News & Opinions Archives - Page 2 of 26 - Review of Optometric Business

Prevent Blindness data shows more than 44,000 sports eye injuries were treated in 2025, including those related to fast-growing sport, pickleball

Prevent Blindness Declares September as Sports Eye Safety Month

August 27, 2026 Prevent Blindness, the nation’s leading patient advocacy organization dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight, has once again declared...

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Longer Wear, Higher Spending and Plano Sunglasses: Q2 Consumer Trends

August 27, 2026 The Vision Council today released its Consumer inSights Q2 2026 report, drawing on responses from more than 12,000 U.S....

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Back-to-School Toolkit Spotlights Kids’ Vision Resources

New resources address childhood myopia, digital eye strain and the important of regular eye exams. August 26, 2026 The Vision Council Foundation...

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Bausch + Lomb Advances 2 First-in-Class Eye Health Therapies After Trial Results

August 26, 2026 Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) yesterday announced that two of its pharmaceutical pipeline assets—both first-in-class treatments—will advance to...

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Illinois Law Strengthens VBM Oversight and Transparency

S.B. 3707 strengthens transparency, protects patient and provider choice and expands accountability for VBMs, building on 2023’s Vision Care Plan Regulation Act...

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What’s Your Frame Inventory Strategy? Take The Poll

Review of Optometric Business invites its readers to weigh in on this recent discussion on frame inventory strategy from The Divide. Tell...

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The Power of Private Label: Part Two of PECAA’s Podcast Series

August 25, 2026 Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA) has released the latest Practice Advantage Podcast episode hosted by Chief Member...

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FDA De Novo Authorization for Avulux Migraine Light Sensitivity Lens

An FDA-authorized lens for the light sensitivity that affects nearly 9-in-10 people with migraine August 24, 2026 Avulux, the maker of clinically-proven...

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Vision Insurance: Essential Access or Practice Constraint?

August 21, 2026 Vision insurance can open the door to care for more patients, but it can also shape how an optometry...

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The Long Game in Vision Plan Decisions

This opinion piece is a response to The Divide series conversation on vision plans By Bethany Fishbein, OD August 21, 2026 The...

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Thema | iGREEN Debuts New Collections and AI Sales Analysis Tool

August 24, 2026 Thema, the family-owned eyewear manufacturer behind iGREEN Hi-Tech, is launching a new group of collections and clip-on options, according...

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Lupin, Tenpoint Partner to Commercialize YUVEZZI Across Europe

Rights extend across the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland August 20, 2026 Global pharma major Lupin Limited (“Lupin”) today announced that...

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WCO and Alcon Partner With IACLE to Advance Dry Eye Education Tools

August 17, 2026 The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon dry eye initiative is partnering with the International Association of Contact...

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CORE Contact Lens Update Focuses on Presbyopic Patient Communication

August 17, 2026 The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) has published Issue 91 of Contact Lens Update, which focuses on...

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VSP Vision Report Explores the Practice of the Future

Futurist Report highlights how AI, emerging technologies and new care models are focused on eyecare August 14, 2026 Today, the VSP Global...

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8 Plausible Growth Strategies for Optometrists

By Thanh Mai, OD August 13, 2026 This is that rare article that you’ll probably want to reread multiple times over the...

Dr. Contact Lens Makes Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Straight Year

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Dr. Contact Lens Makes Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Straight Year

Optometric technology company recognized for three-year revenue growth August 11, 2026 Dr. Contact Lens today announced it has been ranked for the...

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The Right Frame Inventory Is About Strategy

By Alex Martin, OD August 11, 2026 After reading both perspectives on frame inventory from The Divide, I don’t think either doctor...

Is a large frame inventory the better business strategy? Jennifer Stewart, OD, and Bobby "Chip" Wood, OD, take different sides of the debate.

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Frame Inventory: Less Is More or More Is Better?

August 11, 2026 The frame inventory debate comes down to whether a tightly curated frame board that reduces choice overload or a...

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AI Agent Aims to Target Delays in Alzheimer’s Treatment

18-month project will develop an EHR-based AI agent to streamline referral process and specialty care handoff August 10, 2026 Vanderbilt Health researchers...

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Why We Need Strong Anti-VBM Legislation

By Teri K. Geist, OD August 7, 2026 This opinion piece is in response to a July article in Review of Optometric...

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Harrow Acquires Global Rights to TYRVAYA Nasal Spray for Dry Eye Disease

TYRVAYA® is the first and only FDA-approved nasal spray for dry eye disease August 6, 2026 Harrow (Nasdaq: HROW) today announced that...

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The Power of Private Label, a Three-Part Series: PECAA’s Practice Advantage Podcast

August 5, 2026 Check out PECAA’s latest Practice Advantage Podcast episode hosted by Chief Member Experience Officer Justin Manning, OD, MPH, FAAO, and...

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IKA Symposium to Spotlight Interventional Keratoconus Care and Epi-On Crosslinking

National experts to convene in Dallas for robust and engaging one-day educational program focused on interventional keratoconus care and epithelium-on crosslinking August...