, you can catch it here.

Dr. Rumpakis will be available to take questions in this thread, so fire away!

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Using the Keratograph 5M to Build your Practice – Dr. Barry Eiden [#R040]

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Barry Eiden to discuss how he’s built his dry eye practice.

We focus on a particular instrument, the Keratograph 5M, an advanced corneal topographer, and how he uses it to:

  • Evaluate dry eye
  • Track disease progression
  • Educate patients

He discusses tips for building your own dry eye practice, and I ask him a tough question:

Should it be the standard of care to perform a thorough meibomian gland evaluation on all dry eye patients?

(Our thanks again to long-time ODwire.org Supporter OCULUS for sponsoring this show!)