All work-life balance Articles
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127OpinionsFrom Surviving to Thriving: Work-Life Alignment for Busy Professionals
More tactical strategies to protect your energy and prevent burnout Arti Shah, OD, FAAO Feb. 6, 2026 In part one of my...
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426OpinionsThe Invisible Mental Load: Work-Life Solutions for Female ODs
Tactical strategies to protect your energy and prevent burnout By Arti Shah, OD, FAAO Jan. 9, 2026 When I became an optometrist,...
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409General ManagementDo More in Less Time: Boost Morale and Efficiency
Don’t be afraid to adjust your schedule to do more in less time By Brittany Schauer, OD Nov. 3, 2025 Everyone thinks...
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859Professional DevelopmentBored or Burned Out? How to Tell the Difference.
Distinguishing between boredom and burnout.
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1.4KStaff ManagementLeveraging Virtual Employees to Buy Back Your Time
Optimizing virtual employees.
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1.1KStaff ManagementMy Practice Survives Without Me Every Summer. That’s the Point.
Creating a practice you can step away from.
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1.5KFrom Our EditorsLessons from a Foggy Trail: Finding Fulfillment in Practice Ownership
Finding your way along your practice ownership journey By Bethany Fishbein, OD July 16, 2025 Last week my husband and I visited...
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1.2KFinancesBuilding Your Practice Backward with Help From the Most Important Number in Your Business
Growing revenue by analyzing a key business number.
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1.4KFrom Our EditorsHow to Achieve Your New Year Mental Health & Money Goals
New Year goals for optometrists: improving mental health and work-life balance By Vittorio Mena, OD, MS Jan. 22, 2025 As 2025 begins,...
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1.3KFrom Our EditorsFrom Surface to Substance: The Art of Meaningful Goal Setting
Setting meaningful goals for optometry practices By Bethany Fishbein, OD Jan. 8, 2025 It’s the second week of January– have you set...
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1.7KNews BriefsNew Findings: Generation Z Employees’ Greatest Work-Related Eye Health Challenges
Digital eye strain due to long work hours & excessive screen time.
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1.4KNews BriefsReader Poll: “Hey, Are You Doing OK?”
Checking in with our readers to see how you are doing.
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2.6KStaff Management3 Ways We Serve as Role Models for Our Employees to Create the Practice We Want
Modeling professional behavior for staff.
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3.6KGeneral ManagementBusiness Ideas that Created a Practice Grossing $100K+ Monthly Seeing 8-12 Patients Per Day
Ideas that changed patient care & profitability.
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3.1KProfessional DevelopmentSquashing Burnout: 3 Solutions that Made a Huge Difference for Me
Easy-to-implement strategies that significantly reduce burnout.
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2.1KProfessional DevelopmentThe 3 Actions I Took to Successfully Break a Cycle of Professional Burnout
Getting in control of professional burnout.
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3.4KOpinions4 Ways We Vastly Improved Our Work-Life Balance Without Negatively Impacting Profitability
Specific actions that enable meaningful work-life balance.
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3.5KFrom Our EditorsConsider These Things Before Selling to PE
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD July 27, 2022 Selling to a private equity-backed firm is not for...
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3.4KFinancesWhy I’m Afraid I’ll Flunk Retirement
Creating a timeline for retirement that works for you.
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3.2KProfessional DevelopmentOD Under Pressure: Signs You’re NOT OK & How to Get Relief
Measures you can take to better cope with stress.
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3.8KPractice Transitions3 Things Decades in Optometry Taught Me About Boosting Profitability & Happiness
Sponsored Content By Thomas P. Arnold, OD, FSLS Sept. 22, 2021 As I prepare to retire from clinical practice to concentrate on...
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3.4KProfessional DevelopmentMy 3 Greatest Leadership Challenges & Solutions
Managing leadership challenges to better serve patients & become more profitable.
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3.3KProfessional Development3 Valuable Lessons I Have Learned From Other ODs
A few great insights one OD gained from colleagues.
