In Focus

Dr. Rupa Wong
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In Focus: Vision, Clarity, and Eye Health for the Whole Family with Dr. Rupa Wong is your trusted resource for smart, straightforward conversations about eye health, parenting, and living with clarity—hosted by physician, clinic owner, and mom of three, Dr. Rupa Wong. Each week, Dr. Wong puts everything into focus, from children’s vision and screen time to LASIK, eye makeup safety, floaters, and more. Whether you're navigating your child’s first eye exam or wondering if blue light glasses actually work, this show gives you the expert answers you need—without the medical jargon. Designed for modern parents who want real information and real solutions, In Focus helps you care for your kids’ eyes—and your own—with confidence. Because when you can see clearly, you can live fully. Any and all guest statements and opinions are a reflection of their own experience and do not reflect the views or opinions of Rupa Wong MD, In Focus Podcast, or Pinnacle Podcast Network. 

  1. 1D AGO

    How To Systemize Your Biology for Peak Energy In The Morning

    Ever feel like you’re running in low power mode all day? In this episode of In Focus, board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Rupa Wong reveals why your eyes are the ultimate control center for your energy. Moving beyond "aesthetic" morning routines, Dr. Wong explains how to leverage your biology to stop the 2 p.m. crash and fix the "tired and wired" cycle. Learn how to use your eyes as a gateway to better focus, improved mood, and deeper sleep by simply systemizing the way you start your day. What You’ll Learn: The unique connection between your eyes and your central nervous system that dictates your daily energy potential. How a specific "blind" center in the brain relies on external signals to synchronize your internal clock and mood. The common morning habit that keeps your brain in reactive mode and how to flip the switch to wake up your entire system. Why our modern environment leaves us "malnourished" and the physiological impact this has on your ability to fall asleep at night. The hidden link between your internal hydration and eye comfort, and how it directly affects your mental clarity. A three-step routine designed to protect your focus and optimize your biology for the day ahead. Resources: Newsletter: https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up Instagram: @drrupawong Youtube Channel: Dr Rupa Wong Interested in becoming a patient?: Honolulu Eye Clinic Earn FREE CE Credit: Learn at Pinnacle App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18 min

  2. FEB 11

    Glaucoma Prevention: Family Eye Health Guide | Dr. Vicki Chan

    Perfect for proactive parents and health-conscious professionals, this episode provides a simple guide to catching the "silent thief of sight" before vision loss occurs.  Dr. Rupa Wong, pediatric ophthalmologist and mom of three, sits down with glaucoma specialist Dr. Vicki Chan to explain the "flow in, flow out" mechanics of eye pressure. Learn how to move from reactive worry to intentional prevention for your children, your aging parents, and yourself. Discover how to simplify your family's health routines and navigate a world where clear vision doesn't always mean healthy eyes. - Why you can’t rely on symptoms to find glaucoma and how to spot "silent" vision loss before it’s too late. - How to use your family history to create a simple, stress-free screening schedule for every generation. - Identifying common "hidden" triggers in your medicine cabinet that can spike eye pressure. - Reducing the daily mental load of medication by exploring modern, "one-and-done" options like lasers and mini-surgeries. - The exact checklist of tests to ask for at your next eye exam to ensure your family is fully protected. Find Dr. Vicki Chan Website: Vicki Chan MD Instagram: @vickichanmd Resources: Newsletter: https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up Instagram: @drrupawong Youtube Channel: Dr Rupa Wong Interested in becoming a patient?: Honolulu Eye Clinic Earn FREE CE Credit: Learn at Pinnacle App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  3. FEB 4

