Ep. 048 Dr. Jeff and Paige Pantall discuss Healthy Contact Lens Wear
People do some very interesting things with their contacts and their solution.
In this episode, Paige and Dr. Jeff will educate you all things contacts lenses. We are proud to provide care to thousands of contact lens wearing patients and we strive to educate them on new technologies and advances in contacts.
We hear in this episode that some people…..ok, I can’t even type it.
Listen and learn the “correct” way to take care of your eyes, while using contacts!
It’s very important that you have an annual eye health and wellness visit one time every single year.
We can see so much more today, just by looking into your eyes.
President of Cool Springs Eye Care & Donelson Eye Care
Guest
Paige Pantall
Director of Culture & Contact Lens Specialist
Dr. Scott Edmonds
Dr. Scott Edmonds is the senior partner of Edmonds Eye Associates in Philadelphia and a member of the medical staff at Jefferson/Magee/Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. He is the Emeritus Co-Director of the Low Vision, Contact Lens and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service at Wills Eye Hospital. He is the former Chief Eyecare Officer at United Healthcare. He is a clinical professor at Western University of Health Sciences- College of Optometry, a member of the adjunct faculty of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus/Drexel University and a member of the Allied Medical staff of the Lankenau Hospital. He has written and lectured extensively on clinical and public health topics.
A 1976 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a1980 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Dr. Edmonds is a past President of the Philadelphia Optometric Society, the Chester Delaware Optometric Society and the 1988 President of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association. On the national level, he has served as the Chairman of a number of committees for the American Optometric Association and has completed two terms on the American Council on Optometric Education.
Dr. Edmonds was honored by the Pennsylvania College of Optometry as the Preceptor of the Year in 1983. He was honored as the Optometrist of the Year in 1985 by the Philadelphia Optometric Society and again in 2008 by the Chester-Delaware Optometric Society. He was the honored as the Pennsylvania Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year in 2008. He was 2015 APEX Award winner for Publication Excellence in the category of Social Media Blog Content and the 2016 winner of the Dr. Jerry P. Davidoff Memorial Award for Leadership Service.
Extensive Senior Executive Experience in the Eye Care Industry, both Internationally and Domestically. Entrepreneurial approach to business with experience in ownership and management of both start-up and established businesses. A solid foundation in Finance, Accounting, Deal Negotiations, Mergers and Acquisitions. Bilingual (Japanese). Certified Public Accountant.
Business & Executive Experience
2017 – 2025
Senior Vice President – Business Development, Keplr Vision, LLC, NY, NY. Private equity backed roll-up in the Eye Care Space. Oversight of acquisitions from the founding of the company to the present, involving 278 locations and representing over $600 million acquisition spend.
2014 to 2017
Vice President – Acquisitions, Eye Care Partners, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Private Equity backed roll-up. Managed all aspects of the acquisition process representing over $200M acquisition spend.
1997 to 2013
Owner & CEO, Thoma & Sutton Eye Care, LLC, Cincinnati, OH.
22 retail locations with Ophthalmic Lab and RGP Contact Lens Manufacturing Lab. Ranked 42nd in the nation. Sold to Eye Care Partners, LLC in 2014.
1995 to 1996
Executive Vice President, Visual Options, Inc., London, UK Oversight of acquisitions in the USA of Ophthalmology and Optometric offices.
1989 – 1996
Manager of the International Division, Paris Mike, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. Managed the international investments of this $1.2 Billion public traded company. Extensive holdings in the UK, USA, Australia, France, and Hong Kong.
1992 – 1996
President and CEO, Lens Lab, Inc., Louisville, KY. Wholly owned subsidiary of Paris Miki, Inc. (see above). This was a troubled investment of Paris Miki. Managed all aspects of this 21-store optical chain to a successful conclusion and sale to LensCrafters.
1986 – 1989
Certified Public Accountant, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Phoenix, AZ. Started in Audit and moved into Mergers & Acquisitions.
Other Business Activities:
2008 to 2013
International Consultant/Advisory Board, Adlens, LTD, Oxford, UK Adlens is a technology innovation company that develops variable focus lenses.
2002 to 2012
Founding Member/Board Member, SbioMed, Inc, Provo, UT Raised initial capital. Involved with EPA Regulatory Approvals, negotiations with various Government Agencies, including Military Joint Acquisition Program.
2008 to 2022
Advisory Board Member, Strawb, Inc., Tokyo, Japan Strawb, Inc. specializes in developing and bringing new technologies to market.
1983 to 1989
Liason, Utah State Economic Development Office, Salt Lake City Served as Liason representing the State of Utah assigned to numerous Japanese Government, Business and Press Officials. Worked directly with Senator Orrin Hatch on several projects.