by Wavelengths By Heru
Wavelengths is a podcast created to amplify the voices of industry leaders and innovators in eyecare. Sponsored by Heru, the leader in modern vision diagnosis. Progress in eye care begins with a commitment to clinical excellence and bringing visionary ideas to market. That’s why Heru is proud to sponsor Wavelengths—a platform for the conversations, insights, and elevating those innovators who are shaping the future of eye care.
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March 11, 2026
<p>In this episode of Wavelengths, we connected with<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/millicent-knight-od-faao-faarm-1a6760105/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM</a>—optometrist, executive leader, and patient advocate bridging advanced eye care with whole-person wellness. Dr. Knight shares the early experiences that shaped her path, including helping expand optometry’s role in hospital-based care, and the patient-driven moments that led her toward an integrative approach centered on inflammation, nutrition, and long-term outcomes.</p><p>Dr. Knight also offers a practical “crawl, walk, run” roadmap for integrating complementary care without derailing clinic flow, emphasizing staff training and internal champions to create a consistent patient experience.</p><p>The conversation looks ahead to emerging technology—from AI-driven retinal insights to wearable monitoring—and closes with a clear message for rising clinicians: take calculated risks, stay engaged as a doctor, and keep the full patient story at the center of care.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommended Reading:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.oepf.org/product/visionary-kitchen-a-cookbook-for-eye-health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Visionary Kitchen: A Cookbook for Eye Health </a>— Sandra Young, OD</p></li><li><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Eye_Foods.html?id=XFa4uAAACAAJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Eye-Foods: A Food Plan for Healthy Eyes </a>— Laurie Capogna, OD & Barbara Pelletier, OD</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llt5AE19Kmw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Milo and the Microbiome: A Kid’s Guide to Gut Health</a> — Paula Newsome, OD</p></li></ul><p>Wavelengths is hosted by Lee Kuczewski, Chief Customer Officer at Heru, and Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO, a leading voice in innovation at the intersection of eye care, AI, and healthcare strategy. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>About our Guest:</strong></p><p>Dr. Knight is a visionary leader, patient advocate, and the former Senior Vice President of Medical and Professional Affairs, North America for EssilorLuxottica. Before that, she was the Vice President of Professional Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision, North America, where she directed their educational platform “THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE” and led the US & Canadian professional strategy. She’s opened multiple practices, consulted for major industry corporations, previously principal investigator for medical devices including in-market research, served on the National Advisory Eye Council of the National Eye Institute, and coaches and cultivates growing practices including advocating for underrepresented populations within optometry. </p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/millicent-knight-od-faao-faarm-1a6760105/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dr. Millicent Knight</a> (mknight@ilmedco.com) </p><p>Co-host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-kuczewski-000/">Lee Kuczewski</a></p><p>Co-host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-masoud-nafey/">Dr. Masoud Nafey</a></p><p>Sponsor: <a href="https://www.seeheru.com">Heru</a></p><p><br></p><p>Intro Music by <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-phillipson/come-around">Dan Phillipson from #Uppbeat</a></p><p>License code: 6YGFBXGLEJMJWZRS</p>
January 30, 2026
<p>How do you build a practice that treats more than just vision?</p><p>In this episode of Wavelengths, Dr. Neda Gioia shares how her own health journey led her to build an integrative optometry practice that blends nutrition, functional medicine, and data-driven care. We talk about bringing compassion back to the patient experience, building the right team, and why whole-body health belongs in the exam lane.</p><p>Wavelengths is hosted by Lee Kuczewski, Chief Customer Officer at Heru, and Dr. Masoud Nafey, a leading voice in innovation at the intersection of eye care, AI, and healthcare strategy. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>About our Guest:</strong></p><p>Neda Gioia, OD, CNS®, IFMCP, FOWNS, is the founder of Integrative Vision, a New Jersey optometry practice dedicated to integrating nutrition and functional medicine into eye and whole-body health. Inspired by her own journey with nutrition, she pursued advanced training to become both a board-certified nutrition specialist and a certified functional medicine practitioner—the only optometrist in the U.S. to hold both distinctions.</p><p>With nearly 20 years in clinical practice, Dr. Gioia has been recognized for developing innovative, service-driven models such as SEEHealth™ and her award-winning Eye ExamPlus™. She is the immediate past president of the Ocular Wellness & Nutrition Society, serves on the Board of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, and contributes nationally as an industry advisor and subject-matter expert, helping shape the future of certification in integrative eye care.</p><p>Her mission is simple yet powerful: to heal, educate, and empower patients and practitioners—transforming healthcare one patient and one doctor at a time.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.drnedagioia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dr. Neda Gioia</a>, founder of <a href="https://integrativevision.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Integrative Vision</a></p><p>Co-host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-kuczewski-000/">Lee Kuczewski</a></p><p>Co-host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-masoud-nafey/">Dr. Masoud Nafey</a></p><p>Sponsor: <a href="https://www.seeheru.com">Heru</a></p><p><br></p><p>Intro Music by <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-phillipson/come-around">Dan Phillipson from #Uppbeat</a></p><p>License code: 6YGFBXGLEJMJWZRS</p>
October 30, 2025
Dr. Alan Glazier discusses his journey building an online community for eyecare professionals and addresses the impact of AI on the future of optometry in an interview with Lee Kuczewski and Dr. Masoud Nafey.
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Wavelengths is a podcast created to amplify the voices of industry leaders and innovators in eyecare.
Sponsored by Heru, the leader in modern vision diagnosis. Progress in eye care begins with a commitment to clinical excellence and bringing visionary ideas to market. That’s why Heru is proud to sponsor Wavelengths—a platform for the conversations, insights, and elevating those innovators who are shaping the future of eye care.
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