Best Defocus Media Podcasts (2026)

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Top 10 Movies for 2025: An Optometrist’s Year End Watch List 49:21

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In this episode, the Od’ing on Movies Podcast returns with a special year-end tradition: breaking down the Top 10 Movies of 2025. Dr. Jacobi Cleaver and Dr. Jacob Wilson step outside their usual optometry meets cinema format to reflect on a full year of moviegoing, sharing personal rankings, lively debate, and the films that surprised, challenged, …

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Mindset, Metrics, and Meaningful Growth: How Dr. Fallon Patel Is Helping Practices Scale Smarter 33:15

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Before an optometry practice can grow in revenue, efficiency, or patient volume, it must first confront an uncomfortable truth: many eye care professionals are unknowingly holding their own practices back. In this episode of the Defocus Media Podcast, Dr. Fallon Patel challenges the long-standing beliefs that keep clinicians stuck, especially the i…

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Millie Eyewear | Eyewear that Makes you Feel Like a Million Dollars 34:46

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In this episode of the Defocus Media podcast, Dr. Darryl Glover sits down with Long Huynh (optometry student at Indiana University School of Optometry) to unpack a story that feels both inspiring and relatable for anyone building something while still becoming who they are. Long is an optometry student with a creative background, and he’s also the …

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Leadership That Works: Applying the Working Genius Framework in Eye Care Teams 26:22

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In this episode of The 2020 Podcast, host Dr. Harbir Sian welcomes leadership consultant Nancy Dewald for a thoughtful conversation on leadership, team effectiveness, and how optometry practices can better execute ideas without burning out their teams. Drawing from her extensive experience in staff training and consulting, Nancy introduces listener…

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Dr. Chris Wolfe on Purpose, Failure, and Building a Sustainable Practice 1:01:54

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In this powerful episode of Play Chess, Not Checkers, Dr. Adam Ramsey sits down with Dr. Chris Wolfe—clinician, educator, entrepreneur, and one of the most respected voices in modern optometry—for a conversation that goes far deeper than practice management. What unfolds is a masterclass in resilience, purpose, leadership, and the responsibility op…

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Dry Eye, Burnout, and the Social Media Blueprint with Dr. Shelby Brogdon 39:53

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In this Defocus Media Podcast episode, Dr. Darryl Glover welcomes Dr. Shelby Brogdon for a wide-ranging conversation that connects three topics many optometrists are thinking about right now: building a dry eye clinic, preventing burnout, and using social media in a way that actually supports (not drains) real life. Dr. Shelby Brogdon, Optometrist …

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Finding Your Lane in Optometry with the Dapper Eye Doc 42:54

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From Winnipeg to Edmonton, from student to private practice owner, and from shy content creator to “Dapper Eye Doc,” this Depth Perception episode with Dr. Shaminder Dhaliwal is all about owning your path in optometry—and looking good while you do it. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Dhaliwal completed his optometry degree at ICO in Chica…

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Low-Dose Atropine Not FDA Approved: What the STAR Study Means for Today’s Myopia Control Practices 41:28

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The topic of low-dose atropine, not FDA-approved, has become one of the most important conversations in pediatric eye care this year, especially as clinicians turn to the STAR Study for clarity on atropine’s role in modern myopia control. Despite decades of global research supporting low-dose atropine and its widespread off-label use in the United …

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Twilight Revisited: Optometry, Cringe, and Cultural Impact 52:13

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The OD’ing on Movies Podcast returned with a fan-favorite episode—this time stepping into the blue-tinted, vampire-filled world of Twilight. Dr. Jacobi Cleaver and Dr. Jacob Wilson invited two special guests for this rewatch: social media creator and longtime Twilight fan McKenzie Richardson, and Jenny Orand, Dr. Wilson’s wife and unofficial pop-cu…

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How Gen Z Sees Contact Lenses: What Today’s Data Means for Eye Care 28:34

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Gen Z contact lens trends are reshaping how eye care professionals think about prescribing, communication, and practice branding. In a live episode of The 2020 Podcast recorded at Vision Expo West, Dr. Harbir Sian sat down with Contact Lens Institute Visionaries Jennifer Seymour, Dr. Jade Coats, and Andrew Bruce to unpack new research on Gen Z eye …

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Top 10 Movies for 2025: An Optometrist’s Year End Watch List 49:21

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Mindset, Metrics, and Meaningful Growth: How Dr. Fallon Patel Is Helping Practices Scale Smarter 33:15

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Millie Eyewear | Eyewear that Makes you Feel Like a Million Dollars 34:46

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Leadership That Works: Applying the Working Genius Framework in Eye Care Teams 26:22

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Dr. Chris Wolfe on Purpose, Failure, and Building a Sustainable Practice 1:01:54

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Dry Eye, Burnout, and the Social Media Blueprint with Dr. Shelby Brogdon 39:53

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Finding Your Lane in Optometry with the Dapper Eye Doc 42:54

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Low-Dose Atropine Not FDA Approved: What the STAR Study Means for Today’s Myopia Control Practices 41:28

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Twilight Revisited: Optometry, Cringe, and Cultural Impact 52:13

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How Gen Z Sees Contact Lenses: What Today’s Data Means for Eye Care 28:34