    Family Sunday Reset: Systems for the Mental Load

    Perfect for busy parents and professionals, this episode provides a step-by-step Sunday system to eliminate the "Sunday Scaries" and reduce decision fatigue.  Dr. Rupa Wong, pediatric ophthalmologist and mom of three, breaks down the practical routines her family uses to move from reactive chaos to intentional alignment. Learn how to protect your mental bandwidth and transform your household into a high-functioning team. What You’ll Learn: - Beat Cognitive Overload: Why Sunday nights feel heavy and how to solve "cognitive myopia." - The Household Tech Stack: Using shared digital calendars and wall displays as a family central nervous system. - The Friction Audit: How to spot the three biggest stressors in your week before they happen. - Decision Fatigue Hacks: Using uniforms and "staging areas" to protect your brain battery. - The 5-Minute Huddle: A nightly routine to stop nagging and start proactive planning with your kids. Resources: - Newsletter: https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up - Instagram: @drrupawong - Youtube Channel: Dr Rupa Wong - Interested in becoming a patient?: Honolulu Eye Clinic - Earn FREE CE Credit: Learn at Pinnacle App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min

  4. JAN 28

    What Teens Are Really Seeing on Social Media—And Why It Matters | Erin Treolar

    Dr. Rupa Wong sits down with coach and speaker Erin Treloar to talk about raising kids in a filtered, image‑obsessed world. They explore how social media and screens shape body image, where early warning signs can hide in plain sight, and how parents can start simple, honest conversations that protect confidence without fear or shame. Key Topics: 1. Growing Up in a World of Filters and Comparisons - Erin’s teen years with magazines and “perfect” bodies - Why endless scrolling hits kids harder than we think - When “eating healthy” quietly becomes obsession 2. Reframing Health, Food, and Movement for Our Kids - Shifting from shrinking bodies to supporting energy and joy - Talking about treats without guilt or strict rules - Focusing on “How do I feel?” instead of “How do I look?” 3. Spotting Early Red Flags—and Responding with Connection - Subtle signs: skipped meals, body checking, baggy clothes - Why “You’re perfect!” usually misses the mark - Using curiosity to find out what’s really going on 4. Talking About Media, Social Platforms, and Screen Time - Turning shows and videos into gentle teachable moments - Car rides and activities as low‑pressure talk time - Balancing content creation with safety and boundaries Find Erin Treoler on Instagram @rawbeautytalks Want to receive my newsletter? Join our community of health-conscious parents and all-around eye enthusiasts! https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Wednesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drrupawong,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Rupa’s YouTube channel Dr. Rupa Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Honolulu Eye Clinic. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Pinnacle Podcast Network⁠! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  5. JAN 21

    Guilt-Free Sleep: Do Nightlights Actually Ruin Your Child’s Vision?

    In this reassuring episode, pediatric ophthalmologist and mom of three Dr. Rupa Wong takes on a headline that has scared parents for decades: do night lights actually ruin your child’s vision? She walks through how one old study spread fear, what newer research really shows, and why a tiny glow in your child’s room is not the villain it’s been made out to be. This conversation is about calm, guilt‑free choices around sleep, light, and eye health—not perfection or panic. Key Topics: 1. How One Study Turned Night Lights into the “Bad Guy” - How a single 1990s paper exploded into TV segments, magazine stories, and parenting panic. - Why numbers like “55% chance of needing glasses” sounded so terrifying out of context. - How this fear feeds into the everyday “I’m messing up my kid” feeling so many parents carry. 2. What the Science Forgot: Genetics, Memory, and Real‑World Families - How studying kids already at eye clinics can quietly skew the results. - Why asking tired parents to remember tiny details from years ago isn’t solid data. - How mixing up “what comes first”—parents’ vision vs. the night light—changes the whole story. 3. New Research, Same Question: Is the Night Light Really to Blame? - What happened when larger, more carefully designed studies tried to repeat the old results. - How checking eye growth directly (not just using surveys) gives a clearer picture. - Why, when you line up several modern studies, the scary night‑light story just doesn’t hold. 4. A Calm, Practical Guide to Light, Sleep, and Your Child’s Eyes - Simple rules of thumb for choosing a night light that supports sleep instead of fighting it. - How timing and brightness of light (especially right after falling asleep or before waking) may matter more than whether there’s a glow at all. - Everyday habits—like outdoor time and screen breaks—that do far more for protecting your child’s vision than tossing every night light in the house. Want to receive my newsletter? Join our community of health-conscious parents and all-around eye enthusiasts! https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Wednesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drrupawong,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Rupa’s YouTube channel Dr. Rupa Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Honolulu Eye Clinic. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Pinnacle Podcast Network⁠! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    16 min

