Opti‐Port has released the latest version of its contact lens management system, CLX.
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What Materials Sell Best in Children’s Eyewear?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDFrames and lenses offering superior durability seem to be on the increase in...
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New: Shamir Duo in Rudy Project’s ImpactX
Rudy Project and Shamir, have introduced Shamir Duo, a patent-pending Freeform bifocal design, in Rudy Project’s proprietary ImpactX material.
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Alcon Launches Online Guide to Clinical Contact Lens Management
Alcon has launched a web-based Guide to Clinical Contact Lens Management for contact lens practitioners. The guide is available on myalcon.com and...
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How Likely Are Patients to Buy a Complete New Pair of Rx Eyeglasses?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDComplete new eyewear may be a hard sell, findings from The Vision Council’s...
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New Bausch + Lomb Consumer Campaigns: Contact Lens and Lens Care Technology
Bausch + Lomb, is launching several patient-facing initiatives throughout the fall, aimed at helping patients and eyecare practitioners (ECPs) learn how common...
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New Zeiss App Helps ECPs Identify Digital Eye Strain
Zeiss has developed a free downloadable app to help ECPs identify patients with symptoms of digital eye strain, and support sales of...
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How Much Will You Earn in the Coming Years?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDThe more time an OD spends in practice the greater his or her...
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Transitions Optical Roundtable Paper
Participants of a recent Transitions Optical roundtable agreed that there is a great need for eyecare professionals to collaborate with general health...
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Alcon Announces Think About Your Eyes Partnership
Alcon announced its support for the Think About Your Eyes public awareness campaign. This national campaign, presented by the Vision Council and...
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What Kinds of Vision Correction Do Children Mostly Use?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDYou may have an opportunity to put more children into contact lenses and...
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Optovue Introduces Software-Assisted OCT Device
Optovue, a provider of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), is launching the iScan, a device that is designed to elevate the eye...
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Launch 1-DAY ACUVUE DEFINE
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (JJVCI) has launched 1-DAY ACUVUE DEFINE Brand Contact Lenses with LACREON Technology, offering eye enhancement contact lenses...
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How Do You Use Tablets With Patients?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDODs who use tablets like the iPad with patients most often use the...
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C&E Vision Unveils “the Look” Loyalty Rebate Program
Optical buying group C&E Vision has released a money-saving rebate program called the Look Loyalty Rebate Program to its members.
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New Report: 2014 Managed Vision Care Patient Experience Study
How do patients perceive their experiences when using vision coverage? This is among the many questions related to managed vision care answered...
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How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Your Practice?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDNearly half of patients don’t feel that the Accountable Care Act (ACA) will...
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ABB Optical Group Awards ABB Cares Grants to 10 Non-Profits
ABB OPTICAL GROUP announced that 10 non-profit organizations have each won $1,000 in the optical product distributor’s inaugural grants program, ABB Cares.
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Consultant Gary Morgan, OD, Joins IDOC
IDOC announced that Gary Morgan, OD, a well-known independent optometrist from the Phoenix area, is joining its team as a consultant.
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How Long Do Contact Lens Patients Keep Their Lenses In?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDODs may have an opportunity to improve their contact lens patients’ eye comfort,...
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Eyecessorize Creates Eyewear-Themed Videos for Consumers
The Vision Council’s Eyecessorize campaign recently finished a multimedia series with its spokesperson and style expert Jenn Falik, crafting three eyewear-themed videos...
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Where Do Patients Purchase Action Sport Sunwear?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDPatients are still not turning to their local independent ECP for action sport...
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EyeCarePro to Deliver Services to PERC & IVA
The Professional Eyecare Resources Co-Operative (PERC) and Infinity Vision Alliance (IVA) announced a comprehensive agreement with EyeCarePro to deliver all levels of...
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Professional Eye Care Associates of America Partners with Optometric Professional Network
Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA), a national doctor alliance group operating in 43 states for independent doctors, has formed a...
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Is There a “Gender Pay Gap” Between Male and Female ODs?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDThere is a gender pay gap in optometry, findings from Jobson Optical Research’s...
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Vision Source Named Eyecare Provider by Minuteman Health
Optometric alliance Vision Source announced that it has entered into a vision service provider agreement with Minuteman Heath, an HMO based in...
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ABB OPTICAL GROUP Matching ECP Donations to Optometry Giving Sight
Now through World Sight Day on October 9, 2014, ABB OPTICAL GROUP accounts ordering online can donate directly to Optometry Giving Sight...
