By Staff
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:20 AM
NEW YORK—In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan 17th, four members of
Transitions Optical’s Diversity Advisory Board share actionable ways eyecare professionals can foster diversity, equity and inclusion in their lives and careers in a new video to honor the leader. Viewers can understand the impact Dr. King and personal insights in conversations with Dr. Darryl Glover,
Defocus Media and
MyEyeDr., Dr. Essence Johnson,
Black Eyecare Perspective, Dr. Janette Dumas Pepper,
Southern College of Optometry and Dr. Devin Sasser,
Eye Clarity. The Transitions Diversity Advisory Board members also share their dreams for the optical industry and world and how eyecare professionals can honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s principle of equality.
By Staff
Friday, January 21, 2022 12:30 AM
ROCKVILLE, Md.—The
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is updating it national awareness campaign,
Optometry Gives Me Life (OGML), by adding two new doctors of optometry to the program, refreshing its related
FutureEyeDoc.org website and extensive social media and video resources, and sharing the successful metrics of the initiative, which launched in March 2019. The goal of the OGML campaign is to increase the number of highly qualified applicants to optometry schools and colleges from a wider variety of demographic backgrounds, specifically Black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino students, so that doctors of optometry are better prepared to serve all communities. illustrating more about what optometrists can do and who they can be.
By Staff
Monday, January 17, 2022 9:30 AM
NEW YORK—In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, four members of
Transitions Optical’s Diversity Advisory Board are sharing actionable ways eyecare professionals can foster diversity, equity and inclusion in their lives and careers in a new video, being shared for the first time today, on the national holiday honoring the leader. Viewers can understand the impact of the most visible spokesman and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement from conversations with Dr. Darryl Glover,
Defocus Media and
MyEyeDr., Dr. Essence Johnson,
Black Eyecare Perspective, Dr. Janette Dumas Pepper,
Southern College of Optometry and Dr. Devin Sasser,
Eye Clarity. The Transitions Diversity Advisory Board members also share their dreams for the optical industry and world and how eyecare professionals can honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s principle of equality.
By Staff
Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:27 AM
PINELLAS PARK, Fla.—
Transitions Optical has announced the members of its Diversity Advisory Board for 2021-2022.
By Staff
Monday, November 22, 2021 12:24 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—With a commitment to further increase awareness about the optometric profession to minority communities,
VSP Global has announced a multi-year partnership with
Black EyeCare Perspective, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to redefining the color of the eyecare industry 1% at a time. As a part of the partnership, VSP Global has signed the
13% Promise, an initiative to increase equity and representation of Black students in the eyecare industry to better mirror the 13% of Black people in the current U.S. population.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:15 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Global announced that its chief human resources officer, Kristi Cappelletti-Matthews, was named one of the world’s top CHROs (chief human resources officer) by N2Growth, in partnership with Stanford Graduate School of Business. Cappelletti-Matthews was awarded the designation for her dedication and commitment during a year where macro events, like the lingering health and economic aspects of the pandemic, hung over every personnel decision made, according to the VSP announcement. “On behalf of our organization, I’m proud to congratulate Kristi on being named one of the top CHROs of 2021,” said Michael Guyette, president and CEO of VSP Global.
By Staff
Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:27 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—
Johnson & Johnson Vision, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, is announcing a collaboration with
Black Eye Care Perspective, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to redefining the color of the eyecare industry.
By Staff
Friday, September 3, 2021 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, today shared details on the panels and discussions dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion planned for Vision Expo West 2021, taking place September 22-25 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
By Staff
Thursday, September 2, 2021 12:21 AM
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. and RALEIGH, N.C.—On Tuesday, October 12,
Black Eyecare Perspective will host its second annual “IMPACT HBCU- If you see it, you can be it.” The community awareness and targeted recruitment initiative is an event for families, students and educators at HBCUs (and all schools) to meet Black optometrists, learn about the diversity of the profession and how one can become a Doctor of Optometry. This event will be held virtually and is free to the public.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 12:18 AM
Duluth, Ga.—
National Vision Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), one of the nation’s largest optical retailers, has received two recent awards for gender diversity, according to an announcement this week.
By Staff
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—
Luxury Optical Holdings (LOH) has hired Tarrence Lackran for a newly created position, vice president, community relations—diversity & inclusion.
By Staff
Monday, July 26, 2021 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council has announced that the selection committee for the Opening Your Eyes: The Vision Council Scholarship Fund has chosen the first round of scholarship recipients.