While the past 18 months have been challenging and painful for health care workers, the general lack of control everyone felt was met with a required pause in all our lives. A silver lining came out of the forced peace: time—more time with family, time to learn new skills, gain knowledge and recalibrate to the new normal. For Niki Toufexis, OD, the gift of time manifested in getting her weekends back for the first time in years. When COVID-19 hit, the practice closed for two weeks before opening for emergencies. When they were able to open fully, they limited their hours to Monday through Friday. What they found was that with so many people working from home, patients were able to accommodate mid-week visits. Read More