By Staff
Monday, May 23, 2022 12:27 AM
ST. LOUIS—The
American Optometric Association (AOA) and
Optometry Cares – The AOA Foundation have announced that four doctors of optometry have been selected for induction into the prestigious
National Optometry Hall of Fame. For 24 years, the National Optometry Hall of Fame has recognized and honored doctors of optometry who have made significant and enduring contributions to the optometric profession, according to the recent announcement. The inductees will be honored during the AOA Awards and National Optometry Hall of Fame ceremony on Thursday, June 16, during
Optometry’s Meeting in Chicago.
By Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022 12:18 AM
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—
DrChrono Inc., a platform for electronic health records and medical practices, has been selected as the winner of the “EHR Innovation” award in the sixth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program. DrChrono worked with CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), an emergency relief non-profit organization co-founded by Sean Penn and Ann Lee, Curogram, a leading HIPAA-compliant patient communications tool and messaging platform, and the state of Georgia to operate mobile and fixed COVID-19 vaccine sites, with a goal to deliver vaccines to underserved patients throughout all 18 health districts in Georgia, according to the company’s recent announcement.
By Staff
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Modo Eyewear and
Eco Eyewear have taken home
2022 iF Design Awards, one for Modo’s R1000 + Titanium with Snap Hinge and one for Eco’s Biobased Optical Collection. Founded in 1953, the iF Design Awards are judged by a
panel of 132 high profile design experts from over 20 countries with the goal of finding and awarding "submissions with the greatest innovative power." The
Eco Biobased Optical Collection includes a magnetic sun clip with the magnet integrated into the bio-based material and then hidden from view using gradient coloring a continuation of the temple. The frames are crafted using a bio-based material derived from sustainable non-GMO castor seed oil.
By Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022 12:18 AM
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.—
RVL Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: RVLP) announced that its FDA approved ptosis drug Upneeq (oxymetazoline hydrochloride ophthalmic solution), 0.1% was selected as the winner of “Best Professional Treatment Product” in the “Shape Healthy Beauty Awards.”
By Staff
Monday, May 9, 2022 12:15 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—The
American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announced the 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field.
By Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022 12:18 AM
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.—
Charmant Group has won the prestigious iF Design Award 2022 in the Product category for its Minamoto eyewear collection. The Minamoto brand was launched at Silmo Paris in 2021, according to an announcement from the company.
By Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022 12:15 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—To promote continuous advancement in contact lens research and development,
CooperVision is now accepting submissions for its 2022 Science and Technology Awards program.
By Staff
Thursday, May 5, 2022 12:15 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—
Johnson & Johnson Vision, a leader in eye health and part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Companies, was recognized as the winner of
Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Wellness category for Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen (etafilcon A drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen). Each lens contains 19 mcg ketotifen.
Fast Company also selected Acuvue Theravision with Ketotifen for an honorable mention in both the Health and Enduring Impact: 15+ Years in Business categories, according to the company’s announcement.
By Staff
Monday, May 2, 2022 12:15 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—The
American Academy of Optometry has awarded 2022 ARVO Student Travel Fellowship Grants to five recipients. These $750 travel fellowships provide funding for students to attend the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado on May 1-4, 2022.
By Staff
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The 2022 Student Innovator of the Year award from the
Rick Bay Foundation recognizes the innovative and creative ideas of a current student at an optometry college. Named after the late Rick Bay, former publisher and president of
Review of Optometry and
Review of Ophthalmology, the Foundation’s Student Innovator Scholarship is awarded to the most outstanding and innovative idea presented by a student at optical colleges and universities throughout the country. The selected student is chosen by their school based on qualities that embody Bay’s commitment to the profession including integrity, compassion, partnership and dedication to the optical industry.
By Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—The readers of
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine are being asked to share their choices for great business support partners in another challenging business year, via the new Ultimate Partners program. Nominations for 2022 are currently open and are scheduled to close at 11:59 p.m., ET, on May 8. Readers are being asked to recall when they were facing a critical challenge, in 2021 and into this year, and to salute the business partner who showed up at the right moment to reshape that problem into an opportunity or name which supplier (or representative) came to the rescue with valuable new solutions.
By Staff
Thursday, April 21, 2022 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—Black EyeCare Perspective is redefining the color of the eyecare industry 1% at a time by creating a pipeline for Black students into optometry. Black EyeCare Perspective has been able to affect the most change through the chartering of the
Black EyeCare Perspective Pre-Optometry Club (BEPPOC).
By Staff
Friday, April 15, 2022 12:18 AM
BOULDER, Colo.—Matt Oerding, CEO of
Treehouse Eyes, has been named as a 2022 Titan 100, announced by Titan and its headline sponsor Wipfii LLP. The
Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEOs and C-level executives.
By Staff
Friday, April 15, 2022 12:15 AM
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.—
RVL Pharmaceuticals said its FDA-approved acquired blepharoptosis (ptosis) drug
Upneeq (oxymetazoline hydrochloride ophthalmic solution), 0.1% has been selected as the winner of a “Best in Innovation” award in the 12th Annual Beauty Awards conducted by
New Beauty, a Sandow Publication.