By Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 12:24 AM
CHICAGO—Tickets and sponsorships are still available for the
2023 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award event, honoring Megan Molony, senior vice president, chief merchandising and managed care officer, of
National Vision Inc. The award presentation event will take place on March 16, 2023, at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y., in conjunction with
Vision Expo East. As
VMAIL reported, the Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award recognizes an individual, corporation and/or organization whose inspired outlook champions healthy vision and its importance for a healthy life. Individual tickets may be purchased for $350 per person directly at
https://preventblindness.org/events/2023-person-of-vision/.
By Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—
SUNY College of Optometry announced that its professor and vice president and dean for academy affairs David Troilo, PhD, was awarded a $2.34 million grant from the
National Eye Institute for his research examining the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling eye growth and the development of myopia.
By Staff
Monday, January 9, 2023 12:27 AM
DALLAS—The
Optical Women’s Association (OWA) today announces its 2023 award honorees. Karen Roberts, head of global customer enablement for
Carl Zeiss Vision International, will receive the Pleiades Award, recognizing her exceptional dedication and support in advancing the leadership role of women in the optical industry. Beverly Bianes, OD, partner/owner of
Pack & Bianes Vision Care Optometry, is the Pyxis Award honoree, acknowledging her service and commitment to growing the OWA and promoting it throughout the optical industry. Talia Bruno, senior director of key accounts for
De Rigo Rem, will receive the Emerging Leader Award, given to rising stars within the optical industry who display exemplary leadership qualities.
By Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022 12:18 AM
OTTAWA, Ontario—On November 8,
Transitions Optical Canada hosted the second edition of its Transitions The Studio, an educational event that saw over 80 industry professionals gather at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier located here.
By Staff
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 12:15 AM
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—
EyeBuyDirect is honoring
Colleen Young, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist, for her achievements as an athlete, role model, and champion for eye health with the second annual Eyebuydirect Eye Care Award.
By Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 12:15 AM
DENVER—
Oplee captured a Silver Award in the 2022
NY Product Design Awards competition for its Travel Contact Lens Case. The event, which in recent years has become recognized as one of the leading international design competitions, received over 800 entries from 24 countries. "It's a tremendous honor and validation of our product design to receive a Silver Award in the prestigious New York Product Design Awards," said Oplee founder Ryan Bennett.
By Staff
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 12:24 AM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—
Art Optical Contact Lens, a leading provider of custom contact lenses, in partnership with
Contamac, a leading manufacturer of contact lens and intraocular lens materials, has announced the first recipient of their recently launched Specialty Contact Lens Student/Resident Travel Grant program.
By Staff
Monday, December 19, 2022 12:30 AM
DALLAS—The
Optical Women’s Association (OWA) has announced their 2022 Leadership Scholarship awardees. Recipients are recognized as OWA members who have served the organization with their dedicated committee work, service, and commitment to growing leadership roles for women in the optical industry. The grants, valued at up to $2,000 each, will be used to provide professional mentoring opportunities to each recipient, while continuing to promote OWA's founding principles of connecting, inspiring, and leading women in the optical industry.
By Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:15 AM
STERLING, Va.―
Euclid Vision Corp., a global leader in advanced orthokeratology and proactive myopia management initiatives, announced the winners of its inaugural Euclid Resident Scholarship Awards, which recognizes innovation in myopia management and orthokeratology.
By Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine are pleased to announce the selections in the 14th annual EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards, a special survey aimed at identifying readers’ favorite products and companies of the year. Optical retailers and ECP readers of the two Jobson Medical Information publications were asked to identify their “favorite” products in 20 distinct categories: optical frames, spectacle lenses, sunglasses, Rx sun lenses, contact lenses, optical equipment for wholesale prescription labs, optical supplies/consumables/tools, ECP/retail in-office lab equipment, diagnostic instruments, practice management software, EHR software, dispensing/measuring fitting systems, patient engagement systems, online ordering website, social purpose missions, online and social media marketing services, PPE, telehealth solution, virtual/omnichannel sales tool and sustainable eyewear materials.
By Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022 12:24 AM
SAN DIEGO—At the
Women In Optometry (WO) Women’s Leadership Conference held here in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry, eight women ODs were presented the 2022 Theia Awards this week. In
WO tradition, the awards are presented by previous winners. Each year,
WO asks readers and friends to submit the names of women who have been extraordinarily influential in the industry, with the
WO advisory board voting on the year’s winners. This year, more than 250 nominations were submitted.
By Staff
Friday, October 21, 2022 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The final voting deadline has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 23 for the
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine's 14th annual EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards. These two Jobson Medical Information publications are teaming up once again this fall to get readers’ opinions by asking optical retailers’ and ECPs to
identify their favorite products in 22 distinct categories: optical frames, spectacle lenses, sunglasses, sustainable materials for frames, sustainable materials for sunglasses, Rx sun lenses, contact lenses, optical equipment for wholesale prescription labs, optical supplies, ECP/retail in-office lab equipment, diagnostic instruments, practice management software, EHR software, online ordering website, patient engagement systems, dispensing/measuring fitting systems, online and social media marketing services, PPE, contactless dispensing devices, virtual try-on tools, telehealth solution and Social Purpose missions.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The final voting deadline has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 23 for the
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine's 14th annual EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards. These two Jobson Medical Information publications are teaming up once again this fall to get readers’ opinions by asking optical retailers’ and ECPs to
identify their favorite products in 22 distinct categories: optical frames, spectacle lenses, sunglasses, sustainable materials for frames, sustainable materials for sunglasses, Rx sun lenses, contact lenses, optical equipment for wholesale prescription labs, optical supplies, ECP/retail in-office lab equipment, diagnostic instruments, practice management software, EHR software, online ordering website, patient engagement systems, dispensing/measuring fitting systems, online and social media marketing services, PPE, contactless dispensing devices, virtual try-on tools, telehealth solution and Social Purpose missions.