Revisions can help promote care coordination. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has finalized Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health...
Kids use digital devices more than parents think – and suffer consequences. Some 80 percent of children surveyed by the American Optometric Association report burning, itching...
Don’t do it, says one etiquette guide. Anna Wintour, Jack Nicholson, Bono, Lady Gaga, Victoria Beckham, Kanye West, Karl Lagerfeld: Some of the world’s most famous...
Hearings on price floors called “exploratory.” The Senate Judiciary Committee’s nine-member antitrust panel met last week to consider the decisions by three major contact lens suppliers...
Company exec looks toward a day when reading glasses are obsolete. Novartis International plans to team with Google to develop applications for “smart” contact lenses that...
Industry celebrates a milestone anniversary. Foster Grants did not invent sunglasses, which history dates back to Roman Emperor Nero’s attempts to shield his eyes from the...
The sport is a good way to develop perseverance, she says. So what has Pennsylvania OD Gwen Amos been up to since her bout with ovarian...
Tom Ford picks rising stars for his news ads. The upcoming ad campaign for his eyewear line underscores fashion titan and film director Tom Ford’s eye...
More than 450 entries received from around the world. The September/October issue of INVISION magazine was named to the top 25 of the best single issues...
How come he went Danish, company asks. French President Francois Hollande’s new spectacles have caused something of a furor because they’re not “Made in France.” In...
Wall Street Journal reports that may parents remain unaware of the dangers. Noting that the average child takes in about three times the annual UV exposure...
Premium-priced sunglasses pushing higher revenues. Another research study is predicting big things for the future of the eyewear market, with global sales expected to reach $142.18...
Conference speaker urges wider use of internet. A recent gathering of optometrists in the UK heard one of their own push for increased use of social...
Russell Westbrook introduces his new line in Paris. Oklahoma City Thunder star – and Olympic gold medalist in basketball — Russell Westbrook is the latest sports...
And we’re not talking body temperature. A UK woman has published a new book, “Cool Shades: The History and Meaning of Sunglasses,” that confirms what fashionistas...
They are looking for variety, confirms survey. Forty percent of online eyeglass purchasers are so-called “millennials,” according to a new survey. But if you’re going to...
While e-commerce is the company’s mainstay, instore sales have been brisk. Online eyewear king Warby Parker is touting the sale of its millionth pair of eyeglasses...
Classic ad campaign used numerous stars of the ‘60s. What DeBeers (“A diamond is forever”) is to jewelry, Foster Grant is to eyewear: Originator of their...
OD recommends asking the right questions. Patients are having more trouble with their contact lenses than they admit to, according to panelists at last week’s meeting...
New York optical shop welcomes all newcomers. The eyewear business is a long way from the pushcart days when Hyman Moscot peddled ready-made glasses on New...
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