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    First Practice Academy Lectures Given at Optometry’s Meeting

     Four lectures of the First Practice Academy  (FPA) were presented at Optometry’s Meeting, the AOA annual meeting in Chicago in June. The...

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    Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2012 Transitions Awards

     Transitions Optical, Inc. is now accepting nominations for its annual Transitions Awards program. The awards recognize independent laboratories, eyecare practices and retailers...

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    ABB CONCISE and CareCredit Partner to Increase Annual Contact Lens Sales

     ABB CONCISE has partnered with CareCredit to offer eyecare professionals another tool to compete against online retailers and increase sales of annual...

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    Essilor Announces 2012 Student Grant Award Recipients

     Essilor of America announced the winners of the 2012 Varilux Student Grant Awards, a competition among optometry students. This year, 19 students...

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    MBA Seminar in Myrtle Beach Focuses on Optometric Practice Growth

     Eighty optometrists and office managers gathered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on June 7 to hear practice-building pearls from the faculty of...

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    Research Says that “Happy and Enthusiastic” Patients Refer Friends and Family

     A total of 605 optometrists participated in an online survey, conducted on behalf of the VISTAKON Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision...

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    HOYA Launches Campaign to Increase Second-Pair Sales

     HOYA  hopes to help independent ODs increase multiple-pair sales with its with its Summer SUNsational Program Kit. The Summer SUNsational national campaign...

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    PEN Preserving Independent Optometry Returns for Ninth Year

     Primary Eyecare Network (PEN) will present the ninth event in its series of programs focused on Preserving Independent Optometry (PIO). This year’s...

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    New Transitions Optical POS Materials Promote Life Well Lit

     Transitions Optical officially kicked off its nationwide Sightseeing City Tour in Miami at the Great Taste of the Grove Food and Wine...

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    E-Reminder Improves Contact Lens Compliance, Study Shows

     Studies show that many contact lens wearers do not comply with recommended replacement frequencies and fail to discard their lenses after the...

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    Primary Eyecare Network to Address Technology at Annual PIO Meeting

     Primary Eyecare Network (PEN) will present “Maximizing Technology to Enhance Efficiency and Effectiveness” at its annual Preserving Independent Optometry (PIO) meeting on...

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    Optovue Announces FDA Clearance of Next Generation OCT

     Optovue, a provider of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), announces that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of the XR version of...

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    ABB CONCISE Offers Practice Partnership Series Webinars

     ABB CONCISE has announced that the Practice Partnership Webinar series presented by Patrick Caroline, FAAO, of Pacific University and supported by Paragon...

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    Educational Podcast on Ocular Allergies Available for Your Patients

     On the new edition of the podcast Healthy Vision with Dr. Val Jones, Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, an authority on eye allergies,...

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    Transitions Optical Launches Sightseeing Tour to Educate Public

     Transitions Optical officially kicked off its nationwide Sightseeing City Tour in Miami at the Great Taste of the Grove Food and Wine...

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    May is Healthy Vision Month: Have You Told Your Patients?

     The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University joins the National Eye Institute to increase awareness about the...

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    Local Eye Site Launches OD-Grad Connect

     Local Eye Site has introduced OD-Grad Connect, a specially designed page within Local Eye Site that combines online recruiting technology with exposure...

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    CareCredit Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Cardholder Sweepstakes

     CareCredit is commemorating its 25th anniversary with the 25 Years of Caring Sweepstakes, which celebrates millions of patients who have chosen to...

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    Sign Up Today: Free MBA Webinar on Managing Eyewear and Contact Lens Inventory to Maximize Profitability

     The Management & Business Academy  (MBA), sponsored by Alcon and Essilor, will present "Managing Eyewear and Contact Lens Inventory to Maximize Profitability”...

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    Vision Source and Transitions Optical Form National Advertising Partnership

     Vision Source and Transitions Optical announced a key strategic partnership for national advertising that will drive patients into the more than 2,600...

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    FocalCenter Announces Launch of Web Site

     FocalCenter has announced the launch of its web site, www.focalCenter.com. The site which was designed to be easy to navigate and user-friendly,...

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    Primary Eyecare Network Announces Webinar: “The Road to Optometric Internet Marketing”

     Primary Eyecare Network (PEN), the practice development division of ABB CONCISE, has launched a webinar series, "The Road to Optometric Internet Marketing,"...

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    Transitions Optical Launches Sight of the Day Photo Contest

     As part of its Official Sponsor of Sightseeing (OSS) campaign, Transitions Optical has launched a Sight of the Day Photo Contest to...

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    Essilor Rolls Out Online Training Tool for ECPs

     Essilor of America announced the all-new Xperio Sunwear Conversation training series for eyecare providers. The program, which includes a series of webinars,...

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    Vistakon Reveals Celebrities in 2012 ACUVUE 1-Day Contest

     VISTAKON Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., and the makers of ACUVUE Brand Contact Lenses, revealed the 2012 celebrity ensemble...

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    Hoya Adds Eyemaginations Videos to Help ECPs Explain Lens Benefits

     Eyemaginations will distribute videos and animated features from HOYA Vision Care for ECPs to use to explain lens benefits to patients.

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    Sun Protection Factor Evaluation System Released by Essilor

     Essilor of America announced the all-new Xperio Sunwear Conversation training series for eyecare providers. The program, which includes a series of webinars,...

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