Dr. Richard Carlin – We have a short meeting today because Santa is here! 

No new hires, but we are still looking for more staff. 

Christmas is approaching! We will close at noon on Christmas eve and will be closed the day after Christmas. We will be open 8am – 2pm on New Years eve. We are closed on New Years Day and will reopen January 2^nd.  

Purchased gas perm solution. Please keep one in every POD.  

Cross Linking treatment is now available. Michaela and Haley are trained. Insurance companies will cover cross linking treatment and Precert will be required. We are the only practice in Gwinnett that offers Cross Linking.  

The opticians and surgical counselors have completed their 18 month sales course training. * Certification of Completion Presented to James, Lisa, Scott, Troy, Cyntya, Laura, Corinne, Kimberly, Daelyn, Destiny, Erika, Mandy, and Maddie.*  

Betty and Holli have gone a great job leading the training and have worked hard in and out of office.   

Payouts: Lasik – Kaitlyn  

Bleph  RC – Haley, Kellen /  DC – Karen, Beth, Mirnesa / Tyler – Bree, Haley, Abigail / O’Shea – Ashley 

Amy – Thanksgiving Luncheon is on Nov 12 from 11:30am – 1:30 pm. Will let you know the food details once it is all decided.  

If you signed up to receiving medical insurance quotes, please check your email. You should have received a questionnaire. Please complete by Friday.  

Joyce was out last week. Thank you to all that provided feedback. I will meet with her at the end of October to discuss.  

If you see we are running low on supplies, please tell Karen or Rebecca (medical supplies).  

Lasik –  Pumpkin Spice & Perfect Sight! Still giving away botox, PTO, and designer glasses, and now.. CANDY! Claim your Carlin Bucks for chocolate! 

Optical – If you want to communicate with opticians or Kimberly, please use the TO DO. They check the todos daily and will reach out to patients.   

Cataracts – On injections days, please put our patients in the fitting room directly and let us know. POD ¾ waiting area can get crowded on days that Dr. Modi is here.  

Oculo – Communication is great! Keep it us.   

Dry Eye – Keep using supplies in pairs. Daelyn is scheduling patients.  

Dr. Carlin – One new employee this month – Welcome Sarahi! 

You may be wondering about the breakfast this morning. It is part of our Staff Appreciation Month. Patients comment on how great the doctors are, but we really could not do it without all of you. From the person making the appointment, to the smile at check in, techs, billing, everyone matters.   

This has been a difficult time for some employees. Please be supportive and understanding during this time.  

Crosslinking treatment is here! Only practice offering treatment east of the Perimeter. Mandy is the cross linking coordinator. Crosslinking techs are Michaela and Haley.  

Valeda coming soon. It is the only FDA approved treatment for dry macular degeneration. It is quick and painless. Patients receiving treatment will be seen 3x a week for a period of 3 weeks and will repeat this every 4 months. Megan is be the coordinator for Valeda.  

Payouts – Lasik – Ashleigh, Kristi, Mirnesa, Bree 

Bleph (04) Vanessa, Ashleigh, Lexi, Bree, (015) Beth, (011) Salma, Courtney, Kaitlyn, Mirnesa 

Amy – Thank you to everyone that helped with training this year. It takes a lot of time and effort and I appreciate everyones hard work. 

Insurance form for 2026 has been passed out. Please return your form no later than Thursday 11/20/25 at 3pm. Place it in the blue folder. 

If a patient is sick or does not feel well, please let me know. I follow up with those patients. 

Mandy – Lasik Holiday $1000 off ($500 each eye) Still bring me your CarlinBucks and get candy! Free PTO hours and botox also up for grabs! Still time to get referrals.  Also, please send me patients with Keratoconus.  

Cataracts – Thank you to testing!  

Bleph – Thanks testing! Keep up the great communication.  

Optical – Kim is still out. Please send To Dos to CHA (Corinne). No special for the holidays. Send people over for us to check benefits! New Chemestrie Clip available to help with night driving.  

Contacts (Brandy) – Thank you for all the calls, donations, and prayers during this time. We appreciate everyone during this difficult time in Stacy and my life.  

Retina – Busy, but good!  

Dry Eye – Please send ToDos to Dry Eye services. (DES)