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Essilor of America and Varilux Launch Student Grant Award Program

Jan. 6, 2016

Essilor of America and Varilux are are launching the Varilux Student Grant Award program for 2015 and 2016.

The program is open to optometry students who have experience in their school clinic’s dispensary. Students should submit case reports on patients fit with Varilux lenses to the school’s faculty or clinical staff who will select one submission.

The clinical faculty or staff at each school will select one recipient. Entries must be postmarked or received via e-mail by Feb. 1, 2016. Case reports can be submitted in printed form, or by e-mail to Danne Ventura, FAAO, director, professional education, Essilor of America at dventura@essilorusa.com.

The student with the selected case report at each school will receive $1,000, plus an entry into national judging. The national award winner and faculty advisor will each receive a $2,500 travel grant for Optometry’s Meeting to be held June 29 to July 3, 2016 in Boston, Mass.

For additional details, contact Danne Ventura at dventura@essilorusa.com.

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