By Staff
Monday, May 6, 2024 12:27 AM
ST. LOUIS—
EyeCare Partners, a provider of clinically integrated eyecare, has announced that Joel Day has been named executive vice president, finance, and will take the chief financial officer role with the company, effective June 1, 2024. He will have responsibility for the strategic planning, implementation and management of all EyeCare Partners finance activities, including accounting, business planning, budgeting, forecasting, revenue cycle management (RCM) and procurement. Day will succeed Bob Gold, who has shared his intent to depart the organization, effective May 31.
By Staff
Monday, May 6, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—
PRISM Consulting Partners, a Florida-based health care private practice acquisition advisory and consulting company, and
Lion Management Services Organization of New York have partnered to form
PRISM Concierge. The newly formed PRISM Concierge aims to be a full-service provider to private health care practitioners looking for options ranging from maximizing profit to ultimately transitioning to their desired outcome, according to the announcement. According to the group, the client also receives management of back-office services tailored to achieve that outcome.
By Staff
Monday, May 6, 2024 12:21 AM
BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Citing a lack of profitability,
Walmart (WMT.N) has announced that it will close its 51 U.S. health clinics across five states, instead focusing on its 3,000 vision centers and nearly 4,600 pharmacies located inside its stores. Walmart also said it will end virtual health care services. Walmart's decision to close all of its 51 health clinics is a reversal of its plan announced last year to nearly double the number of these health centers across the U.S. by 2024.
By Staff
Monday, May 6, 2024 12:18 AM
MENLO PARK, Calif.—
Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an eyecare technology company, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and reaffirmed financial guidance for full-year 2024. Revenue for the first quarter of 2024 was $19.3 million, an increase of 2 percent compared with the same period in the prior year.
By Staff
Monday, May 6, 2024 12:15 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—As part of its 2024 commencement on May 7,
Southern College of Optometry (SCO) will recognize two alumni and one industry professional for their contributions to the field of optometry. SCO will bestow the following honors: doctor of ocular science: Fred Farias III, OD (class of 1987); doctor of humane letters: Dave Sattler (former SCO board trustee); and Lifetime Achievement Award: Barry Winston, OD (class of 1974).
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations decreased last week, April 22–28, when compared with the previous week at a rate of -2 index points. That places gross revenue at a level 5 index points above where it was at this point in time (Week 17) when compared with last year (2023), 11 points above the same period in 2022, 14 points above 2021, 102 points above 2020 (during COVID) and 19 points above 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker.
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:24 AM
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—
Glaukos Corporation, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases, has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:18 AM
BOSTON—The board of trustees at
New England College of Optometry (NECO) has announced its honorary degree recipient, two Presidential Medal awardees, and six valedictorians as part of its 130th commencement exercises to be held on May 19, 2024, at Boston’s Symphony Hall. Myopia expert and research leader Jane Gwiazda, Ph.D., is the honorary degree recipient. Marge Axelrad, editorial director emeritus of
Vision Monday and
VMAIL, and Marc Ferrara, executive consultant for Jobson Optical Group, will receive the Presidential Medal awards.
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:15 AM
BOSTON—
20/20 Onsite, a mobile eyecare company, is partnering with Southbridge Public Schools (SPS) and the
Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to provide comprehensive eye exams and glasses to SPS students at no cost to their families through the “Vision for Southbridge” program.
By Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 8:20 AM
NEW YORK—May is Healthy Vision Month. This year, because it overlaps with Mental Health Awareness Month, the
National Eye Institute (NEI) has dedicated Healthy Vision Month to “shining a light on vision loss and mental health—and sharing steps people with a visual impairment can take to thrive in their daily lives.” The NEI noted, “The United States is facing an
epidemic of loneliness and isolation with half of adults saying they feel lonely. That’s why Healthy Vision Month 2024 is focused on helping people with a visual impairment know how to access vision rehabilitation services, mental health support and social connection.”
By Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:27 AM
VAUGHAN, Ontario—
Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company, has announced its first-quarter 2024 financial results. The company reported that revenue grew 18 percent (20 percent on a constant currency basis) compared with the first quarter of 2023, driven by growth across all business segments. The company also raised full-year 2024 constant currency revenue growth guidance to 13 percent to 15 percent and the full-year revenue range to between $4.600 billion and $4.700 billion.
By Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:21 AM
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—
STAAR Surgical Company, developer, manufacturer and marketer of the EVO family of implantable collamer lenses (EVO ICL) for myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia, has announced that Nancy Sabin has been named chief marketing officer and Nathaniel Sisitsky has been named general counsel.
By Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:18 AM
TORONTO, Canada—
RetiSpec, Inc., an innovator in artificial intelligence-powered eye diagnostics for brain health, and
Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a provider of medical devices and software solutions, have announced that Topcon has invested in RetiSpec, and the two companies are collaborating to bring RetiSpec technology to market.
By Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:15 AM
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, FRANCE—To honor this year’s Presbyopia Awareness Month, the
World Council of Optometry (WCO), in partnership with
EssilorLuxottica, has announced the release of the global standard of care for presbyopia and the aging eye. According to the announcement, the aim of this resolution is to set a benchmark through evidence-based resources that center on the eyecare practitioner's attention toward the three pillars of mitigating, measuring and managing presbyopia.
By Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:24 AM
SAN DIEGO—
Toku, Inc., a commercial medical device company specializing in imaging technology and artificial intelligence, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to its MyKidneyAI technology, which uses AI to analyze retinal images collected at routine eye exams to detect elevated chronic kidney disease risk in people with diabetes.