Have a specialty? Use every opportunity to tell prospective patients about it This article originally appeared in the January 2015 edition of INVISION. The future of...
Many offices have one: a personable staff member who lacks attention to detail. When you tell her she’s made a mistake, she seems genuinely sorry and...
Fitting Bar borrows a popular retail idea to help serve customers, sell accessories This article originally appeared in the January 2015 edition of INVISION. Eyecare professionals...
International Vision Expo & Conference will once again host the Global Contact Lens Forum, reflecting the organization’s commitment to the delivery of quality education focused on...
Vision Source has added its 3,000th location. The optometrist whose practice officially became the 3,000th location is Dr. Ben Gaddie, O.D. from Louisville, Kentucky. Gaddie is...
The price of his Christmas cookies is a donation to an eyecare nonprofit. By day, James Lender manages an optical shop in Uniontown, PA. By night,...
But ODs have powerful allies in state legislature. New Jersey optometrists are seeking to regain the right to prescribe hydrocodone, following new federal restrictions put into...
Gosling, Depp, Pitt are among the trendsetters. Glasses are officially the newest cool fashion accessory, says a UK newspaper in a survey of that country’s eyewear...
Rapunzel and Cinderella get high marks. A fashion blogger reports she has been won over by Disney Princess Eyeglasses from Japanese eyewear brand Zoff. Her favorite...
Doctors issue a warning to those fit few who can do them. A case study just released from Worthing Hospital in England tells of a 32-year-old...
Transitions Optical, Inc. has named the finalists for its annual Transitions Awards program, which recognizes optical labs, optical retailers and independent eyecare professionals for their year-long...
Ophthalmic Women Leaders has appointed Angela Bedell as Executive Director. Bedell will be responsible for all OWL activities, including strategic planning, financial management of the organization,...
The first-ever Fred Friedfeld Memorial Scholarship was one of 26 scholarships recently awarded at SUNY College of Optometry. Karen Levy, Class of 2017, was the first...
Retina studies could lead to improved understanding of cancer. A group of eye surgeons at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the retina in human...
If they operate in a retail store, there must be a wall. A new rule approved by the Tennessee Board of Optometry is requiring optometrists that...
Contact lens risks far lower than CDC reported, they say. The Refractive Surgery Alliance has formally demanded that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Chain’s number of locations has nearly doubled this year. The Washington DC-based MyEyeDr. chain has acquired the 27-location Eye Care Associates of Raleigh, NC. MyEyeDr., which...
Non-drinkers twice as likely to develop eye problems. Good news for the holidays: A website for oenophiles reports that a team of researchers at the University...
At this San Francisco shop, glasses take multiple consultations. Customers do not visit San Francisco’s SomNoir Eyewear for a fast fit of whatever’s off the rack....
Astronauts report moderate to severe eye problems after missions. Acknowledging that many astronauts experience moderate to severe eye problems following space missions, NASA is seeking to...
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