As we head out for our Thanksgiving Holiday, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of you, my loyal readers, for your support. For the past 42 years…
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MILAN, Italy and SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Marcolin SpA and its affiliates backed by leading European private equity firm PAI Partners together with HVHC Inc., the holding company for Visionworks of…
Discount. According to Webster’s the word has many meanings. But generally, when we think of the word as it relates to our industry, it’s “to offer for sale at a…
Optometry delivers nothing of value. Yep. nothing. Nada! According to a couple of commercials being run by “Optometry’s Friend,” the only thing that a consumer values is a discount. The lowest…
There seems to be a distinct advantage to living “up there.” Our Canadian friends can look “down here” and learn from our mistakes. Here’s a letter sent to the members of Eye Recommend, one of…
I read a report of a recent meeting between representatives of a group of Texas providers and EyeMed. The following is in regards to the recent bill passed by the…
As announced in a recent post (see “Remove These Chains”), Texas is the first state to push through legislation that eliminates the ability of vision plans to require pricing concessions…
Maryland House Bill 1160 passed into law on May 16th. Similar to that of the Texas bill noted in my last post, the Maryland bill “prohibits a carrier from including…
It is with joyous glee that I announce to my readers that the Texas Optometry Association has been successful in obtaining Governor Rick Perry’s signature for Senate Bill 632. This very short piece…
Over the past sixty days, I’ve had the opportunity to drive over 4000 miles in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the U.S. I’m writing this message from near Berlin, having…
From time to time I hear from students and practicing optometrists that they’re concerned for the future of the profession. From their perspective, the future is uncertain. Today’s students are…
Jamie Quint is a former software engineer who won admittance to the elite incubator Y Combinator in 2008 with a short-lived recruitment-advertising start-up. He next worked for Swipely on conversion…
It had to happen somewhere and Utah makes sense. For over two decades, I’ve predicted that one day, an eye exam would be dispensed like so much gum…from a vending…
This Thanksgiving, as we consider all of the wonderful people and experiences in our lives; as we sit around our dinner table and enjoy all the abundance for which we’ve…
In the November 6th issue of the Wall Street Journal, an article deep in the bowels of the newspaper caught my attention. “Humana Brings Doctors In-House” revealed Humana’s move into…
Here’s a story about one optometrist’s legacy. 40 years ago yesterday, I dialed an optometrist’s office for the first time to attempt to sell the practice eyewear “on approval.” I…
As the CEO of my firm, I consider myself an investor. Like any other business owner, I control balance sheet assets in the form of cash, equipment, facilities and inventory. …
Over the past four decades, I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with many thousands of optometrists. Perhaps uniquely so, my interactions have been almost exclusively focused on the business side…
I don’t know Jessica. I’ve never met her. I may never meet her. But I was inspired by her. And, perhaps, you will be too. Jessica is the niece of…
Ben Franklin is to blame. His motto, “a penny saved is a penny earned” is likely the root cause behind the fact that so many optometrists fail to meet their…
