{"podcast":{"title":"Living Your Legacy","slug":"living-your-legacy-7175505","podcast_index_feed_id":7175505,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-living-your-legacy-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.legacymakerstv.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/52a186c4-10f2-4b2f-95d2-853947a314b8/Podcast-Thumbnail-1.jpg","author":"Rudy Mawer","episode_count":485,"summary":"A podcast that brings you closer to the individuals who have built the brands, businesses, and movements that inspire us all. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with one of the dynamic entrepreneurs from all walks of life, offering listeners a front-row seat to their journeys, insights, and expertise. Through candid dialogue, discover how these innovators turned their ideas into thriving enterprises, the challenges they overcame, and the lessons they learned along the way. From behind-the-scenes stories of building their legacies to actionable advice on leadership, marketing, mindset, and more, this podcast is your guide to applying their wisdom to your own path. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned professional, or simply someone hungry for inspiration, These Conversations will deliver the motivation and tools to fuel your ambitions. Get ready to be inspired, informed, and empowered to leave your own legacy.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T18:23:05.577134+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-your-legacy-7175505"},"episode":{"title":"How an Optometrist Built “Braces for Your Eyes”","slug":"how-an-optometrist-built-braces-for-your-eyes","published_at":"2026-09-09T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-your-legacy-7175505/how-an-optometrist-built-braces-for-your-eyes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-your-legacy-7175505","url":"https://www.legacymakerstv.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/979224f6-f2de-47e2-8b9e-c12af6426a5e.mp3","summary":"Dr. Rae Huang, OD believes eye care should prevent prescriptions, not simply correct them as they worsen. After her infant son develops a rapidly progressing prescription that threatens vision in one eye, the Boston optometrist begins a years-long mission to rethink orthokeratology. She teaches herself to custom-design hard contact lenses, tests 24 iterations, invests heavily in patents, and builds what she calls “braces for your eyes.” But bringing preventative eye care into an industry built around glasses and contacts creates a new challenge: how does she protect her life’s work while getting it into more hands? Dr. Huang explores myopia prevention, the risks of the current standard of care, self-funding innovation, and her vision for shifting eye care from correction to prevention. Key Takeaways Why Dr. Huang believes preventing myopia should begin with a child’s first prescription. How her son’s vision crisis pushed her to teach herself custom hard contact lens design. Why she redesigned her orthokeratology lens 24 times over roughly a decade. How self-funding patents and FDA approval allows her to protect the mission behind her innovation. Why her larger legacy is shifting eye care from correcting worsening prescriptions to preventative eye care. Notable Quotes “I prevent prescriptions instead of correcting them.” “Think of them like braces for your eye.” “The best prescription is no prescription.” “It’s my life’s work.” “We can actually prevent these prescriptions from happening before they happen.”","meta_description":"Dr. Rae Huang, OD believes eye care should prevent prescriptions, not simply correct them as they worsen. After her infant son develops a rapidly progress…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/living-your-legacy-7175505/episodes/how-an-optometrist-built-braces-for-your-eyes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-your-legacy-7175505/how-an-optometrist-built-braces-for-your-eyes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}