  6. JAN 14

    Online Safety 101: What Parents Aren’t Being Told About Their Kids’ Apps | Detective Michael Chun

    In this eye‑opening conversation, Dr. Rupa Wong sits down with Sergeant Michael Chun, a veteran detective in crimes against persons, to talk about what really happens in kids’ online spaces—and what parents usually don’t see. They explore how predators actually think, why “just handing over the iPad” can quietly open doors to danger, and simple, practical ways to start protecting your kids without living in fear. This episode is about realistic, calm, step‑by‑step awareness, not panic. Key Topics: 1. The New “Neighborhood”: How Kids Really Meet Strangers Now - How the idea of “stranger danger” has shifted from parks and malls to games, apps, and group chats. - Why a friendly gamer tag or cute profile picture can feel safe to a child, even when it’s not. - The quiet ways kids leak info (like where they live or go to school) without realizing it. 2. When We Hand Over the iPad: Everyday Parenting Meets Online Risk - How “I just need 20 minutes to cook” can turn into unsupervised exploring in hidden corners of apps. - Why turning off chat, messages, and friend requests can matter more than the game or app itself. - Small, repeatable habits (like checking settings first) that become as automatic as buckling a seatbelt. 3. Teaching Kids to Think Like Detectives (Without Scaring Them) - How to use TV shows, movies, or YouTube clips as “practice rounds” for spotting weird or pushy behavior. - Simple kid-friendly ways to talk about “tricky people” who seem nice but try to cross boundaries. - How to build a family culture where kids feel proud, not ashamed, to say, “Something felt off.” 4. Deepfakes, AI, and Family Safety Plans That Actually Work - Why voices, photos, and videos online can be copied or twisted so well that even adults can be fooled. - How kids can be targeted or bullied using fake images, even if they never send a risky photo. - Practical family tools—from safe words to posting rules—that can grow and change as your child gets older and new apps appear. Want to receive my newsletter? Join our community of health-conscious parents and all-around eye enthusiasts! https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Wednesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drrupawong,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Rupa’s YouTube channel Dr. Rupa Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Honolulu Eye Clinic. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Pinnacle Podcast Network⁠! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min

  7. JAN 7

    The Anti-Supplement Guide to Eye Health: Protecting Your Family’s Vision Without Extra Pills

    In this episode, Dr. Rupa Wong, pediatric ophthalmologist and mom of three, breaks down how to protect your family’s eyes using everyday habits and simple foods—not another bottle of gummies. You’ll learn what’s really behind tired, burning eyes, why some “eye vitamins” aren’t what they seem, and how to build lifelong vision habits at the dinner table and beyond. Key Topics: 1. Why Your Eyes Are the “Forgotten Organ” of New Year Health - How we can overhaul our diets, workouts, and budgets while completely overlooking the one organ we use every waking second. - Why grabbing “eye health” gummies feels reassuring—but may not be doing what you think. - How a pediatric eye surgeon and mom of three thinks about protecting her own family’s vision in real life. 2. Dry, Burning Eyes in a Screen-First World - What’s actually happening on the surface of your eyes when they feel tired, gritty, or red after a day of screens. - How tiny structures in your eyelids can get “clogged,” and why that matters for both kids and adults. - Why the fish oil debate is more nuanced than “it works” or “it’s useless”—and what that means for your family. 3. Food, Sugar, and the “Aging” of Your Eyes - How certain eating patterns can make your vision seem off from one day to the next. - Why eye doctors are starting to see “older” eye changes in people who still feel young. - Simple tweaks to how you build a plate that can quietly support steadier, clearer vision over time. 4. The Rainbow Protocol: Everyday Habits for Lifelong Vision - How different colors on your plate feed different parts of the eye’s natural “shield.” - Why regular outdoor time may be one of the most powerful tools we have against stronger and stronger glasses. - Two quick at-home checks that can give you clues about your child’s hydration and overall nourishment—just by looking at their eyes. Want to receive my newsletter? Join our community of health-conscious parents and all-around eye enthusiasts! https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Wednesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drrupawong,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Rupa’s YouTube channel Dr. Rupa Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Honolulu Eye Clinic. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Pinnacle Podcast Network⁠! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min

