The Wizard of Eyes

Demodex: Eyelid Mites

Did you know you could have little creatures living on your eyelids?

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Featured Speaker Arthur B. Epstein, MD
Guest Website Phoenix Eye Care
Guest Bio Dr. Arthur B. Epstein is a native New Yorker who grew up in the Bronx, NY; later moving to Great Neck on Long Island, NY. He now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Epstein graduated from the City College of New York, CUNY, with a B.S. in psychology and received an O.D. degree from the State University of New York, State College of Optometry where he also served as the college's first resident in ocular disease.

Dr. Epstein heads the practice’s Dry Eye Ocular Surface Disease Center and serves as its Director of Clinical Research. He is a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association, a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Full Member of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry. He is also a member of the American Optometric Association, the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section, the Arizona Optometric Association, the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and served as a founding Board member of the American Optometric Society, and founded and currently serves as President of the American Board of Clinical Optometry.

Listed by Optometric Management as among the most influential in optometry, Dr. Epstein is a sought after speaker, having presented more than 1000 invited lectures on a variety of eye care topics in the US and throughout the world. He is also a prolific author with many hundreds of articles, scientific papers and book chapters published. He is a Contributing Editor for Review of Optometry and Executive Editor of Review of Cornea and Contact Lenses. He founded, and serves as Chief Medical Editor of Optometric Physician™, the first E-Journal in optometry. Dr. Epstein serves on the Editorial Board of Eye and Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice and is a reviewer for numerous clinical and scientific journals in the eye care field. He is a consulting expert for AllAboutVision.com’s Dry Eye and Keratoconus sections, where he answers patients’ questions about treatment options. Dr. Epstein was recently appointed to the prestigious Dry Eye Workshop II (DEWS-II).

Active in the profession, Dr. Epstein is a Past Chair of the Contact Lens & Cornea Section (CLCS) of the American Optometric Association and a founder and past President of the Optometric Dry Eye Society. He led and was a primary strategist of the American Optometric Association’s response to the international Fusarium keratitis outbreak and was frequently quoted in news media throughout the world including an appearance on Good Morning America. As Chair of the CLCS he spoke before the US Congress regarding contact lens safety. Dr. Epstein's schedule can be hectic as he travels well over 100,000 miles a year in the US and abroad.
Length (mins) 10
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Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

Marijuana & Vision: Magic Weed?

Dr. Robert Abel discusses the new science behind the potential medical applications of marijuana.

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Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1609we1a.mp3
Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
Guest Bio
Length (mins) 10
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Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

Glaucoma: Thief in the Night

Did you know that glaucoma is the "thief in the night" and can reduce peripheral vision ever so silently?

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Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1608we1e.mp3
Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
Guest Bio
Length (mins) 10
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Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

Reset Your Metabolism in Just 3 Weeks

Would you have ever thought that fixing your metabolism could transform your life?

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Featured Speaker Brad Davidson, Co-Founder of Stark Fitness
Book Title The Stark Naked 21-Day Metabolic Reset
Guest Website The Stark Naked 21-Day Metabolic Reset
Guest Twitter Account @braddavidson
Guest Bio Brad Davidson is the co-founder and performance strategist at Stark, a fully integrated fitness, nutrition and lifestyle facility in Irvine, California. He is a highly sought after speaker for business and fitness organizations nationwide and created his new book from the discoveries that he is made.
Length (mins) 10
Waiver Received No
Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

Ask the Wizard: Dr. Abel Responds to FAQs

The Wizard of Eyes shares answers to his most frequently asked questions.

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Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1608we1c.mp3
Featured Speaker Robert Abel Jr., MD
Guest Bio
Length (mins) 10
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Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

The Eye & Vision in the Bible

In a biblical sense, the eyes imply an anthropomorphic deity and the fact that we are constantly being observed.

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Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1608we1b.mp3
Featured Speaker Reverend William Lane
Guest Bio Reverend William Lane is a priest in the Episcopal church and a worker for justice and peace. In theological terms, he is a servant of the kingdom of God. Reverend Lane has been a priest for more than 50 years. He was ordained in the Diocese of Maryland, where he spent the first 12 years of his ministry. In April of 1975, he and his wife Beverly came to Delaware as he assumed his responsibilities as Vicar of Saint Nicholas' Church in Newark and Coordinator of Christian Education for the Diocese. Eleven years later, Bill joined the clergy staff of Christ Church Christiana Hundred and remained at Christ Church until 1997 when he was elected Dean of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He retired on January 1, 2006, and he and Beverly returned to Delaware. Since retiring, Bill has served as interim at Ascension Church in Claymont, the Cathedral Church of St. John, at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Middletown, Delaware, and here at Christ Church. He also served at Sts. Andrew and Matthew for the first year after the closing of the Cathedral. Bill and Beverly have one child, Elliott, who lives in Washington DC.
Length (mins) 10
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Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD

Homework Depot: Helping to Improve Communities

Phil Cicooni joins Dr. Abel to share the work Homework Depot is doing to better communities.

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Audio File wizard_of_eyes/1608we1a.mp3
Featured Speaker Phil Cicconi, MBA
Guest Website Kent County Learning Center
Guest Facebook Account https://www.facebook.com/KentCountyLearningCenter/
Guest Bio Phil Cicconi is a retiree of the Boeing Company. Phil has extensive experience in corporate “backroom” operations including policy development, systems and procedures, workflow and methods analysis. He is highly skilled in the area of internal management consulting and has applied these skills to a number of the country’s largest corporations, including Boeing, RCA, GE, Unisys, AT&T, Banquet Foods, NBC, and Bankers Trust.

Phil holds a B. S. degree in Business and an M.B.A. degree in Management, both from Saint Joseph’s University.
Length (mins) 10
Waiver Received No
Host Robert Abel, Jr., MD