Category Archives: The Community

THE GIFT OF SIGHT

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | November 24, 2010

It’s the holiday season again and almost 2011.  Where did this year go?  There have been some positive changes in 2010.  The stock market is up.  Employment is up and people are starting to feel good about themselves again.  The election is over.  Fox is back on Cablevision and we can watch our favorite football [...]

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Happy New Year!

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | December 30, 2009

What’s Your 2010 New Years Resolution?
New Years 2010 is upon us.  It’s not only the end of a tumultuous decade; it’s the beginning of a new one.  I for one have a lot to look forward to in this next decade.  It is my feeling that my visions will only be achieved if I set [...]

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Opening Day 2009

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | April 17, 2009

Guess what?  It’s baseball season again.  The New York teams will be back in action soon in new stadiums and the fans will come out in droves to root for them.  I enjoy going to see the Yankees once in a while but I for one am a Mets fan. 
So many of the patients [...]

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Happy Holidays To All

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | April 14, 2009

The Optix Staff wishes all of our patients and friends a happy holiday.  Whether you celebrate Easter or Passover, the holidays signify the real start of spring.  I don’t know about you, but I start to come out of my winter cocoon about now.  I really enjoy taking the dog for a walk and talking [...]

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Vision Expo East 2009 Review

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | March 29, 2009

Vision Expo
My staff and I just got back from a weekend at the New York Vision Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.  This venue offers eyecare professionals and their staff both continuing education classes as well as exposure to the myriad of new frames, lenses and technology.  Hundreds of vendors are there to educate [...]

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Great Employees Make A Great Practice

By Dr. Joel Kestenbaum | March 25, 2009

Great Employees Make A Great Practice

(Top Row: Judy Kestenbaum, Jan Axelrod, Cathy Brandwein, Gilma Mejia)
(Bottom Row: Jack Lawless, Eileen Rosen, Sharon Sutker, Dr. Michelle Zalaznick)
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Anyone who runs a business knows that employees are the backbone.  Practicing optometry at Optix almost 25 years, I have been lucky enough to see [...]

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Solomon Schechter Fundraising Art Auction

By Matt | January 9, 2009

Here at Optix we are all about giving back to the community. We want to make the area a better place to live for its residents.
So when The Solomon Schechter Day School/Solomon Schechter High School of Long Island came in to tell us about their fundraiser program we where quick to get involved.
Solomon Schechter of [...]

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