By Staff
Monday, August 12, 2019 12:15 AM
NEWBURY Park, Calif.—
Compulink Healthcare Solutions has announced an agreement to acquire
MyEyeStore, an e-commerce solution in ophthalmic health care focusing primarily on contact lens re-ordering.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 9:00 AM
PINELLAS PARK, Fla.—There's a new way for patients to experience an augmented reality, virtual try-on experience via a new partnership between
Transitions Optical and Facebook, using the Facebook camera. The first-of-its-kind social media experience allows users to see themselves in all 13 Transitions lens colors, including Transitions Signature lenses style colors and Transitions XTRActive style mirrors.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 8:54 AM
Newbury Park, Calif.—
Compulink Healthcare Solutions, the creator of Advantage Smart Practice, an all-in-one EHR and practice management solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI), previewed the new user interface for its Ophthalmology Advantage at the American Society of Retina Specialist’s (ASRS) annual meeting last month. Designed by a team of usability experts, the new UI includes an updated look and feel with new fonts, button styles and colors.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 9:00 AM
NEW YORK—Promoting an event properly can seem like a monumental task. You need to brainstorm the right event that suits your goals. And then you’ve got to plan all the logistics, including how to promote it. As
EyeCarePro.net recently shared, there are relatively simple things you can be doing which will make promoting your event much more effective. From direct mail to digital ad campaigns on social media to flyers and signage, they all contribute. Whatever you do, EyeCarePro points out, should always include a special landing page with a simple RSVP.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8:57 AM
Taking a hard look at which belongings you actually need and discarding the rest will improve your overall efficiency and clear your mind. ODs should prioritize effectiveness and simplicity when optimizing the layout and workflows of their practice. The best way to start the task of decluttering is to take everything in your practice out of drawers, cupboards and desks. However, a big clear-out like that can be something your practice dreads. We want to make sure that’s not the case. Let us show how you can declutter your practice's paper goods, inventory, data, and more.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8:54 AM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—
ABB Optical Group plans a product integration with
RevolutionEHR's SmartFlow for Sight ordering technology. The integration automates the entire product ordering process for eyecare practitioners from order submission to delivery to their office or directly to their patients, the companies said. Placing orders through RevolutionEHR removes the need for users to access multiple disparate ordering portals, thus eliminating double entry.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 9:00 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
Think About Your Eyes, a national public awareness campaign presented by presented by
The Vision Council and the
American Optometric Association, will partner with travel company
Airstream in August to send a YouTube influencer family on a road trip though the Western United States. Airstream’s brand is “focused on a life well-lived through adventure, making them a natural tie-in for TAYE’s campaign, ‘Seeing is a Gift,’” according to the TAYE announcement.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:57 AM
NEW YORK—A new webinar, from
Review of Optometric Business (ROB) and
EyeCarePro explains how ECPs can update and prioritize what's needed to amp up their digital presence. In case CLICK readers missed it, we post a link to it here, where viewers can watch it at their leisure. All ECPs need to do is fill out a
form to watch the webinar for no charge.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 8:54 AM
Coburn Technologies has launched a new e-commerce website for optical consumables and spare parts:
www.ShopCoburn.com. Digital Surfacing, Traditional Surfacing, Finishing, Coatings & Chemicals, Diagnostics and Spare Parts are the primary offerings on the site.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 9:00 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas—
Alcon launched a new art-focused campaign in honor of Cataract Awareness Month, which illustrates the impact cataracts can have on seeing color and encourages those diagnosed with cataracts to understand the benefits of cataract surgery. The campaign is part of Alcon’s continued commitment to educate patients about cataracts and treatment options, the company said.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 8:57 AM
NEW YORK—
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is collaborating with professional baseball player Bryce Harper in an arrangement that calls for Harper to serve as an “ambassador” for the new Acuvue Oasys with Transitions contact lenses. The new photochromic lenses launched to consumers this spring.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 8:54 AM
NEW YORK—
Eyecare Live, a comprehensive telemedicine solution for optometrists and ophthalmologists, has updated its patient app and cloud-based portal for doctors, debuting Eyecare Live 2.0. Eyecare Live is introducing the concept of on-boarding a clinic. The clinic can have one or more locations, one or more staff members and one or more providers. Staff can manage the profile, and information about the clinic is visible to the patients in the app.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:00 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas—
Alcon launched a new art-focused campaign in honor of Cataract Awareness Month, which illustrates the impact cataracts can have on seeing color and encourages those diagnosed with cataracts to understand the benefits of cataract surgery. The campaign is part of Alcon’s continued commitment to educate patients about cataracts and treatment options, the company said.
By CLICK Staff
Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:33 AM
NEW YORK—
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is collaborating with professional baseball player Bryce Harper in an arrangement that calls for Harper to serve as an “ambassador” for the new Acuvue Oasys with Transitions contact lenses. The new photochromic lenses launched to consumers this spring.