Blog 19: Third Answer

EQ: How can an Optometrist best reduce patient non-compliance in the field? 

Answer #3: 

Recreating the way the system of Integrated Eye Care works will improve the way patients understand and see optometry.

• Getting rid of online eye apparel websites will not only improve the interaction between all parties but also will reduce the issues patients have with their lenses as they will actually be covered if they buy them from the actual office. (This one needs to be rephrased later.)
• Adding a family-friendly feel to the office will improve the way families view and work with optometrists and their staff. 
• Optometrists should always be aware of their finances so that they have some space to potentially improve anything that needs to be improved in the workplace, especially if it involves staff. 

The research source(s) to support your details and answer

• Interview 3 with Optician Betty A. Lugo
• "SightNation." Buying Prescription Glasses Online. WNY Optical Group, 26 July 2012. Web. 17 Feb. 2016. .
• Cunningham, Derek N. "What Is ‘Integrated Eye Care?’." Review of Optometry® What Is 'Integrated Eye Care?' Review of Optometry, 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. .

Concluding Sentence:

Using these details I will form a solid explanation of why this answer is so crucial to my project and how I intend to present it as so.

Blog 18: Answer 2

1. What is your EQ?

How can an optometrist best reduce patient non-compliance in the field? 

2. What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

Educating patients on the dangers of neglecting their eye health with greatly reduce patient non-compliance in the field.

3. What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

Improving communication skills between the Optometrist and his Opticians will therefore also improve communication with the patients reducing patient non-compliance in the field. 

4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

A) The patient feels more comfortable when the office staff works like a family.

B) The patient will feel motivated to involve the doctor in their lives. 

C) The Optometrist and Opticians will be able to work together improving the experience of eye care.

5. What printed source best supports your answer?

• Cunningham, Derek N. "What Is ‘Integrated Eye Care?’." Review of Optometry® What Is 'Integrated Eye Care?' Review of Optometry, 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. .

6. What other source supports your answer?

• "Getting Kids Ready for Their Eye Doctor Visit." How to Prepare Young Kids for Their Eye Doctor Visit. VSP Direct. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
• Liu, Lei and Mark Swanson. “Improving patient outcomes: role of the primary care optometrist in the early diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration.” Dovepress. ResearchGate, 18 February 2013. Web. 10 December 2015.

7. Tie this together with a concluding thought.

I plan to get more research supporting my second answer to make it as solid as my first answer that way I'm not a stuttering idiot in front of all of you.



On Friday, 2/26 for Advisory, you will be presenting what you have from this blog. The presentation is more like a share-out and should not last longer than 2 minutes. You don't need a visual, and you should not read what you have written.

Blog 17 - Interview 3 Reflection

Please copy these questions and answer them in your own blog. Attach a link to your video or sound file (at least 5 minutes of what you feel is your best portion). As usual, you'll want an appropriate image to lead this.

This was actually the full and complete interview.  


1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?

The most important thing I learned from this interview is that throughout just a decade of working in this field, things really never get old. I also learned that trust is something that you will need if you wish to work with a team such as the one I mentor with in Upland. I did ask some further questions afterwards to keep for myself as she was only prepared for the ten that needed to be there.

2. How has your approach to interviewing changed over the course of your senior project?

I'm a bit more straight-forward and I get comfortable with the people I am interviewing. I have found that the more comfortable and open that I am with them, the easier the interview is. I also now start to give the questions to the interview a week prior in order for them to prepare.

The text of this interview should be turned in to turnitin.com. A verification form for Interview 3 can be printed out from the Senior Project Packet link on the side of the blog. Do not forget to justify your mentor as an expert in your specific topic. 

Blog 16: Independent Component 2 Approval

Please review the component contract in the senior project packet. The Independent Component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research. The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth. On Friday, April 22, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

Blog post answering specific questions posted by senior team
Log of hours clearly delineated as Independent Component 2 on the senior project hours spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work, photographs) as digital artifacts
For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.


1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

 I plan to script, storyboard, and film a few small commercials in order to represent what a patient will go through at the Optometrist. It will most likely be geared towards children to help them calm down a bit. 

2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I plan to extensively script the commercial (2 Hours), Storyboard every scene and camera angle (1-2 Hours), Film for two full days (20 Hours),  draft edit (5 Hours), get my mentors approval (1 hour), and then edit the final draft of the commercials ( 3 Hours.) 

3. Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

 It will allow me to explore my answers in more depth like my first answer which was education, my second answer will be based on communication, and my final answer will be recreation or how can I effectively recreate a system that will satisfy the needs of all patients. Making these commercials would allow me to gain a new perspective. I actually plan to have actors to help me out when filming. I plan to actually work with some child actors if I can get some. 

4. Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

I have done so. 

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do. Once we review your Blog Post 16, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan. If it is approved, please start working on it. If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why. It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved. Additionally, any changes requested must be addressed to your house teacher well in advance of the completion date for full credit on the assignment.

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of my activity and the fact that I got over my fear of public speaking. Everyone seemed to enjoy my activity and enjoy my presentation. It was chaos yet it was still fun to play the game during my activity.

2.

 a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

I would give myself a AE or at least a P because I feel I did great, it was way better than what I did before. I hit all my points, I provided in depth explanations and was able to make people laugh.

b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

I made time on my research talking time and I also hit all the points needed, I referenced my mentor more than once and explained how my answer was used in real life scenarios more than 3 times.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

I think what worked for me in terms of presenting was just being myself, I tend to be a very humorous person and allowing myself to joke around a bit made me feel a bit more comfortable and confident. I have also been working on my presentation for a couple of weeks so just preparing before hand definitely helped. I also recited my presentation to other people over 5 times.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

I may need to adjust the activity a bit and I need to learn how to speak a bit slower. I feel like I rushed myself. I also feel I should write more detailed note-cards although I didn't read off my note-cards as much as I thought I would.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

I have already planned out all of my answers and my second answer is going to be about communication between the doctor and his opticians and so on and so forth. Optometry doesn't just work by itself it also includes working with the other branches of the eye medical field so having good communication among the staff is as important as anything else.