By Staff
Thursday, April 27, 2023 12:30 AM
NEW YORK—Prominent voices and thought leaders in communications, business consulting, retailing and health care, along with “vision voices” offered valuable insights into how leaders of companies and organizations can uncover, design and scale innovations at the 2023 Vision Monday Leadership Summit. Their ideas informed “Insight, Unseen,” a daylong program that took place at The Times Center here on March 16 just ahead of Vision Expo East.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:29 AM
NEW YORK—Author Rohit Bhargava kicked off the morning session as the VM Leadership Summit’s opening keynote speaker. Bhargava is the three-time
Wall Street Journal and
USA Today bestselling author of eight books which focus on his concept of “non-obvious thinking,” or, as he told the audience at the Summit, “somebody who sees the details that other people don’t see.”
By Mary Kane
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:28 AM
NEW YORK—Jennifer Hauser, managing director, Edelman Health and founder/director, Wellness 360, presented highlights from the Edelman Trust Barometer, the well-respected annual trust and credibility survey. In a session titled Cultivating Trust: The New Urgency in Business and Healthcare, she explained how our attitudes about trust are being shaped, and what businesses and brands can do to strengthen our trust in them.
By Sarah McGoldrick
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—Businesses strive to stay ahead of trends to maximize sales. But what is being done to maximize human capital? That was the question posed at the Vision Monday Leadership Summit featuring guest speaker Kraig Eaton, principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, who examined Deloitte’s 2023 Global Human Capital Trends report.
By Mary Kane
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:25 AM
NEW YORK—In a presentation titled “AI, ChatGPT and ‘Metaversal’ Madness,” John Whyte, MD, chief medical officer for WebMD, explained how artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality are adding new dimensions to the patient experience. Dr. Whyte believes that health happens when you leave the doctor’s office because today’s patients are using wearables, whether it be smart watches or smart jewelry, to track their health.
By Sarah McGoldrick
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Artwork can transport the viewer into a whole new world of understanding and inspiration. When you are color blind, artwork can seemingly be out of reach as vibrant colors appear faded and dark. As a result, many people are unable to fully experience exhibits by masters such as Van Gogh or Pollack—that is until organizations like Visit Seattle partnered with adaptability tools to help provide color-blind visitors with an authentic experience.
By Andrew Karp
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—The emergence of online refractions and low-cost portable devices for measuring and tracking visual performance has ushered in the era of consumer-driven vision care. Steven Lee, OD, MBA, an entrepreneur with a medical and engineering background, and Amel Youssef, OD, from Acuitis in Las Vegas and New Jersey, discussed how innovative products, from the Apple Watch to Fitbit—and in the vision care field, EyeQue—are enabling health-conscious consumers to monitor their wellness. These products and other devices are helping patients to capture and analyze their biometric data which they can then share with health care professionals.
By Mary Kane
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:20 AM
NEW YORK—Dwight Akerman, OD, MBA, FAAO, FBCLA, chief medical editor, Review of Myopia Management and International Myopia Institute global ambassador and Lisa McAlister, global myopia lead at Johnson & Johnson Vision and recently-elected board chair of the Global Myopia Awareness Coalition (GMAC), spoke about new efforts to expand awareness of myopia management.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:17 AM
NEW YORK—Bob Safian took the stage as the Summit’s closing keynote speaker. Host of the podcast “Masters of Scale: Rapid Response,” former editor in chief of Fast Company and founder of advisory group The Flux Group, Safian has dedicated his career to understanding our ever-changing world—and figuring out how businesses can thrive inside it.
By Staff
Sunday, April 23, 2023 12:16 AM
NEW YORK—Nine optometry students, each representing a different school of optometry, were recipients of this year’s Student Innovator of the Year Award. Named after Rick Bay, former publisher and president of Review of Optometry and Review of Ophthalmology, the Foundation’s Student Innovator of the Year award aims to support optometry’s next generation.