By Staff
Friday, July 26, 2024 12:27 AM
PARIS, France—
EssilorLuxottica announced revenue growth of 5.2 percent for the second quarter of 2024 at constant exchange rate and 5.3 percent for the first half of the year. The company also reported expanding margins and the acquisitions of diagnostic med-tech platform
Heidelberg Engineering and iconic
Supreme brand, as reported in
VMAIL, which were announced on July 17, 2024.
By Staff
Friday, July 26, 2024 12:18 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council has released its latest research report,
Consumer inSights Q2 2024, offering an in-depth look into U.S. consumers’ opinions and habits concerning vision correction, managed vision care, eye exams, prescription eyewear, reading glasses and plano sunglasses.
By Staff
Friday, July 26, 2024 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations remained flat for the week of July 15 – July 21 when compared with the previous week. That places gross revenue at a level 12 index points above where it was at this point in time (Week 29) when compared with last year (2023), 19 points above the same period in 2022, 25 points above 2021, 22 points above 2020, and 27 points above 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker.
By Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:24 AM
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France; VENICE and MILAN—
EssilorLuxottica has wrapped up its 2024 EssilorLuxottica Days experience, giving eyecare practitioners and customers from the U.S. and throughout the world the ability to experience a behind-the-scenes look at the company's eyewear design and manufacturing from start to finish.
By Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:21 AM
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—
Latinos en Optometry, a non-profit association dedicated to gaining a broader representation of Latinos and Spanish-speaking professionals within the optometry and larger eyecare professional community, announced the appointment of Angelica Cifuentes, OD, to the Latinos en Optometry Advisory Board.
By Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:18 AM
BEND, Ore.—
Osheru, a medical device company specializing in innovative solutions for skin surgery, has completed a $4.7 million funding round to accelerate the development and commercialization of its Ziplyft device for blepharoplasty surgery.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—It’s summertime and the weather is warm, which means many of us are spending more time than usual outside and in the sun—and that the sun is at its strongest. In recognition of this, July is recognized as UV Safety month across the industry, providing another opportunity for ECPs to educate patients and communities about the importance of keeping their eyes protected from UV rays. To close out July, we are taking a look at how some ECPs have used UV Safety Month to shed some light on UV light.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:02 AM
Individuals with preexisting sleep disturbances including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), insomnia, and abnormal sleep duration showed significantly increased vulnerability to COVID-19, as well as an increased risk for hospitalization, mortality, and long COVID, according to new data from more than 8 million individuals.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:59 AM
The summer COVID-19 bump is here, and growing, but there’s some relatively good news, too. For many, the symptoms don’t last nearly as long as they once did.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:24 AM
VAUGHAN, Ontario—Global eye health company
Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) announced yesterday that an affiliate has acquired
Trukera Medical from its private equity owner,
AccelMed Partners, and other shareholders. Bausch + Lomb indicated that the acquisition will expand its surgical presence in the United States and contribute to its position in the field of dry eye. A U.S.-based privately held ophthalmic medical diagnostic company, Trukera Medical commercializes the ScoutPro Osmolarity System, an automated device intended to quantitatively measure the osmolarity of human tears to aid in the diagnosis of dry eye disease (DED) in conjunction with other methods of clinical evaluation. Hyperosmolarity, a condition that is not detectable by slit lamp examination, is a leading indicator and central etiology of asymptomatic DED and ocular surface disease (OSD), the company emphasized; this can negatively affect corneal, cataract and refractive surgery outcomes if not treated effectively prior to the procedure.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:21 AM
GOLDEN, Colo—
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS), a global fundraising initiative that targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error, has announced that executive director Lois Schoenbrun, CAE (Retired), FAAO, will retire from the organization in December 2024.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:18 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—The
American Academy of Optometry (AAO) has announced its 2024 award recipients. Each year, the Academy recognizes distinguished individuals who have made important contributions to advancing the profession of optometry.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:15 AM
NEWARK, N.J.—
Jobson Research has issued Census ProCount, a database of approximately 38,000 optical locations in the U.S. The database includes independents and chains with up to 50 locations that are open and operating in 2024.
By Staff
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 7:59 AM
In 2021, Emma Javits, 35, thought she was going through a really, really bad depressive episode: She was barely able to get out of bed and do basic tasks. It took 3 years to figure out that her debilitating fatigue was due to long COVID, not just depression.
By Staff
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 12:21 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio and BERKELEY, Calif.—The
Center of Science and Industry (COSI) museum has announced a new partnership with
EnChroma, a provider of eyewear for color blindness and low vision, to enhance color accessibility for visiting guests who are color blind.