Optometry Giving Sight is looking to raise $1 million as part of the seventh World Sight Day Challenge. In 2013, the challenge raised $850,000 in Australia, Canada, U.S., U.K.,...
Pacific University College of Optometry dean Jennifer Coyle, OD, MS has been elected for a second term as president of the Association of Schools and Colleges...
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...
Minnesota optometrist Dr. Mary Gregory is this year’s recipient of the Dr. W. David Sullins, Jr. InfantSEE Award. The award is presented to a practitioner who goes...
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...
Bernard Maitenaz, inventor of the progressive lens and Chairman and CEO of Essilor from 1980-1991, was presented with the prestigious Apollo Award at this year’s...
Essilor of America, the nation’s leading manufacturer of optical lenses, once again pulled out all of the stops to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the ever-popular...
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...
Report breaks down forecasts by sex, race and age. Expenditures for eye diseases and vision problems in the U.S. will reach $717 billion by 2050, with...
Pioneer Paul Hines also scored the first unassisted triple play. Paul Hines was a 27-year-old centerfielder for the Providence Grays in 1882 when he became the...
First DVF Glass frames go on sale this week. Leslie Muller, design VP at Marchon, thinks that the high-chic frames designed for the company by Diane...
New study links behavior with the disease. Add another health risk to the list for people with so-called Type A personalities: open-angle glaucoma. In a new...
Performance eyewear innovator Wiley X, Inc. has launched its Ultimate Race Fan Sweepstakes, offering an expense-paid trip for two to the NASCAR season finale November 16 at...
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