Vision Source is sponsoring a contest on NewGradOptometry.com in which ODs are asked to share their practice management best practices. Those who...
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What Technology Do You Employ with Patients in the Exam Room?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDThere is a good chance your exam room has gone high-tech, results from...
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ABB OPTICAL GROUP Updates Annual Supply Training Tutorial
ABB OPTICAL GROUP has updated its online Annual Supply Tutorial with more staff training tools to help its accounts promote more annual...
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IDOC Releases 2014 Regional Conference Details
IDOC announced the agendas for its three 2014 IDOC University Regional Conferences to be held this fall. “We are thrilled once again...
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How Likely Are Consumers to Purchase Optical Goods and Services?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDMany consumers are still hedging before purchasing optical goods and services, according to...
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Williams Group Launches Social Media Group for ECPs
Williams Group has launched wgsocial, a comprehensive social media solution for independently-owned optometry practices. Designed to make practices more successful and productive,...
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New Transitions Optical Research: ECPs Are Not Meeting Diverse Patient Needs
While the vast majority of eyecare professionals (96 percent) say they serve culturally diverse patients, far too few are taking steps to...
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Do You Suggest Sports Eyewear to Patients?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDHalf of independent eyecare providers fail to suggest sports eyewear to patients, according...
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MBKU Dedicates Essilor Student Center
A dedication ceremony for the Essilor Student Center at Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU) was held on the university's Fullerton campus. The...
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Why Don’t Your Patients Take Their Children for Annual Exams?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDMany parents don’t take their child to the eye doctor because they don’t...
Unilens Vision Inc., which develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact lenses, announced the launch of its new disposable C-Vue ADDvantage...
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New Vision Council Report: Dangers of a Lifetime of UV Exposure
Many Americans are unaware of the vision damage caused by prolonged exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to The Vision...
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Vision Source Ranks Second in Vision Monday’s 2014 Top 50 List
Optometric alliance Vision Source has achieved the second highest ranking in Vision Monday’s exclusive listing of the Top 50 U.S optical businesses.
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How Soon Can Your Patients Schedule an Appointment with You?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDMost people have a week’s wait for an appointment with their eye doctor,...
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Two States Adopt Laws Restricting Managed Vision Care Plan Contracts With Optometrists
Following the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision affirming the state’s 2010 Patient Access to Eye Care Act, as reported by VMail Dec. 18,...
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IDOC Announces 2014 Regional Conference Dates
IDOC has released three dates for its 2014 IDOC University Regional Conferences. These one-day events are open to all independent ODs.
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How Many Consumers “Very Likely” to Buy Rx Eyeglasses in Next Six Months?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDSales in your optical will be ever challenging this summer, according to results...
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Appoints Director of Education
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., announced the appointment of Charissa Lee, OD to the role of Director, Education, Johnson & Johnson...
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Alcon Introduces Contact Lens Compliance Kit for Patients
Alcon announced it is taking an important step toward improving patient education on contact lens care. A new compliance kit will help...
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Optician Pay: With Supervisory Status Vs. Without
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDYour employees with supervisory responsibilities probably have higher salaries than those without those...
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May is UV Awareness Month: Resources for ECPs & Patients
In observance of May as UV Awareness Month, several eye health organizations, including Prevent Blindness, the American Optometric Association and the American...
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RevolutionEHR Announces Launch of RevDirect
RevolutionEHR, a provider of cloud-based practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software for the optometric community, has launched RevDirect, an integrated...
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How Many Parents Take Children to an Independent vs. Corporate ECP?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDIndependent optical practitioners (ECPs) seem to be the provider of choice for parents...
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Transitions and National Association of Hispanic Nurses Partner
Transitions Optical, Inc. and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) announced a national partnership to reach Hispanic communities with eye health...
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Alcon Introduces Eye2Eye App
Alcon has introduced eye2eye, a new app for eyecare practitioners. The eye2eye app features a contact lens finder that helps ECPs identify...
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Are You Capturing Growth in Personalized Lenses?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDThe growth of customized or personalized lenses appears to be steady, according to...
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Vision Source Partners with CoxHealth
Vision Source announced that its Southwest Missouri independent clinicians are joining forces with CoxHealth, a five-hospital health system to provide vision and...