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Eyespiring

Prevent Blindness Texas

The mission of Prevent Blindness Texas is to prevent blindness and preserve sight. We are leaders and change agents in the eye health space here to empower you!

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55:58

From Patient to Advocate: Building a Global Community...

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2026/02/05

In this episode of Eyespiring, host Heather Patrick welcomes Christine Gustafson, Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of the TED Community Organization, for a powerful conversation about patient advocacy, agency, and the life-changing impact of community. Christine shares how her personal journey with thyroid eye disease (TED), marked by isolation and unanswered questions, led her to become an “accidental leader” and build a global nonprofit dedicated to education, connection, and support

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41:17

From Concept to Care: How Eye Health Innovations Come...

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2026/01/22

In this episode of Eyespiring, Heather Patrick sits down with Dr. Carla Mack, Head, Global and US Professional Education and Development at Alcon, to explore how new eye care products are developed, how patient and provider voices influence innovation, and what emerging technologies, like AI and digital tools, mean for the future of eye health. Dr. Mack also shares a powerful personal story about patient advocacy and why using your voice can change your health outcomes. Topics Covered

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29:57

Eyespiring Reflections: Impact, Innovation, and the...

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2025/12/18

As the year comes to a close, Eyespiring takes a moment to reflect on the people, partnerships, and purpose driving Prevent Blindness Texas forward. In this episode, CEO Heather Patrick and VP of Programs & Community Outreach Monica Guerrero look back on a year of growth, impact, and transformation, while sharing what excites them most about the future of vision health.Topics CoveredPrevent Blindness Texas’ mission and statewide impactPowerful client success stories and why vision care

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31:35

Caring, Screening, Advocating: How School Nurses Make...

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2025/12/04

Episode Summary: In this episode of Eyespiring, Heather Patrick speaks with Melissa Somers, District Nurse for Venus ISD, about her journey from pediatric home health and labor & delivery to school nursing. Nurse Somers shares how vision screenings and partnerships with Prevent Blindness Texas have transformed the lives of students, highlights the unique challenges of school nursing, and emphasizes the importance of advocacy, parent engagement, and community support in promoting eye

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54:27

Opening Eyes and Hearts: Dr. Kathleen Murphy on...

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2025/11/13

In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Kathleen Murphy joins Heather Patrick to explore how vision care and public health come together to create healthier, more equitable communities.Dr. Murphy reflects on her journey from social work to global nursing, including her years in the Peace Corps working on public health initiatives in Senegal. She shares how those experiences taught her to see the beauty in unexpected places and the importance of being open to learning from others.Together,

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64:48

The Transformative Power of Health Coaching with Dr....

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2025/10/30

In this inspiring episode of the Eyespiring Podcast, Heather Patrick sits down with Dr. Adam Martinez, Director of the Integrative Health and Well-Being Coaching Program at the University of Houston. Dr. Martinez shares how coaching can help people align their values, goals, and behaviors to create lasting change not just in their health, but in every area of life. Together, they explore the connection between integrative health, population health, and behavior change. Dr. Martinez explains

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40:16

Finding Strength in Sight Loss: Leslie Nwankwo on...

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2025/10/16

In this episode of Eyespiring, Heather Patrick sits down with Leslie Nwankwo, a registered nurse, health educator, and passionate patient advocate living with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Leslie shares her personal journey navigating life with progressive vision loss, the challenges she faced along the way, and how she discovered her voice as an advocate for herself and the blind and visually impaired community. Leslie opens up about the emotional side of vision loss, the isolation, fear, and

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56:24

Prevention, Advocacy, and the Future of Eye Health...

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2025/10/02

In this episode of Eyespiring, Heather Patrick welcomes Dr. Janet Garza, optometrist, board member of Prevent Blindness Texas, and national advocate for vision health. Together, they explore the urgent and inspiring work of protecting sight and preventing blindness.Dr. Garza brings forward real stories from her practice, including patients whose outcomes might have been different with earlier care, and she highlights the importance of prevention, education, and advocacy. The conversation

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48:02

Vision, Health, and Finding Balance

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2025/09/18

In this powerful conversation, Heather Patrick talks with Carol Enneking, author of The Rebalancing Act, about her personal journey through keratoconus, multiple cornea transplants, a breast cancer diagnosis, and what it means to live a balanced life. Carol shares lessons in self-advocacy, the surprising ways medications can affect vision, and why prioritizing health is essential for long-term well-being. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:• Carol’s journey with keratoconus and

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48:52

Two CEOs, One Mission, Advancing Eye Health for All!

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2025/09/04

A dialogue between Heather Patrick President and CEO of Prevent Blindness Texas and Jeff Todd President and CEO of Prevent Blindness. Listen in as Heather Patrick sits down to talk with Jeff Todd about their role as CEO’s, the challenges and rewards of being in the space and trends across eye health.

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35:23

Eye Health Importance with Dr. Pat Segu

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2025/08/21

Dr. Segu is currently a clinical professor, director of the clinical teaching fellowship program, and clinic director for the Houston vision collaboration project-See to Succeed for the University of Houston College of Optometry. She is sharing her perspective about eye health as an optometrist.

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67:55

Prevent Blindness Texas Eye Health and Vision Programs

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2025/08/07

We are sitting down with Monica Guerrero Vice-President of Programs and Community Outreach to talk about the eye health and vision programs Prevent Blindness Texas provides.

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50:01

Why Eye Health is Important

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2025/07/24

We are diving into why eye health is important with Dr. Misha Syed on this episode of Eyespiring. Dr. Syed serves as Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs, John Sealy School of Medicine at UTMB, and as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology. Tune in to find out what advice she is sharing about eye health and what puts you at higher risk for eye disease.

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46:54

Vision care industry and corporate impact

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2025/07/09

This week’s episode of Eyespiring features Jill Ames, Manager at the Alcon Foundation. Jill is a seasoned social impact professional with over a decade of experience in strategic charitable giving and partnership development. She is sharing what the landscape looks like for eye health, what has changed and what changes interest her the most.

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54:48

Eye health and the vision care field

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2025/06/26

On this episode of Eyespiring is Dr. Jane Edmond! Dr. Edmond is the Wong Family Distinguished University Chair and Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Director of the Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute, and Interim Vice Dean for Professional Practice, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Hear what she has to share about eye health and what drives her as an ophthalmologist!

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15:49

This is who we are

Eyespiring ·

2025/06/12

Get to know Prevent Blindness Texas! The mission of Prevent Blindness Texas is to prevent blindness and preserve sight. Our vision, is vision, making healthy eyes a priority in Texas. We want to inspire you to be bold in taking care of your health and making vision a priority in your life. We will talk about health, challenges, best practices, vision, leaders in the space, trends, vision loss, community, support networks and the connection of vision that brings us all together. We are

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0:46

We are Eyespiring!

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2025/05/15

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