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Here’s to You Mom |
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The joys of motherhood were front and center this past week as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Meghan and Harry, welcomed their own bundle of joy into the world. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor made his entrance into the royal family on Monday amid much fanfare as his arrival lit up the Twitter-verse. But come tomorrow it won’t just be the royals celebrating motherhood as millions of Americans plan to pay homage to their moms on Mother’s Day. This modern holiday was first celebrated in 1908 by a woman from West Virginia named Anna Jarvis who wanted to honor her late mother, a peace activist during the Civil War. Jarvis campaigned to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.” Read on to find out how much the holiday has changed.
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GrandVision names new managing director of For Eyes, National Vision sees 13 percent sales gain, Most Influential Women nominations open, EssilorLuxottica posts solid gains and Oklahoma bill to change ECP regulation all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed. GrandVision Names Jorge Gervasi Managing Director of For Eyes Business UnitNational Vision Reports 13 Percent Sales Gain and Comp-Store Increase in Q1Do You Know an Influential Woman?EssilorLuxottica Posts Solid Gains in 1Q 2019Oklahoma Legislature Working on Bill to Allow ECPs to Practice in ‘Big-Box’ Stores |
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World Council of Optometry and Brien Holden Vision Institute Collaborate for Myopia Awareness Week, May 13 to 19LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Myopia Awareness Week will be May 13 to 19, and is designed to build awareness about myopia among eyecare professionals and to inspire action in caregivers to protect their children's vision. The World Council of Optometry and the Brien Holden Vision Institute are collaborating on the initiative and encouraging others to join in. “We know that almost half the world’s population will be myopic by the year 2050, with nearly one billion people in the high myopia category. Myopia Awareness Week is about getting people talking about myopia in homes and optometry practices around the world,” stated WCO president, Dr Scott Mundle.
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