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What AI Tells Patients About Your Practice
Dr. Contact Lens Team · Sep 18, 2026, 12:30:03 PM

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RICE Method
Eight Business Hours: The Rule That Decides Where a Reorder Goes
Sep 18, 2026, 11:49:21 AM
Overhead view of a dispensing desk with a printed script card, a tablet, and a pen, dark surface with soft purple accent light
RICE Method
The PD script: what one South Florida practice says when a patient asks to walk
Aug 21, 2026, 11:33:20 AM
Editorial close-up of a scleral contact lens balanced on a fingertip beside a fitting set, soft purple rim light, dark studio background
Innovate
Scleral is the practical wedge into specialty fitting
Aug 20, 2026, 4:02:03 PM
Dr. Contact Lens: four consecutive years on the Inc. 5000, 2023 through 2026
RICE Method
Four years on the Inc. 5000, and where the growth came from
Aug 11, 2026, 10:42:11 AM
It Goes Both Ways: Dr. Contact Lens Launches Two-Way RevolutionEHR Integration
Aug 2, 2026, 2:00:00 AM
Eyeglasses beside hand tools on a shelf, a visual metaphor for building a myopia program with the tools a practice already has.
Myopia Management, Home Improvement Style
Jul 30, 2026, 4:04:02 PM
A dark front-desk workspace, a monitor crowded with many small disconnected login windows, soft purple rim light
Brianna's Take
Automate the admin, not the exam room
Jul 22, 2026, 12:47:32 PM
A permanent marker and a plastic millimeter ruler retired into a glass jar on a dark desk, soft purple rim light
Brianna's Take
If a patient asks for their PD, you have already lost the sale
Jun 26, 2026, 10:02:13 AM
Editorial scene of a whiteboard beside a phoropter in an eye care practice, soft purple accent lighting
Brianna's Take
The five things that actually run an eye care practice
Jun 12, 2026, 8:54:28 AM
RICE Method
The 30-second script that keeps patients ordering with you
May 15, 2026, 4:45:34 PM
RICE Method
The dropout story most practices have wrong
May 8, 2026, 3:24:33 PM
Brianna's Take
"If I May Ask, In the Past...": The Seven Words That Stop a Patient from Defending Their Old Habits
May 1, 2026, 3:23:52 PM
Innovate
The $37K Office vs. the $200 Office: Same Platform, Different Process
Apr 24, 2026, 3:54:10 PM
Self-service vision testing kiosk in a retail optical department
Innovate
What 1-800 Contacts and a Kiosk Company Are Building Together
Apr 10, 2026, 2:38:42 PM
Pick one thing from every conference - optometry practice implementation
Brianna's Take
Stop Kicking the Can: Pick One Thing from Every Conference
Mar 31, 2026, 3:46:44 PM
The Enemy Is Friction: Why Your Contact Lens Capture Rate Drops After the Exam Chair
Feb 27, 2026, 6:00:00 AM
How to Evaluate Contact Lens Ordering Platforms, and Why Brand Recall Matters
Feb 17, 2026, 1:00:00 AM
Dr. Contact Lens Celebrates Landing No. 41 on the Inc. 5000 List
Aug 15, 2023, 6:15:00 AM
The Dangers of Computer Vision Syndrome and How to Avoid It
Nov 7, 2022, 1:00:00 AM
How Software Can Improve Your Optometry Practice's Business
Nov 7, 2022, 1:00:00 AM
Contact Lens Sales
What Are Contact Lens Sales Worth?
Aug 16, 2022, 10:57:59 AM
Auto-reminders
Auto-reminders to Increase the Cash Flow of Your Practice
Aug 15, 2022, 3:12:28 PM
Patient Experience
How to Create a Better Patient Experience
Aug 15, 2022, 3:00:37 PM
Online Sales
Embracing Online Contact Lens Sales
Aug 15, 2022, 2:35:42 PM
Business after hours
How to make revenue after business hours
Jul 22, 2022, 12:44:18 PM
Meet our Team!
May 26, 2022, 3:35:44 PM
Distributors
Dr. Contact Lens Announces New VP of Sales, Robin Rhodes
Feb 25, 2022, 12:11:29 PM
Distributors
Dr. Contact Lens Completes Full Integration With New Era / e-dr.
Feb 16, 2022, 11:09:10 AM
data
Mine your data to find hidden revenue
Jun 9, 2021, 3:22:29 PM
pricing
What does it cost to implement DCL?
Apr 14, 2021, 7:00:00 AM
Top 10 reasons to sell online
Apr 9, 2021, 10:21:16 AM
guarantee
Learn more about our sales guarantee.
Jan 22, 2021, 11:25:23 AM
Cost analysis of contact lenses
Nov 4, 2020, 10:29:55 AM
Volume sales
There is A LOT of money in contact lenses!
Sep 14, 2020, 5:15:00 AM
revenue growth
How can branding bring you more contact lens sales?
Jul 28, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
concierge services
Do You Value Your Contact Lens Sales?
Jul 8, 2020, 8:30:00 AM
optometry
How quick can I setup online sales?
Jul 6, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
one click ordering
Show me the ordering
Jul 2, 2020, 6:30:00 AM
revenue growth
Hidden revenue...lets go after it!
Jul 1, 2020, 7:00:00 AM
optometry
The future is here - is your practice ready?
Jun 30, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
contact lenses
Increase sales & reduce costs
Jun 29, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
optometry
Why you need business intelligence
Jun 28, 2020, 6:11:30 PM
optometry
FTC rule - comply & still win!
Jun 28, 2020, 1:31:07 PM
contact lenses
Upgrade now, thank yourself later
Jun 26, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
optometry
Do you know what your competitors are doing?
Jun 22, 2020, 1:27:39 PM
optometry
How to turn walking scripts into sales
Jun 22, 2020, 1:02:52 PM
optometry
How ship to home will help you scale
Jun 22, 2020, 12:27:50 PM

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