Dry eye can make or break an LAL outcome. Dr. Nick Bruns sits down with Lily Arendt, OD, FAAO; Jason Ellen, OD; and Neel Vaidya, MD, MPH, MBA; to talk through the real-world strategies they use to identify, treat, and manage ocular surface disease before and during the light adjustment process. Practical, peer-driven, and full of clinical pearls you can put to work tomorrow.
Episode 12 – Optimizing LAL Outcomes: Best Practices for Handling Dry Eye
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Featured Guests
Neel Vaidya, MD, MPH, MBA
Chicago Cornea Consultants
Dr. Vaidya is a dedicated surgeon who is passionate about providing care for patients with a variety of ophthalmologic diseases, with special interests in corneal transplantation, refractive and oculoplastic surgeries. He received medical school training at Ohio State University, then later completed his residency training in ophthalmology at Loyola University Medical Center. In 2021, he completed advanced training in cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery during his Fellowship with Chicago Cornea Consultants.
Lily Arendt, OD, FAAO
Parkhurtst NuVision
Dr. Arendt is an accomplished optometrist who specializes in refractive surgery consultations. She also treats and manages a variety of ocular diseases, such as dry eye, keratoconus, and glaucoma using the latest technologies and therapies. Dr. Arendt completed her Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Houston College of Optometry and her residency in Ocular Disease and Refractive Technologies at Parkhurst NuVision. She is passionate about educating her peers through writing and providing continuing education lectures in her community about the topics, products, and technologies that she uses.
Jason Ellen, OD
Oklahoma Medical Eye Group
Dr. Ellen is a passionate optometrist who specializes in ocular disease and refractive surgery. He completed his residency through BVA Advanced Eyecare and TLC Laser Eye Center in Oklahoma City, OK, where he became the first optometric resident in the United States to perform refractive surgery. In 2015, he founded Oklahoma Medical Eye Group with Dr. Chad Chamberlain. Dr. Ellen also dedicates his time to giving lectures locally, regionally, and nationally, talking about diseases and surgery of the anterior segment and perioperative management of refractive cataract surgery.
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