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Spring 2018
Industry
Spotlight
Somewhere on the internet right now there are 30,000 people
from every corner of the US, all different ages, ideologies, and
walks of life, brought together with one interest in common,
and one man in common. The conversations range from
recommendations for Crystalens vs Toric IOL for a 39 year
old male patient in need of cataract surgery to “name the
worst movie you’ve ever seen”. Imagine a medical journal
with a comics section at the back. It’s serious and fun and
oddly beautiful to see people who may have had no business
talking to each other get along (well, most of the time) on
the internet of all places. Dr. Alan Glazier is the founder of
ODs on Facebook, an enormous digital gathering of optical
professionals ranging from Optometrists to eyewear designers
to lab technicians. We sat down with Dr. Glazier recently at
Vision West to talk about becoming a thought-leader of the
optical industry, why strict rules are important to creating a
space on the web conducive to fostering real conversation,
and where he sees the independent optical community
heading in the future.
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