By Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024 2:57 PM
OTTAWA, Ontario—The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) has announced the release of a new national campaign to raise awareness about myopia, and to enlighten parents and caregivers about the crucial significance of annual eye exams for children. Several provincial associations of optometrists and sponsors from the industry, including Alcon, CooperVison and SunPharma Canada, have joined and supported the campaign, according to the announcement. As a visual condition currently affecting 30 percent of the population, myopia has evolved into a global public health crisis, according to the CAO.
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By Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024 2:49 PM
Jeanne Hopkins, OD, knows many children who fail school-based vision screenings, for whatever reason, do not get follow-up care. “When children fail a screening, a letter and maybe an email or two are sent home. That’s the end of the story,” Dr. Hopkins says. “The form is supposed to come back to the school. But the number of kids who receive services and return the form is pretty low.” Dr. Hopkins felt like one of the first steps was to determine what barriers keep people from completing this loop. Partnering with her community health center colleague, Benjamin Strake, OD, they began brainstorming ways to narrow the gap.
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By Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024 12:56 PM
Fall is here, and the
leaves are changing. Head over to
Mental Floss for a look at some of the best places in the country for leaf peeping, and start planning your trip before the snow falls.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Friday, October 4, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—This coming Thursday, October 10, is World Sight Day, an annual day dedicated to the promotion of eyecare and overall eye health, as well as raising awareness for blindness and vision impairments around the world. For 2024 in particular, World Sight Day is shining a special light on the vision health of young people, aiming to ensure “a world where every child has eye health that is accessible, available and affordable,” the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
said. This year’s focus on children’s eye health for World Sight Day is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) under its Love Your Eyes campaign banner.
By Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024 8:20 AM
Did you follow the optical news this week? Take VM’s News Quiz to see how much you know. This week's quiz takes a look at a launch from Bausch + Lomb, Fat Bear Week returns and new dates for Mido in 2026.
By Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024 8:10 AM
This badge reel is full of fun details and optical delight. You can purchase it on Etsy
here. #WeShareIt
By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 12:00 PM
NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations decreased last week, September 23–29, when compared with the previous week, at a rate of -1 index point. That places gross revenue at a level 19 index points above where it was at this point in time (Week 39) when compared with last year (2023), 16 points above the same period in 2022, 27 points above 2021, 18 points above 2020 and 29 points above 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker.
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By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 11:50 AM
Eyewear company Mykita and premium luggage brand Rimowa announced their partnership at Silmo in Paris last month, set to launch in 2025. Celebrated for “their distinctive approach to design, durability and commitment to innovation,” the two brands will collaborate to advance their shared legacy in design and manufacturing. Rimowa is a global leader in premium luggage. Since 1898, it has placed quality and innovation at its core to create functional tools for a lifetime of movement. In 2017, Rimowa joined LVMH; three years later, it launched Never Still, a collection of bags for daily use that heralded its evolution into a cult mobility brand.
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By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:23 AM
Cases of
whooping cough are rising in the U.S.;
WebMD reports that there are four times as many cases so far this year as there were in all of 2023. Head over to
WebMD for more on this rise in cases.
By Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday and
20/20 are hosting the 16th annual EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards to
identify the optical industry’s favorite products and companies this year. 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.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 11:58 AM
Outdoor enthusiasts and cute animal lovers rejoice:
Fat Bear Week has returned. Every year,
Katmai National Park and Preserve, a U.S. National Park in Alaska, hosts Fat Bear Week, a fun, good-natured week dedicated to spotlighting the cute, chunky bears that live in the park as they prep for the winter months. The Park Service has a bracket set up for everyone who wants to get involved. Head over to the
Park's dedicated webpage to join in.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 9:13 AM
VAUGHAN, Ontario—Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company, has announced the U.S. launch of Opal, a digital e-commerce marketplace. Designed to help maximize efficiencies for eyecare practices while enhancing the patient experience, Opal provides a streamlined ordering process for Bausch + Lomb contact lenses, with select Bausch + Lomb over-the-counter products to be added in the coming months, the company said. “Opal is an all-in-one digital platform that offers faster, more convenient ordering of Bausch + Lomb products, helping to save staff time, boost patient loyalty and reduce the administrative burden for participating eyecare practices,” said Yang Yang, president, Global Vision Care, Bausch + Lomb.
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