Note: This is the first episode of our new podcast that will cover all aspects of vision care. You can listen in the player below or read the transcript. The show is available via Stitcher, Google Play, iTunes, and the webplayer below. You can find all episodes here. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, please email office@BrightEyesTampa.com.
-Dr. Nate
Episode 1 transcript:
Dr. Nate: [00:00:00] From sunny Tampa Bay is the Bright Eyes podcast. This is episode number one. I'm Dr. Nate Bonilla-Warford.
Dr. Beth: [00:00:09] And I am Dr. Beth Knighton.
Dr. Nate: [00:00:11] And today's episode is all about us. In the future, we're going to talk about different aspects of eyes and vision care and different things that you can do to take care of your eyes and improve your vision. But for today since this is our very first podcast episode we're going to introduce you a little bit about us our practice and how we do things. So how are you feeling, Beth?
Dr. Beth: [00:00:39] I'm feeling great.
Dr. Nate: [00:00:41] Are you excited?
Dr. Beth: [00:00:42] Yes.
Dr. Nate: [00:00:42] Are you excited to be doing podcasts?
Dr. Beth: [00:00:44] Yeah. :)
Dr. Nate: [00:00:46] So first off, I have lots of experience in podcasting. My first podcast was in 2010 to 2013. I also do another podcast with an ophthalmologist which we do every month and I think it is a wonderful medium to share information. I'm an avid podcast listener. I listen to podcasts literally every day. So I think it's fantastic and I'm excited to do it. What about your experience?
Dr. Beth: [00:01:19] Yes I am excited to do this new adventure here learning about podcasts and getting our information out there to everybody.
Dr. Nate: [00:01:29] Great. So a little bit about me. I grew up in north central Florida and I went to University of Florida. I got my Optometry degree at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. I did my residency in Pediatric Vision and Vision Therapy also at ICO and then we moved back to Florida and we opened Bright Eyes Family Vision Care here in Westchase in 2006. We've been working here for the last 11 years. I say we because my wife Cristina is the office manager and we've grown from a tiny office with just a handful of staff to two offices with about 16 staff members.
Dr. Beth: [00:02:16] I grew up in Clearwater, Florida. I went to the University of South Florida in Tampa for my undergraduate degree and then I also went to the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago like Dr. Nate and went on to do my Pediatric Residency at the University of Houston in Texas and I stayed on there teaching for a little while. But Florida is my home and I was able to come back this way. So now back in the Tampa Bay area I reached out to Dr. Nate. And at that time he was looking to expand to create the second office which is Bright Eyes Kids and so I was able to join the Bright Eyes family in 2014 and started out part time and grew as the practice did. And now here at the Bright Eyes Westchase office and the Bright Eyes Kids office full time with Dr. Nate
Dr. Nate: [00:03:17] Yes. And it is fantastic. I love having a doctor that I can work with and ask questions to and we can talk about cases and different experiences even though we both went to the same optometry school we did different residencies and so we have different experiences and that helps us serve our patients better.
Dr. Beth: [00:03:44] And it's really great - it is a lot of fun.
Dr. Nate: [00:03:48] Dr. Beth spends a little bit more time at the family practice. I spend a little bit more time at the kids office and that's primarily just because she lives closer to the Westchase office and I live closer to the New Tampa office because we're both plenty capable of doing both but we have a lot of fun.
Dr. Beth: [00:04:09] We really like our job and working with patients of all ages. It's surprising to people when they find out that we routinely see patients that are six months old. Sometimes a little younger. It's something that we really enjoy.
Dr. Nate: [00:04:28] What do you do when you're not working with patients.
Dr. Beth: [00:04:33] I love spending time with my family and I especially love spending time out on my small sailboat. I love being outside doing pretty much anything whether it's camping or biking. We always love being outside and Florida is a great place to be doing all those things as opposed to our cold winters that we had in Chicago.
Dr. Nate: [00:05:01] It was cold. It's true. I also like doing things outside. I like to run and go camping. We have a lot of people in my family who play music and so we make music and I like to read and spend time with my family. And sometimes when we have time we like to travel and I'd say that's mostly what we do.
Dr. Nate: [00:05:31] So we're going to cover many topics about eyes and vision glasses contacts and vision therapy and Ortho-K. What other topics are we going to cover?
Dr. Beth: [00:05:45] We're going to cover brain injuries and how that affects the eyes. We will cover why sunglasses are important for your vision and even topics about certain eye diseases you may have heard of like cataracts and macular degeneration.
Dr. Nate: [00:06:02] Yes. So thank you for listening to our very first episode ever. If you have any questions comments or suggestions you can e-mail us at office@BrightEyesTampa.com. Until next time. Have fun and be safe.
If you have questions about your or your children's eyes or vision please call us at 813-792-0637 or use the button below to request an appointment.
Brought to you by Bright Eyes Family Vision Care and Bright Eyes Kids. Find previous episodes and more detailed information at BrightEyesTampa.com. Creative Commons Copyright attribution, non-commercial use.
The only purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. It is no substitute for professional care by a doctor experienced in the area you require. This podcast is provided on the understanding that it does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please consult your physician for diagnosis and treatment.
Intro and outro music by Lucas Warford.
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