People, Purpose, then Performance - Dr. Rupe Hansra - Optometrists Building Empires - Episode # 095

Optometrists Building Empires · May 28, 2026 · 45m · transcript

What happens when an optometrist stops thinking like a practice owner and starts thinking about the future of healthcare itself? On this week’s episode of Optometrists Building Empires, host Ankit Patel sits down with Dr. Rupe Hansra, Vice President of Professional Affairs at Topcon Healthcare and Vice Chair of the Illinois Eye Institute. From scaling 20 cold-start practices to helping lead the AI and Oculomics movement in eye care, Dr. Hansra shares a powerful perspective on leadership, culture, mentorship, and why optometry may soon become the front door to preventative healthcare.

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