Optometrists Building Empires

# Episode 111: Dr. Alex Martin: Curiosity, Grit, and the Future of Eye Care ## Hook Dr. Alex Martin asks how access to eye care can work beyond a practice's four walls. He says remote tools can't displace full eye exams when patients need them. ## Guest Intro **Alexander Martin, OD, FAAO** Chief Medical Officer, Eyebot; Optometrist, Boston Vision ## In This Episode - [2:48] A clinical career that led into vision technology - [12:16] The access gap and the need for more paths to care - [17:25] Where Alex sees remote diagnostic tools helping practices and patients - [24:02] Why clinicians need to shape how new tools are used - [28:02] A high-school experiment that taught persistence - [33:27] Alex's on-air answer about how listeners can connect ## Quotes > The access gap is so big and people don't realize it. > > Dr. Alex Martin (10:48) > Getting patients more access to care is not a bad thing. It just has to be done responsibly. > > Dr. Alex Martin (20:28) > So I learned a lot about persistence and I didn't know that I had that. > > Dr. Alex Martin (28:51) ## About Guest Alexander Martin, OD, FAAO, is Chief Medical Officer at Eyebot and an optometrist at Boston Vision. He's also involved in education and ophthalmology publishing. ## Connect with Guest - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-martin-od-faao-2a609ab0 ## Resources - Remote diagnostic technology discussion: Alex's perspective, not a product-performance or clinical-efficacy claim. ## About Show Learn more about the show: https://buildingempires.live ## Book with Host Want to continue the conversation? Book time with the host. [Book time with the host](https://meetings.hubspot.com/ankit98/optometry-redefined) ## Explore the Show [Explore or listen to Optometrists Building Empires](https://buildingempires.live)