Comments on: Interesting Wal-Mart OD Stats http://www.optoblog.com/2009/07/02/interesting-wal-mart-od-stats/ Personal Opinion Blog of David Langford Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: hk http://www.optoblog.com/2009/07/02/interesting-wal-mart-od-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-448 hk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:46:13 +0000 http://www.optoblog.com/?p=531#comment-448 Hi David, I just recently joined odwire.org and get the nagging feeling that they very much dislike commercial od's (I am a walmart sublease od in CA). Although a relatively recent grad (2007), I have practiced at od private practices, md private practices, and commerical setting both as an employee od and sublease od of walmart. I personally enjoy this mode of practice and would not trade it for working for other private practice od's. Although I occasionally dabble in the thought of opening a private practice, I very much enjoy how I practice now. I have the freedom of scheduling pts accordingly, fit whatever contact lens I feel is appropriate, and generally like being my own boss and knowing that I am the creator of my own destiny. I think its unfortunate that some private practice od's see commercial od's as "the enemy". I think those od's should realize that not everyone wants to be involved in the processes that private office entails (tremendous amounts of business knowledge and savvy). I enjoy providing optometric care and interacting with my patients and giving them their rx's to use where ever they wish. I don't miss working at private offices where the owner optometrist is breathing down my neck, auditing my files, and making sure I fit the contact lens with the greatest profit margin. I also don't miss seeing 13 plus pts a day but getting paid only $325. If I see 13 pts a day at my practice, you can be damn sure that the office is making more than $325! I think private practice optometrist that hire new grads to work their saturdays, pay them meager wages b/c they are new grads but pump them with patients, "recommend" they prescribe plano dist pals without even mentioning otc readers, is doing as much a disservice as they claim that commerical od's do to the profession of optometry. Well that's my two cents. Hi David,
I just recently joined odwire.org and get the nagging feeling that they very much dislike commercial od’s (I am a walmart sublease od in CA). Although a relatively recent grad (2007), I have practiced at od private practices, md private practices, and commerical setting both as an employee od and sublease od of walmart. I personally enjoy this mode of practice and would not trade it for working for other private practice od’s. Although I occasionally dabble in the thought of opening a private practice, I very much enjoy how I practice now. I have the freedom of scheduling pts accordingly, fit whatever contact lens I feel is appropriate, and generally like being my own boss and knowing that I am the creator of my own destiny. I think its unfortunate that some private practice od’s see commercial od’s as “the enemy”. I think those od’s should realize that not everyone wants to be involved in the processes that private office entails (tremendous amounts of business knowledge and savvy). I enjoy providing optometric care and interacting with my patients and giving them their rx’s to use where ever they wish. I don’t miss working at private offices where the owner optometrist is breathing down my neck, auditing my files, and making sure I fit the contact lens with the greatest profit margin. I also don’t miss seeing 13 plus pts a day but getting paid only $325. If I see 13 pts a day at my practice, you can be damn sure that the office is making more than $325! I think private practice optometrist that hire new grads to work their saturdays, pay them meager wages b/c they are new grads but pump them with patients, “recommend” they prescribe plano dist pals without even mentioning otc readers, is doing as much a disservice as they claim that commerical od’s do to the profession of optometry. Well that’s my two cents.

]]> By: Gerald Koppy http://www.optoblog.com/2009/07/02/interesting-wal-mart-od-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Gerald Koppy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:30:30 +0000 http://www.optoblog.com/?p=531#comment-445 It takes 1 1/2 years for anything the government does to take effect. All things take that much time. No matter who is in governmant. It's proven that over the last 50 years or so. By then things have already fixed themselves. It takes 1 1/2 years for anything the government does to take effect. All things take that much time. No matter who is in governmant. It’s proven that over the last 50 years or so. By then things have already fixed themselves.

]]> By: David Langford http://www.optoblog.com/2009/07/02/interesting-wal-mart-od-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-434 David Langford Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:26:23 +0000 http://www.optoblog.com/?p=531#comment-434 Good Riddance. Here's some more "low-brow political commentary" (liberal's code phrase for only communist political commentary is smart): http://www.optoblog.com/2009/03/04/obama-is-going-to-fail/ http://www.optoblog.com/2008/04/06/wal-mart-practice-is-the-way-to-save-vision-health-care/ http://www.optoblog.com/2007/12/01/republican-ccnyoutube-debate/ http://www.optoblog.com/2005/12/04/liberals-pick-up-the-nose-picker-fight/ http://www.optoblog.com/2005/11/01/aoas-infantsee-is-a-big-fat-liberal-plot/ Good Riddance.
Here’s some more “low-brow political commentary” (liberal’s code phrase for only communist political commentary is smart):

http://www.optoblog.com/2009/03/04/obama-is-going-to-fail/
http://www.optoblog.com/2008/04/06/wal-mart-practice-is-the-way-to-save-vision-health-care/
http://www.optoblog.com/2007/12/01/republican-ccnyoutube-debate/
http://www.optoblog.com/2005/12/04/liberals-pick-up-the-nose-picker-fight/
http://www.optoblog.com/2005/11/01/aoas-infantsee-is-a-big-fat-liberal-plot/

]]> By: Dynastar http://www.optoblog.com/2009/07/02/interesting-wal-mart-od-stats/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Dynastar Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:27:04 +0000 http://www.optoblog.com/?p=531#comment-433 David- I'd love to read your blog regularly, there's so few OD blogs out there. You insistence on inserting low-brow political commentary ("Idiot") into an otherwise interesting OD blog keeps me from becoming a regular. Couldn't you start a political blog for your political views? Naturally it's your blog and your choice, but it's costing you at least one reader, and I would imagine there are others like me. Keep up the good (OD) writing. ;-) David-

I’d love to read your blog regularly, there’s so few OD blogs out there. You insistence on inserting low-brow political commentary (“Idiot”) into an otherwise interesting OD blog keeps me from becoming a regular. Couldn’t you start a political blog for your political views? Naturally it’s your blog and your choice, but it’s costing you at least one reader, and I would imagine there are others like me. Keep up the good (OD) writing. ;-)

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