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June 06, 2020|www.visionmonday.com



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Test Your Optical IQ With VM’s Weekly News Quiz

Since many of us have been cooped up since mid-March, our screen time has skyrocketed. Keeping up with the news, staying in touch with friends and family, and getting our jobs done has resulted in a LOT of time online. But sometimes being online can provide the perfect escape from the harsh realities of the world—it’s a place we go to for a break in the action, to forget about life for a little while. The Editors here at VMAIL Weekend thought it might be fun for our readers to test their knowledge about current events in the optical world. So for a lighter look at the news, click here to take VM’s Weekly News Quiz. Going forward, it will be a regular department in our Weekend Edition. Happy Quizzing.
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In Case you Missed It - VMail's Top Stories of the Week

CooperCompanies cites "unprecedented challenges" in second-quarter, Prevent Blindness to host virtual Focus on Eye Health National Summit, EyeSouth expands in Palm Beach area, ECPs assess the damage as some protests spur vandalism, and Marcolin Group notes COVID-19 impact on first-quarter sales all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed.


CooperCompanies Cites ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ in Second-Quarter Results


Prevent Blindness to Host Virtual 9th Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit


EyeSouth Expands Presence in Florida’s Palm Beach Area


Optical Retailers, ECPs Assess the Damage as Some Protests Spur Vandalism


Marcolin Group Notes Impact of COVID-19 on First-Quarter Sales


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Editor's Pick

A Slight Decline in the Business Index for Sales Across the U.S. for the Week Ending May 31, Per the Latest Jobson COVID-19 Tracker

NEW YORK —A shorter week due to the Memorial Day holiday may have contributed to a decrease in the single-digit range of 7 or 9 index points for the sales of all products and services among eyecare professionals across the U.S. for the week ending May 31, according to the latest Jobson COVID-19 Practice Performance Tracker.

Click to view the COVID-19 Practice Performance Tracker for the Week Ending May 31, 2020.
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You can keep your face covered while you're out and about and show off your opti-love with this non-medical cloth face mask, which you can pick up on Etsy. #WeShareIt 


Community Voices

A Grateful L.A. OD - Dr. Myles Zackheim Supports #BlackLivesMatter

LOS ANGELES—Last weekend, as thousands peacefully protested in L.A. and other cities around the country, there were also episodes that devolved into vandalism and robberies and many optical retailers and ECPs suffered damages. Among them was the Beverly Hills location of Optometrix which was violently looted, as VMail reported on Tuesday.
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