How Much Growth Was There in Plano Sunglasses at Independent Optical Shops Last Year?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDIt looks like optical chains still have the upper hand when it comes...
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Managing the Patient History
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVDManaging the patient history is essential to effectively improving the patient’s life at home,...
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Average Total Screen Time
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVDAverage Total Screen Tim is a preferred way to give insight into how people...
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Transitions Optical to be Acquired by Essilor International
PPG Industries and Essilor International announced July 29, 2013, that the companies have reached an agreement for Essilor to acquire PPG Industries’...
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Transitions and National Council of Negro Women Increase Education Efforts
With recent research confirming an alarming increase in eye disease among older Americans, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and Transitions...
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VSP Vision Care Expands Diabetic Eyecare Program
VSP Vision Care is expanding its Diabetic Eyecare Program to include coverage for services related to glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)....
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American Optometric Association Updates Web Site
The American Optometric Association (AOA) has launched a new website to better serve its members and the profession. The new site features...
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Luzerne Optical Releases Digital Fitting System for iPad
Luzerne Optical Laboratories, Ltd., the largest single location, family-owned and operated independent wholesale optical laboratory in the U.S., is releasing an iPad-based...
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Essilor Announces New Partnerships and Initiatives for DEFINITY Progressive Lenses
Essilor of America is bringing to market several new initiatives to promote DEFINITY progressive lenses. Starting this spring, Essilor will introduce an...
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Free Alcon Patient Education Video on Presbyopia
A complimentary patient education video from Alcon is now available for download. The video details how to manage presbyopia starting with explaining...
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Transitions Optical and Younger Optical Announce “Bright Solutions” City Tour
Transitions Optical and Younger Optics are partnering to host the Bright Solutions city tour, set to stop in 15 cities throughout the...
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Vision Source Meeting, The Exchange, Draws Record Attendance
The newly branded annual Vision Source member meeting, The Exchange, hosted more than 3,100 attendees last week at Caesars Palace in Las...
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Essilor Introduces Crizal Prevencia Lenses
Essilor of America has launched Crizal Prevencia Lenses. Launching in the United States later this year, Crizal Prevencia No-Glare lenses offer selective...
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GP Specialists Announce Rebranding of Soft Contact Lens Product Line
GP Specialists, the custom soft and gas permeable contact lens lab, announced the re-branding of its entire custom made to order (MTO)...
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ODLean Consulting Introduces New Seminars, E-Learning Modules and iPad App
THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE, LLC, announced that its ODLean Consulting Program is expanding its program offerings to better help eye care practitioners...
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HOYA Launches Hoyalux Array Lenses
HOYA Vision Care has introduced Hoyalux Array lenses in all materials, including polarized lenses.
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Upcoming Management & Business Academy Symposium at SUNY College of Optometry
The Management & Business Academy, sponsored by Essilor, is coming to SUNY College of Optometry in June.
Transitions Optical, Inc. has launched a revamped version of the Vision Education Kit, produced through the Transitions Healthy Sight Working for You...
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New Products and Services for ODs from ABB OPTICAL GROUP
OPTICAL GROUP, the recently merged company of ABB CONCISE and Optical Distributor Group (ODG), has developed a new, updated logo and many...
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Shamir Releases New Digital Measurement Device
Shamir Insight is releasing its newest digital measurement device, Shamir SPARK (Single-shot Panorameter Augmented Reality Kit). This new 3D measuring tool utilizes...
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Essilor Named Finalist for Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Essilor of America was recognized as a finaliist for the UnitedHealthcare Shining Light: Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility Award for the work...
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Special Presentation at Optometry’s Meeting: “The State of the Optometric Profession: 2013”
Jobson Optical Group and AOA Excel will present “The State of Optometry: Present and Future” on Wednesday, June 26, 3-5 pm, at...
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SUNY College of Optometry Student Develops Art Program for the Blind
Shaista Vally, a second year student in the OD program at the SUNY College of Optometry in New York City, has developed...
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HOYA Vision and PPG Industries Host Parent-Education Roundtable at Optometry’s Meeting
To provide a platform for industry dialogue, HOYA and PPG are hosting a roundtable of optometrists during the American Optometric Association’s (AOA’s)...
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Transitions Optical Survey Shows Patients Value Culturally Competent ECPs
New multicultural research from Transitions Optical, Inc. confirms that while patients highly trust their eyecare professionals, there are steps these professionals could...
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VisionWeb Introduces Cloud-Based Practice Management and EHR Solution
VisionWeb unveiled Uprise, a comprehensive cloud-based practice management and EHR solution, at “The State of Optometry: Present and Future” summit at Optometry’s...
