WO Voices

About WO Voices

Welcome to WO Voices, a podcast series from Women In Optometry, featuring women ODs and others who talk about some aspect of practice, business, career choices, family, volunteer interests, leadership in the profession and more. Hosted by WO editor Marjolijn Bijlefeld, WO Voices is a chance to share ideas within the WO community and beyond. It’s another platform to bring women’s voices in the profession to the fore. If you’d like to join us on a podcast episode, we’d love to hear from you.

Publisher

Jobson Healthcare

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2018

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

173 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   CHESHMA Beauty: The Intersection of Eye Health, Beauty + Safer Cosmetics

   Nieka Sabeti, OD, from Vancouver, British Columbia, talks with Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, ACC, about the growing connection between eye health and cosmetics that inspired Dr. Sabeti to launch CHESHMA Beauty, an eye-conscious beauty brand. Dr. Sabeti, who has a clinical focus on dry eye disease, says that many patients arrive in the exam room with irritation, inflammation, allergic reactions or dry eye symptoms connected to the way they use makeup or the products they choose.

2. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Dr. Araba Otoo: Eyecare Is Public Health Care

   Araba Otoo, OD, MPH, FAAO, serves as the chair of the American Public Health Association Vision Care Section. In this episode, she talks about how eyecare professionals can look beyond the single patient in the chair to see the larger perspective of eyecare as a public health issue and why that's important.

3. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Dr. Kim Riordan and Dr. Melissa Barnett: Clean Beauty

   Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, an optometrist and professional certified coach, and Kim Riordan, OD, of Jacksonville, Florida, discuss Ev’r Beauty, a new line of eye-friendly cosmetics created by Dr. Riordan. Dr. Riordan says she was motivated by years of hearing patients ask what mascara was safe for dry eyes. That need led her to found DAB Cosmetics, named for her grandmother Evelyn, and later launch Ev’r Beauty, inspired by her nickname Ev.

Who has been a guest on WO Voices

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Jade Coats
• Dr Rachael Wruble
• Eric Miller

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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