  8. 12/31/2025

    Minimizing Complications: What Questions to Ask Your Surgeon Beforehand | Uday Devgan, MD

    In the final episode of the cataract surgery series, Dr. Rupa Wong is joined by world-renowned cataract surgeon Dr. Uday Devgan for a candid conversation about what truly keeps patients safe before, during, and after cataract surgery. Together, they discuss how surgeons use surgical video to continuously learn and improve, why complications can still occur even in the most experienced hands, how emerging technologies like lasers and robotics may shape the future of cataract surgery, and how to have honest, clear conversations with patients about what cataract surgery can and cannot achieve. This thoughtful, practical episode is valuable for ophthalmologists at every stage of training and for anyone interested in what really goes into so-called routine cataract surgery. Key Topics: 1. Mastering “Routine” Cataract Surgery - Why a surgery that takes just a few minutes in the OR actually represents decades of training and practice. - How watching real surgical videos (including mistakes) helps surgeons avoid learning painful lessons on their own patients. - Why younger surgeons today can compress years of experience into a much shorter time with the right teaching tools. 2. When Things Don’t Go Perfectly: How Great Surgeons Think - What early, subtle warning signs during surgery can mean—and why catching them quickly matters so much. - How shifting from “this can’t be happening” to “okay, what’s the next right move?” protects the patient. - Why the best surgeons treat a complication like a problem to be solved, not a personal failure. 3. Robots, Lasers, and New Tools: Help, Not Hype - How robotic systems and guidance tech are being designed to keep instruments away from danger zones inside the eye. - Why lasers and other devices are “extra tools,” not magic buttons that guarantee better results for everyone. - How a thoughtful surgeon decides when high-tech options truly add safety or precision—and when simple, polished technique is best. 4. Expectations, “Young Vision,” and the Golden Rule - Why many cataract patients quietly expect a 100% perfect result—and how that can clash with medical reality. - How to ask your surgeon, in plain language, “For my eyes and my lifestyle, what would YOU choose?” - Why Dr. Devgan’s core rule is to give every patient the same surgery and level of care he’d want for his own eyes. Find Dr. Uday Devgan on Instagram - @uday.devgan Visit His Website https://cataractcoach.com/ Want to receive my newsletter? Join our community of health-conscious parents and all-around eye enthusiasts! https://www.drrupawong.com/sign-up If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Wednesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drrupawong,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Rupa’s YouTube channel Dr. Rupa Wong⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Honolulu Eye Clinic. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by ⁠The Pinnacle Podcast Network⁠! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In Focus: Vision, Clarity, and Eye Health for the Whole Family with Dr. Rupa Wong is your trusted resource for smart, straightforward conversations about eye health, parenting, and living with clarity—hosted by physician, clinic owner, and mom of three, Dr. Rupa Wong. Each week, Dr. Wong puts everything into focus, from children’s vision and screen time to LASIK, eye makeup safety, floaters, and more. Whether you're navigating your child’s first eye exam or wondering if blue light glasses actually work, this show gives you the expert answers you need—without the medical jargon. Designed for modern parents who want real information and real solutions, In Focus helps you care for your kids’ eyes—and your own—with confidence. Because when you can see clearly, you can live fully. Any and all guest statements and opinions are a reflection of their own experience and do not reflect the views or opinions of Rupa Wong MD, In Focus Podcast, or Pinnacle Podcast Network. 

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  • Creator
    Dr. Rupa Wong
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    197
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021
  • Show Website
    In Focus